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A Rosyth campervan firm, Big Sky Campers, is thriving thanks to support from Russell & Russell Business Advisors.  When, back in 2015, Rob Dawkins felt he was in a position to afford to fulfil a lifetime ambition by buying a campervan, he was taken aback by the cost. Even a second-hand

A report has found that there are stark inequalities in how women and men are represented with money in visual media.

Real earnings in the UK have fallen by a record 3.0%, according to the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In real terms (adjusted for inflation), growth in total and regular pay fell on the year in April to June 2022 at 2.5% for total pay and 3.0% for regular pay.

Consumer confidence has fallen for the forth consecutive quarter, reveals Deloitte. The rising cost of living has forced UK consumer confidence to a record low of -19% in Q2 2022, according to Deloitte’s latest Consumer Tracker, as rising inflation and subsequent price increases tighten the sq

Global professional services firm EY has backed a new partnership with ENABLE Scotland and Edinburgh Napier University to create equality across those accessing higher education opportunities. Whilst 45% of all Scotland’s school leavers go to university, only 8.6% of school leavers who have a

NFU Mutual has been named as the UK’s best home insurance provider in Which?’s annual home insurance satisfaction survey, while More Than finished last.

Scottish retail sales in Scotland decreased by 7.9% in January, an improvement of .1 percentage points from December 2021 and is the lowest Yo2Y decline recorded since July last year.

Scotland's labour market saw a further rise in hiring activity at the start of 2022, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

The £4.3 billion of Covid loans that may have to be written-off by The Treasury due to fraud and highlighted by the resignation of Lord Agnew last week, could be eclipsed by businesses failing to repay their CBILs and BBLs Covid support loans, Blair Milne, head of Restructuring with Azets in S

Former FanDuel executives have launched a new company, BetDEX, positioned to be the world’s first decentralised sports betting protocol, while securing the largest ever seed investment round by a UK startup. The $21 million investment round is led by San Francisco-based crypto investment firm

Edinburgh-based thermal storage technologies company Sunamp has received a £6 million ($8.3m) convertible loan note investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). Sunamp will use these funds to increase its sales in the UK, scale-up production, and accelerate internati

Unsettled property investors across Scotland are facing an unexpected capital gains pitfall because of a little-known stealth tax change. Tax experts at one of Scotland’s accountancy firms have warned that many face trouble as they rethink their holdings, while unaware that the timeframe to pa

Edinburgh-based Game4Padel, which is backed by tennis star Andy Murray, has attracted investment of more than £2.5 million to develop a UK-wide network of playing facilities for one of the world’s fastest-growing participation sports. The firm has completed its third successful funding r

Scotland has recorded ten high-value fraud cases during the first half of 2021, as logistical challenges for the country’s justice system begin to ease. The latest data from KPMG’s Fraud Barometer report reveals ten cases of alleged fraud took place, valued at over £2.5 million, in

A delegation of Scottish SMEs have joined a pioneering trade mission to South America as businesses look to new markets in the wake of Brexit. The International Trade Partnership (ITP) mission to Colombia – led by Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – is aimed at forging new trade links