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The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned MPs that a lack of clarity around the purpose of legislation creating a register of overseas entities owning UK property could leave many people disappointed that it will not achieve what they expect it to. Legislation creating the register appea

Family-run commercial textile manufacturing business The Beal Group has completed an ambitious relocation and expansion project allowing for diversification into net-zero business growth opportunities. With a £4 million injection of funding, part supported by Scottish Enterprise, the company h

Scottish financial planning firm Acumen Financial Planning is breaking the stereotypical bias in the financial sector with 83% of females in the company holding a senior position. Despite women being more represented in the financial services, making up 50% of the workforce, research shows only 18%

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has welcomed the Scottish Parliament’s inquiry into the challenges faced by people with low income and debt problems but, has questioned whether it is a missed opportunity. With inflation rising to 5.2% last year and energy regulator Ofgem announcing th

With job vacancies in the UK reaching a record high, new research from Grant Thornton UK finds that the ‘great resignation’ is severely impacting Scotland’s mid-market. Of the 50 mid-sized businesses in Scotland surveyed for the firm’s latest Business Outlook Tracker, over ha

House prices in Scotland have increased by 14% since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the average price of a property reaching £193,777 in February.

A record-breaking cache of weapons seized by Spanish police and believed to be linked to terrorism were just movie props, it has emerged. Police believed they had successfully traced the weapons used in a 2014 attack on a Jewish museum in Belgium to an antiques store in Bilbao, where they found arou

Over 1.8 million adults in Scotland have seen their finances get worse during the Covid pandemic, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Dyce-based RenQuip, a new tool manufacturing and equipment rental company that will bridge the gap between the hydrocarbon and renewables sectors, has been launched by two experienced industry professionals. Marc Gerrard and John Morgan have combined their 50-plus years energy industry experience to

A new partnership approach launched by the Scottish Government will be embedded across the education and skills system to ensure employers and government are working together to deliver training opportunities for the new green jobs of the future. Scotland's National Strategy for Economic Transformat

IDCP Scotland, a life science company based in Glasgow, is aiming to become a R&D hub for digital medical technologies after receiving early-stage support from Scottish Enterprise.

Increasing awareness of apprenticeship schemes could hold the key to tackling rising youth unemployment in Scotland, according to new research published by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), to coincide with today’s launch of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. The latest government fi

Eureka Solutions, a Scottish fintech firm, has racked up an impressive list of first-year successes with its software that bridges data black holes.

The Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) has announced that HGP (Scotland) Ltd will be the latest company to locate at the Innovation Parc. MSIP, a joint venture between Michelin, Dundee City Council and Scottish Enterprise, is a world-class Innovation Parc in Dundee for sustainable mobility and

Linlithgow-based investment advisory firm Alan Steel Asset Management (ASAM) has adopted employee ownership following the wishes of its late founder, Alan Steel. After setting up ASAM in his hometown of Linlithgow in 1975, Mr Steele began looking at a succession plan which coexisted with his values