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Business Loans Scotland has currently issued over £2.6 million in funding to 40 Scottish businesses who have used their loans to generate working capital, purchase office premises, expand into new markets and recruit new employees. Fully funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme and the Europe

Royal Bank of Scotland's new chief executive Alison Rose is to be based solely in London, despite the headquarters of the bank being located in Edinburgh. Ms Rose's employment contract lists the bank's Bishopgate office as her place of work. Her predecessor Ross McEwan had a cont

MHA Henderson Loggie has announced that LOVE learning, a charity that supports vulnerable individuals, is to take over the Edinburgh site previously occupied by Gorgie City Farm. Gorgie City Farm went into liquidation in November last year when the farm fell into financial difficulty, with MHA Hende

Aberdeen-based start-up Udrafter has secured its second round of seed investment reaching £300,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Udrafter, an online platform, has been designed to provide a bridge for businesses of all sizes to directly and rapidly onboard emerging talent into t

Mark Brown, audit, accounts and business assurance partner at Meston Reid & Co, said the practice is finding more and more companies are seeking an audit, even when not required to do so. Meston Reid & Co have recorded a 25% growth in limited company audit work in recent times. Whilst this i

Lloyds Bank has issued a memo on staff treatment due to a drastic rise in complaints to one of its employee unions concerning working conditions across is declining banking network.

In light of Brexit, Fraser Campbell, head of family business and international advisory partner at Campbell Dallas, details how the rest of the world wants to do business with Scotland. Whatever your views on Brexit, as the UK loses its membership of the EU it might be worth taking a steer from a me

The start of 2020 saw the performance of the UK manufacturing sector steady following the downturn experienced through much of last year, according to the latest IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI.

Jon Pickstone, deputy director of regional economic development at the Scottish Government, has been elected to the board of the Institute of Economic Development (IED). The EID is the UK’s leading independent professional body for economic development and regeneration practitioners working fo

Glasgow-based regulatory technology firm Encompass has received a £1.97 million research and development grant from Scottish Enterprise. The grant will be used to develop an artificial intelligence platform for its financial services clients.

Chanel has launched a water bottle costing £4,400. The "flask bag" sports a gold-coloured metal bottle, with a detachable quilted lambskin holder and the iconic Chanel logo.

The number of audit firms who quit their posts has increased by 21% over the last year, amid mounting pressure from regulators. The number of those resigning reached a total of 229 in the 12 months to September, from 190 the year before, new data from Thomson Reuters reveals.

The outlook for Aberdeen City Council's credit rating has been labelled 'negative' in its latest financial review.

Allia C&C has issued a loan of £12 million through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable Blackwood Homes and Care to deliver 160 highly accessible homes across Scotland.

Cynergy Bank has opened its first Scottish office in Edinburgh with two former Royal Bank of Scotland employees joining the team. Kenny Stewart, director of property finance in Scotland, is an experienced banker who worked with Royal Bank of Scotland for over 30 years, where he led the structur