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Mike Timmins EY has today revealed the names of the 23 business leaders drawn from 21 of Scotland’s "most promising, pioneering and accomplished businesses", who will contest for the title of EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 Scotland overall winner’ at a June ceremony held at Gleneagles.

The statutory body established to safeguard the standard and reputation of Harris Tweed has been awarded £25,000 damages in court after a retail chain infringed its registered marks.

Sales stars of the future have gone head-to-head in a prestigious national competition co-hosted at Edinburgh Napier University with partners Abertay University.

Scott Henderson Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Dundee companies are leading the way with innovation, topping a newly released league table showing R&D (research and development) tax relief claims made across Scotland’s 32 local authority areas.

Stephen Robertson IP-rich companies have until 23 March 2018 to join the IP100 and be featured in the initial 2018 rankings and all-important IP100 magazine.

Lucy-Rose Walker Entrepreneurial Spark and Royal Bank of Scotland have reached an agreement to transfer the renowned business accelerator, run jointly between the two for the past three years, in-house to the bank.

Ian Blackford The SNP has announced that it is planning a national day of action, in the latest stage of the campaign to prevent RBS bank branch closures across Scotland.

David Melhuish Revenues from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) remained at near record levels in December 2017, according to figures released by Revenue Scotland and analysed by the Scottish Property Federation.

Stephen Boyle Bank of England policymakers have today voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5 per cent but warned rates would need to rise "earlier" and by a "somewhat greater extent" than projected at their last review in November, if the economy remains on its current track.

Pete Wishart The UK parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee, chaired by Perth SNP MP Pete Wishart, has summoned Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Ross Ewan to appear before of MPs to explain the 73 per cent state-owned bank’s plan to close 62 of its branches throughout Scotland.

Sinclair Dunlop Third sector funder, Inspiring Scotland, has appointed Sinclair Dunlop of Epidarex Capital as chair of its Board of Trustees.

Tracy Black Tracy Black has officially taken up her role as the CBI’s new director for Scotland having shadowed the outgoing Hugh Aitken while deputy regional director as part of a planned succession process, the organisation has said.

David Martyn Former employees of defunct Scottish construction company Land Engineering Scotland have won a quarter million pound compensation award after they were made redundant last year with less than a day’s notice.