Business

Rachel Munro, founder of The Rebel Baker, an allergen-free bakery shaking up the snack game, is among 14 businesses announced as a Start Up Loans ambassador. Based in Ayr, the bakery can produce over 10,000 cookies per day and supplies products to food service clients across the UK. Every item is fr

Scottish company directors and key individuals are being urged to act now to avoid falling foul of sweeping new Companies House rules that come into force on 18 November 2025. From that date, all new incorporations and appointments will require mandatory ID checks.

Glasgow-based fashion retailer QUIZ has announced plans to open between five and ten new UK stores over the next 12 months, with a focus on London and the south. The expansion is driven by a successful new operational strategy, which has contributed to strong like-for-like summer sales and a 20% upl

The chairman of The Indian Council of Scotland and United Kingdom has declared that India is "open for business" with Scotland, launching a major push to attract Indian talent and investment to the UK.

Scottish businesses are under increasing pressure from rising costs, faltering confidence, and declining investment, according to the latest Quarterly Economic Indicator from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC). The survey of 440 Scottish businesses, produced in partnership with the Fraser of Al

Businesses feel misunderstood by government and are unprepared for net zero as last quarter’s tentative recovery in activity stalls, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde. The latest edition of its quarterly Scottish Business Monitor, which surveyed ove

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has visited industrial units in Fife built as part of £35 million Scottish Government investment in a programme which will encourage businesses to innovate and grow. Fife Interchange North in Dunfermline is part of the Industrial Innovation Investment Programm

An East Lothian skin therapist has launched a partnership with an award-winning local skincare brand following support from Business Gateway. Caryn Fower Advanced Skin Therapy, led by experienced skin therapist Caryn Fower, delivers personalised, results-driven treatments tailored to each client. He

In its latest business survey, Armstrong Watson has highlighted the twin pressures of recruitment challenges and rising costs facing the UK’s family, privately owned, and owner-managed businesses. The firm's 2025 Family, Privately Owned and Owner-Managed Business Survey Report, its most compre

Glasgow businesses are being urged to take full advantage of the Glasgow City Council Business Growth Programme, a vital initiative designed to help small enterprises. The call comes from law firm Harper Macleod, which has supported more than 200 businesses through the programme since becoming a del

A family of round-the-world sailors has purchased a marina on Scotland's West Coast with a multi-million-pound funding package from HSBC UK. Craobh Marina, located between Lochgilphead and Oban, has been acquired by Brian and Shelia Norton and their three adult children. With the support of HSBC UK

Uist Sea Tours has expanded its popular service to the St Kilda archipelago following a six-figure loan from the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Business Minister Richard Lochhead has urged businesses and organisations to use Scotland’s first National Innovation Week as a platform to cement Scotland’s global reputation for ingenuity and invention. More than 80 events will take place across the country during Scotland’s Nati

Edinburgh-based Ooni, at-home pizza oven brand, has announced a strategic leadership evolution to position the company for future growth, product expansion and long-term profitability. As the brand celebrates a milestone of $1 billion (c. £750 million) in sales and nearly 3M ovens sold globall

The Scottish Government has announced a support package of approximately £4 million to help retain manufacturing jobs at the bus builder Alexander Dennis in Larbert, Falkirk. The funding will support a company-run furlough scheme until new work can commence.