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Digital transformation firm Zudu doubled headcount to 23 in 2024 and is on track for significant double-digit revenue growth to around £3.5 million in 2025 [2024: £2.1m) while targeting £10 million by 2027, driven by surging demand for AI-enabled solutions. Based in Edinburgh, Zudu

Angel Capital Scotland (ACS), the newly established successor body to LINC Scotland, has appointed Margaret Morton as its inaugural chief executive officer. The appointment signals a new chapter for Scotland's business angel community, which has emerged as one of the world’s most developed ang

Two Aberdeen accountancy graduates are closing the books on single life... and beginning their professional lives together.

Hall Morrice is celebrating four of its talented young accountants being named in this year’s ICAS (the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) Top 35 CAs Under 35. The prestigious list celebrates young CAs worldwide who are making a significant impact across the profession, wheth

A vast collection of railway memorabilia, amassed over nearly 50 years by a Somerset enthusiast, has sold for a total of £30,000 at a "white glove" auction where every item was purchased.

Malcolm Morrison, MD of GMG Energy, the Sutherland-based environmentally friendly timber products company and a leading figure in range of other businesses throughout Scotland and England, is one of three nominees for the accolade of Business Leader of the Year at the 2025 Highland Business Awards.

A £10 billion deal will see warships for the Norwegian navy built in Glasgow, a move hailed as a significant boost for the Scottish economy. The Ministry of Defence announced that the contract to construct Type 26 frigates at the BAE Systems yard in Govan will support 2,000 jobs until the late

Law firm MBM Commercial has appointed Jamie Nellany as the firm’s head of restructuring and insolvency. In this new role for the firm, Mr Nellany will deliver advice on a full range of restructuring and insolvency matters to the firm’s corporate and commercial clients. He will be based i

RSM UK has appointed Shannon Dowdles as a tax partner in its corporate tax team. Ms Dowdles is a chartered tax adviser with over 20 years’ experience advising large businesses in the energy sector on domestic and international tax, including the UK Continental Shelf. She is based in RSM’

Ten impressive small businesses from across Scotland have been included in a line-up of the UK’s 100 most inspiring entrepreneurs for 2025, launched by the Small Business Saturday campaign. As the annual campaign kicks off its call to celebrate and support the nation’s favourite business

Malcolm Morrison, MD of GMG Energy, the Sutherland-based environmentally friendly timber products company and a leading figure in range of other businesses throughout Scotland and England, is one of three nominees for the accolade of Business Leader of the Year at the 2025 Highland Business Awards.

Scottish businesses have delivered their highest-ever level of planned international sales – reaching an unprecedented £2.46 billion during 2024/25, a 20% increase on the previous year – with support from Scottish Enterprise. This milestone reflects Scotland’s growing global

Sidara has tabled a formal £216 million bid to acquire the Aberdeen-based energy services giant Wood Group, valuing the company at 30p per share.

Since October 2023, about 200 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and Lebanon. The US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has determined that 21 of those deaths involved people targeted specifically because of their work as journalists, describing the killings as “m

Wbg has launched a new fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) service aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The offering is designed for businesses that require high-level financial leadership in accounting processes, systems, reporting and strategic advice but may not have the resou