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Midlothian Council is expected to save more than £7 million after councillors agreed its first Medium Term Financial Strategy. The council said the move is a “major step change” aimed at strengthening financial sustainability and allowing it to plan and implement service deliv

Twenty entrepreneurs with early stage companies are celebrating their successes following a year-long programme of funding, training, mentorship and academic support from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE)’s Unlocking Ambition Enterprise Fellowship (UA EF) scheme funded by the Scottish Gover

Frequent fliers are being told to include their air miles in their wills.

The average valuation of a corporate finance deal in Scotland is on the rise, PwC has predicted, in spite of economic uncertainty which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Speaking to business leaders this week, the professional services firm’s head of corporate&

Online UK challenger bank Monzo has doubled its valuation to £2 billion after raising £113 million to help fund its expansion across the Atlantic.

Plans to turn a derelict former department store building in Hawick town centre into a business incubator centre have been given the go ahead.

An IT project that ran into difficulties has cost Scotland's public sector pension body millions and set its planning back significantly, says the spending watchdog. The Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) runs retirement plans for over 500,000 people, including NHS employees, teachers, firefight

As New Hopetoun Gardens becomes the latest Scottish business to become employee-owned, a leading accountant and financial adviser believes more owners should do the same when considering selling their business. Accountants French Duncan, who advised on the New Hopetoun Gardens transfer of ownership

By Linda Tinson a Stirling-based partner at Scottish law firm Ledingham Chalmers  

Savills Investment Management has completed the sale of one of Glasgow’s most iconic prime office buildings in an off market transaction for £48.4 million. With support from Savills, the sale was made to Korean clients of Knight Frank Investment Management, advised by Knight Frank.

Planning permission has been granted to transform a disused building in Aberdeen city centre into residential flats.

Diamond Dental Care in Clydebank is set to benefit from savings of up to £7,000 per month which will fuel future growth ambitions, thanks to a funding package from Barclays of more than £600,000.

RSM’s economic consulting team are working with NHS England to help determine the feasibility; suitability and the impact digital intervention could have on type 2 diabetes prevention in the future. A pilot programme has provided a range of digital supports to 4,500 individuals who are at risk

Most self-employed artists in Scotland earn less than £8000 a year from their work, according to a study, prompting calls for art schools and colleges to offer business advice and training to undergraduate students. A survey of more than 100 artists and craftspeople by the Scottish Design Exch

A new initiative in Scotland between academia and financial services has been forged with the creation of a new industry-academic group and appointment of its first Chairperson. The Scottish Financial Risk Academy (SFRA) an established industry-academic partnership dedicated to improving the un