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Badly managed local parking facilities are hampering efforts to turn around Scotland’s high streets, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Mike Timmins The second quarter of 2017 signalled the return of higher value IPOs to the UK market with 18 listings, according to the latest issue of EY’s IPO Eye.

A weak pound buoyed Scotland’s production and tourism sectors, boosting visitor numbers to the country and driving exports – leading to the first positive swing in export numbers in two years, according to new data published by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Brian Cameron Grant Thornton has strengthened its marketing and business development team with a new key hire.

Nicola Barclay The number of households that have purchased a new home through the Scottish Government’s Help to Buy shared equity scheme has topped ten thousand, according to latest figures.

More and more people are being caught out by ‘phantom goods’ scams, which cost them an average of £1,100, Citizens Advice Scotland has said.

Global accountancy firm PwC is being investigated by the U.K’s sector watchdog relating to a scandal involving broadcaster BT's Italian division.

Sir Ian Wood (Image: Ross Johnstone) Opportunity North East (ONE), the private sector economic development body headed by oil tycoon Sir Ian Wood is aiming to accelerate the development of the digital economy in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire with the establishment of ONE Digital with £4 million of add

Sue Dawe One year on from the referendum on EU membership, the UK financial services industry has retained its title as Europe’s most attractive location for international investment and Scotland remains in the top three destinations in the UK, according to EY’s latest study of Financial Service

AABs Graeme Allan and Karen Stewart with their IIP Awards Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown has become the third business, and Scotland's only accountancy firm, to receive a triple triumph from Investors in People (IIP) having become accredited at the highest level for al

Michael Stephenson Dundee-based EQ Accountants has appointed a new manager at its Glenrothes office.

Frank Morton Aberdeen-based independent financial planning firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Wealth Ltd (AAB Wealth) has doubled its Assets Under Management over the last twelve months.

Sarah Deas Employee ownership in Scotland is continuing to grow and could account for 5 per cent of all Scottish businesses, according to Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS), which is celebrating EO Day (Employee Ownership Day) today by urging more business owners to explore it as a viable succe

Left to right: Mark Gall, regional director of corporate and commercial banking at Royal Bank of Scotland Group; Pat Machray OBE, winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award; Martin Gilbert, winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award; and Professor Gary McEwan, chief executive of Elevator. Patrick Ma

Demand for professional contractors in Scotland increased by 9 per cent year-on-year to May 2016, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).