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A new Scottish Government fund will offer up to £885,000 to inspire the next generation of business owners. The Entrepreneurial Education Pathways Fund offers public and private sector organisations grants of up to £250,000 to deliver new and innovative courses and projects to under-18s

Aidan O'Carroll has been reappointed as chair of Revenue Scotland for a further three-year term. Mr O'Carroll, a former senior partner at EY, has chaired the Scottish tax authority since August 2021 and is credited with bringing insights into wider regulatory trends, organisational transformations a

A man suffered age discrimination when an older colleague broke wind on him, a tribunal has ruled.

Total UK fintech investment hit $7.3 billion in the first half of 2024, up from $2.5bn in the same period in 2023, according to KPMG’s latest Pulse of Fintech report, a bi-annual report on fintech investment trends published this week.

Over half a million pounds worth of funding has been used to support vital community projects across South Lanarkshire thanks to a fund from a nearby wind farm.Since Kype Muir started generating in 2019, OnPath Energy (formally known as Banks Renewables) has provided over £630,000 worth of fun

Scottish candle making supply giant Candle Shack has recorded 14% revenue growth driven by rapid expansion in mainland Europe. The Falkirk-based firm, the UK’s leading candle making and training supplier, which also has a site in The Netherlands, grew revenues from £11.9m to £13.4m

Aberdeenshire ice cream maker Mackie’s has secured deals which have seen its products stocked in over 1,000 additional UK stores this year.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has fined Big Four accountancy firm EY £320,000 for breaching the cap on fees it can earn from providing consultancy services to an audit client.

The next stage for a potential visitor levy scheme in Aberdeen which would raise revenue to be used for improvements for the tourism sector in the city is to be developed.

A husband-and-wife duo from Glasgow have launched a first-of-its-kind sustainable accessory and apparel range designed exclusively for DJs, producers, and audiophiles, following a funding boost from the British Business Bank. The business, called MXER, has been set up by Christopher and Nicola Rober

The UK economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic faster than previously believed, according to new revision from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

House prices in Scotland have continued to edge upwards, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing tens of thousands of limited edition coins commemorating beloved cartoon dog Bluey. The Australian Mint produced the limited edition coins with a face value of one Australian dollar each – but before they could go into circulation, 63,000 of the

The UK's major banks are now better prepared for a financial crisis and less likely to require a government bailout, the Bank of England has said. The central bank has published its second assessment of eight major banks – Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest Group, Santan

Glasgow-based SMEs have been urged to ensure compliance with the national minimum wage (NMW) amid a local crackdown by HMRC. Scotland's largest city is one of the locations being specifically targeted by the tax authority, and businesses found guilty of non-compliance will be ordered to pay NMW arre