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A wish-list of seven policies to boost hard-hit SMEs has been sent to the Chancellor by accountancy and business advisory firm Azets, which advises more than 80,000 SMEs. Praveen Gupta, Azets’ UK head of tax, called for Rachel Reeves to “encourage and enable SMEs to invest, innovate and

Liz Ziegler Around £2 million pounds in card chargebacks have been claimed back by Lloyds customers following a rise in dodgy websites, according to the latest data from the bank. 

Dains Accountants has appointed Louise Balloch as payroll director for Scotland, further enhancing the firm’s specialist payroll and people advisory services across the UK.  CIPP-qualified and bringing nearly 20 years of payroll experience, Ms Balloch has spent over a decade leading high-

A family-run home improvement business based in Perthshire is set to expand its services after its owners accessed support from Business Gateway.

Hall Morrice's commitment to staff development has been further underlined after a member of the team scooped a prestigious award.

Former UK Chancellor George Osborne has been named as a contender to become the next chairman of HSBC Holdings. 

Four of Glasgow's top chefs teamed up to raise more than £5,500 for a mental health charity supporting hospitality workers. Peter McKenna, chef-owner of The Gannet, Ajay Kumar, chef-owner of Swadish and Grilled, Gary Townsend, chef-owner of Elements, and Graeme Brown of Glaschu, served up a ch

A Twitter hacker who breached the accounts of celebrities including Barack Obama and Jeff Bezos has been forced to hand over £4 million.

1nhaler, a Scotland-based drug delivery device developer, has secured an additional £1.5 million in seed funding to drive development of its novel pop-up cardboard dry powder inhaler (DPI).

Deborah Freeman-Watt, Rachel Gwyon, Michael Stewart, James Withers and Amanda Young have been appointed as board members of Crown Estate Scotland (CES).

Data from the latest Barclays Business Prosperity Index shows a picture of cautious activity in Q3, particularly amongst small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) who are building savings buffers.

Scottish business Phlo, the digital healthtech provider headquartered in Glasgow, employing over 120 people across the UK, has been awarded the HealthTechX Growth Award 2025. The online pharmacy has been recognised for its seamless, patient-focused approach to healthcare and exceptional growth, inno

The Cyber and Fraud Hub today announced the publication of its latest resource, A Guide to Avoiding Cryptocurrency Scams, developed in collaboration with Police Scotland and Coinbase, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency platforms. As cryptocurrency becomes more widely used, awareness of

Scottish retail sales edged up for the fourth consecutive month in October, providing a modest but welcome start to the crucial pre-Christmas trading period.

At next week’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee (19 November 2025) Councillors will be asked to agree to defer further consideration of a possible Visitor Levy for Perth and Kinross until more details on national changes to the legislation are available. Earlier this year Councillors voted