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Paul Chapman Intellectual property (IP) practice Marks & Clerk has highlighted the crucial role of IP in powering the Scottish economy as new statistics show patent filing has risen nearly 10 per cent.

Incomes from commercial farms in Scotland have increased by around 94 per cent, reversing a decline from the previous year, with incomes recovering to 2014 levels.

Liz Cameron OBE Scottish Chambers of Commerce chief executive Liz Cameron has been recognised for her “trailblazing” contribution to the growth of Scotland’s business sector, with a Women of Inspiration award announced on International Women’s Day.

Buccleuch Property has continues to expand its commercial property portfolio with the purchase of a £3.475 million property in the heart of North West Industrial Estate, Peterlee, County Durham.

Stephen Robertson IP-rich companies have until 23 March 2018 to join the IP100 and be featured in the initial 2018 rankings and all-important IP100 magazine.

Helen Brand Forty years on from the phrase ‘glass ceiling’ being used to define thwarted careers and ambitions - especially for women – global accountancy body ACCA is calling for business leaders to show real and measurable progress on diversity and social mobility issues, as it marks Interna

Allison Devine Allison Devine, who this year became the first ever female senior partner at Scottish accountancy firm Alexander Sloan, which at 151 years old is one of Scotland’s longest established firms of accountants and business advisers, talks to Scottish Financial News about her rapid rise a

Springfield Homes Finance Director Michelle Motion photographed at the Springfield Homes development in Uddingston, near Glasgow on 20th April 2017. Michelle Motion, Financial Director, Springfield Properties talks about her experiences as a financial boss at a major firm within a traditionally male

Jane Portas The combination of growing debt, lower earnings and a lack of confidence when it comes to dealing with financial matters is putting millennial women at greater risk of an old age in poverty, new research carried out by PwC on behalf of Insuring Women's Futures (IWF) has found.

Louise Grant (Image: Alan Richardson Dundee, Pix-AR.co.uk) Louise Grant (39) is a Partner with EQ Chartered Accountants. Based in the firm’s Dundee office, Louise, a mother-of-two, heads up the Healthcare team and has been working with the firm for almost 15 years. She tells us about life as a par

Carol Flockhart As part of our focus on International Women's Day, Carol Flockhart, managing partner at accountancy firm Chiene + Tait, highlights the work done by Investing Women's Ambition and Growth Conference, which opens in Edinburgh today, to drive female entrepreneurship throughout the countr

Ingrid de Quiroz McGhee On International Women's Day 2018, Ingrid de Quiroz McGhee, Partner at tax advisory firm Leyton Legal's Glasgow office, discusses workplace discrimination and the need for change when it comes to gender equality

Robert Outram On International Women's Day, Robert Outram of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) asks how can social background or gender still be among the factors determining a CA’s salary?

The Royal Bank of Scotland has reached an agreement to settle the latest of its misconduct cases after striking a deal to pay $500 million (£359.7 million) to the American state of New York over the mis-selling of financial products in the lead up to the 2008 global financial crisis.

Gregor Stewart Dundee-based platform Alliance Trust Savings has today reported a £19 million operating loss for 2017, as parent company Alliance Trust reduced its investment in the business.