Scottish sales declined by 1.0 per cent on a like-for-like basis last month compared to March 2016, when they had decreased by 1.6 per cent, according to latest data.
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Ken Patullo Businesses in Scotland saw the biggest reduction in the UK of the most serious signals of business distress in the first quarter of 2017, according to new data released today by business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.
Nicola Sturgeon at the opening of Scotland House Scotland’s latest Innovation and Investment Hub has officially opened in London with more than 450 businesses registering their interest in becoming members in the first few weeks.
Tom MacLennan FRP Advisory, administrator of McClure Naismith, has warned creditors of the failed Scottish legal firm that they are unlikely to receive any money when the firm is eventually dissolved.
A new fund launched just four months ago by wealth manager Mattioli Woods has raced to a special monetary milestone - £75 million of investment.
Luke Davis With the triggering of Article 50 and the start of the 2017/18 financial year on 6 April, London-based investment firm IW Capital has conducted new research to profile the risk appetite of the UK investor community.
Philip de Klerk Philip de Klerk, chief financial officer at airline Flybe, has resigned to take up the position of CFO at AIM-traded performance materials manufacturer Low & Bonar.
Demand for professionals in Scotland has risen by 11 per cent year-on-year to March 2017, according to research from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
The Alternative Investment Market (AIM) has shrugged off Brexit related fears with an improved performance in the last 12 months, according research from Chartered Accountants UHY Hacker Young.
One in five businesses have fallen victim to cyber-attacks in the past year, according to the results of a survey released today by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).
Calum Macaulay The Highlands’ leading housing association and developer of affordable homes, Albyn Housing Society, is poised to deliver on its pledge to build an additional 750 new homes for the region by 2020 after netting £30 million in new funding, arranged by NatWest Markets.
Sue Dawe EY is to move its Edinburgh office to the heart of the capital’s financial district where the office will be 26 per cent bigger than its current premises in the city.
Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has announced the promotion of three colleagues to the role of director.
Aberdeen-based brewer Fierce Beer has secured funding from Barclays to drive business growth.
Shawfair Park, Edinburgh Buccleuch Property has sold its investment at Shawfair Park, Edinburgh to Middle Eastern investor, Placid Invest for £14.2 million, achieving a strong yield of 5.85 per cent.