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The number of new business start-ups has grown faster in Glasgow and Edinburgh over the past twelve months than in London, according to new figures. Data published by office space firm Instant Offices show that in the last year 33 per cent more businesses were set-up in Edinburgh compared to last ye

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Controversial businessman Mike Ashley, has taken a five per cent stake in East Kilbride-based Goals Soccer Centres. Mr Ashley, an investor in Glasgow football team Rangers who is currently at loggerheads with chairman Dave King over the retailer’s influence on the Ibrox club, has acquired 2,890,00

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The Government-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) is to reduce the rate paid on its Direct ISA from 1.5 per cent to 1.25 per cent in a move that will affect about 400,000 savers UK-wide. The move will be a blow to Scottish savers and likely exert additional pressure on many elderly p

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Annabelle Ewing Latest figures released by Eurostat covering the period April to June 2015 show that Scotland’s female employment rate is second only to Sweden, with less than four percentage points separating the countries.

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All Scottish businesses should look at the dramatic changes in retail and media to understand how digital technology could transform their industries, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Publishing a new study, FSB is urging Scottish firms to use technology to unlock markets, deve

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Mark McCluskey Scottish companies may face serious tax and accounting implications for their businesses if they do not act immediately to implement the new FRS102 accounting standard, according to accountants BDO LLP.

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October saw footfall numbers in Scotland down 0.6 per cent year-on-year but better than the 0.8 per cent decline recorded in September, according to latest figures. The data from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Springboard also showed that the vacancy rate in Scotland was 8.7 per cent, a sharp fa

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Aberdeen Asset Management is set to reveal job cuts to reduce costs in the face of emerging markets pressures. The firm is expected to announce job cuts at the end of the month but says investment roles will be spared.

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