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A group of 10 accountancy trainees are celebrating after passing various different stages of their professional examinations as their firm, Dundee-based firm EQ Accountants, continues its drive to expand its workforce.

The Local Government and Communities Committee has recommended the general principles of the Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill in a report published today. The bill is intended to pave the way for the Office for National Statistics to reclassify Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) back to the priva

A rise in house-building drove an overall marginal increase in construction activity in Scotland during the final quarter of 2017, according to new figures.

Falkirk Council has responded encouragingly to previous concerns but needs effective leadership to deliver its five-year improvement programme, according to the Accounts Commission.

Wynne Evans (left), compare of the GBEA Awards, opera singer and the famous GoCompare actor, Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Appointedd and Aidan Hetherington, University of Edinburgh Business School Leah Hutcheon, CEO and founder of Edinburgh-based online booking firm Appointedd, has won UK Small

New UK Government statistics released today show turnover from renewable energy activity in Scotland was £5,458 million in 2016 – with individual sectors showing employment increases of up to 300 per cent.

Left to right: Sandy Cairnie, Chris van der Kuyl, Fraser Edmond, Iain Crole and Paddy Burns Tech entrepreneurs Chris van der Kuyl and Paddy Burns, the duo whose Dundee firm 4J Studios brought the Minecraft phenomenon to the world’s consoles, have today announced the launch of their new insurtech b

Murray McCall Anderson Strathern Asset Management (ASAM), the wealth management arm of Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern, now has £250 million under management and over 400 clients.

David Duffy The owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks boosted its first quarter lending but its shares have taken a hit this week because of concerns about a weaker mortgage market.

Kerry Kerry Sharp, head of the Scottish Investment Bank Edinburgh-based Sofant Technologies Ltd has secured nearly £800,000 of new investment in an over-subscribed funding round from angel syndicates Kelvin Capital Ltd, Newable and Investing Women as well as Old College Capital and Scottish Investm

John Di Paolo Irwin Mitchell in Glasgow has announced that two of its employees have been promoted to associate or senior associate.

Sir Howard Davies Top brass at the Royal Bank of Scotland have again been sent scrambling over revelations of how the Edinburgh-based lender treated small business customers in a bruising session in front of MPs that has forced the Financial Conduct Authority into a dramatic u-turn on its decision n

Paul Pester TSB has today announced that it is starting to put pieces in place to bring much needed competition to the UK small business banking market this year.

Graeme Hartop Edinburgh-based Hampden & Co, the UK’s newest private bank, has announced that it raised more capital than planned in its recent fundraising.

Jim McColl Jim McColl, chief executive of investment vehicle Clyde Blowers Capital and one of Scotland’s richest men, has revealed that he plans to launch a new Scottish bank to support small businesses with loans of up to £5 million.