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Sean McGinness It is not unusual for spouses or families to operate more than one business, often based at the same address, using the same door, and even the same bank account.

Scottish retail sales increased by 0.2 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to June 2016, when they had decreased by 1.4 per cent.

The Treasury has today banned what it has called the “rip-off” charges companies extract from consumers using credit and debit cards to buy goods.

Landowners and tenant farmers across Scotland’s diverse agricultural sector believe that selling prices, input costs and Brexit will have the biggest impact on agribusiness over the next 12 months, according to the results of a survey.

One in five (21 per cent) Scots have no savings to fall back on, while a third admit that they’re not saving enough for the long term, according to the latest ‘How Scotland Lives’ research from Bank of Scotland.

Catherine Jess-Gibson Thirteen Scottish-based accountants have been named among ICAS’s 35 Chartered Accountants (CAs) under 35 for 2017.

The new Bank of Scotland £10 polymer note will come into circulation on 10 October.

Glasgow-based investment house Maven has led a £3.5 million investment in Contego Fraud Solutions to support the continued growth of the business through new product and market development.

Steve Cartwright Henderson Loggie has reached an agreement to support Scotland’s newest gaming festival which will take place in Dundee in September.

Around £118 million has been invested into Scotland’s hotels sector in the first half of 2017, already in line with total transaction volumes reached in 2016 (£119.7 million), according to real estate advisor Savills.

Lindsay Gardiner Scottish GDP growth will be below the UK average, coming in at around 1.2 per cent in 2017 and 1.1 per cent in 2018, according to the latest projections from PwC in its UK Economic Outlook.

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Liz Cameron The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has said it believe that June’s fall in CPI inflation from 2.9 per cent to 2.6 per cent will ease pressure for an early increase in interest rates.

Alan Hatfield Increased uptake of tuition and learning support has been attributed to improving Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exam pass rates for the June 2017 exam sitting.

A Caithness distillery making handcrafted spirits is in with a chance of being named Britain’s best countryside-based start-up after making the final stages of the Rural Business Awards 2017.