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Fraser Sime Business confidence in Scotland fell in the last six months, according to the latest Business in Britain report from Bank of Scotland, based on data gathered after the snap election had been called.

David Duffy The health of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK has fallen to its lowest level in three years, according to Clydesdale Bank's SME Health Check Index, a new quarterly economic index compiled in association with economics consultancy - Centre for Economics and Business Re

Online lender of property finance to investors and developers LendInvest, has launched the LendInvest Property Development Academy, a non-profit skills initiative with the aim of equiping more of the country’s aspiring housebuilders and property developers with the skills they need to secure fina

Around 800,000 UK small businesses have failed to become auto-enrolment compliant, according to new figures released by the Pensions Regulator.

(left to right) Craig Martin, Martin Gill and James Paterson (Photo: Malcolm McCurrach.) Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has announced the promotion of two new partners in Scotland.

Local bus operator First Aberdeen has become the first bus operator in Scotland to roll-out of contactless payments on its services.

Edel Harris Edel Harris, CEO of Aberdeen-based health and social care charity Cornerstone was named EY Scotland Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 overall winner at last night's Gleneagles awards ceremony.

From left to right: Pat Ramsay, Myles Edwards, Phil Anderson, and Louise Dingwall. A North-east financial services company has helped to provide Kenyan children with opportunities for a better future through a charitable donation.

The river Nith, Dumfries A new enterprise agency is to be created to address the economic needs of communities in the South of Scotland.

James McIlroy A privately held Scottish biotechnology company run by an undergraduate medical student at Aberdeen University, has raised £500,000 in an oversubscribed seed round of investment.

Caroline Gardner Scotland's colleges face several financial challenges, and potential difficulties from a declining student population, according to Audit Scotland.

Perth-based Braveheart Investment Group says it has had an ‘exceptional’ year after finally completing its transition from the red back into profit.

Sandy Begbie Edinburgh insurance giant Standard Life has been ranked as one of the Top 50 employers in the UK’s first-ever Social Mobility Employer Index, entering the new Index in fourth place.

Gross mortgage lending in the UK reached £20.1 billion in May, according to latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders, a 12 per cent increase on both April and on May last year, in which £17.9 billion was advanced.

The third World Forum on Natural Capital will take place later this year in Edinburgh, it has been announced.