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Gareth Hancock, Paul Cowley, Daniel Barry and Mark Pool. Deloitte has continued to invest in its Scottish operations with the appointment of five new directors in its central belt operations.

Major financial firms have until Friday to inform the Bank of England about the contingencies that they intend to make in order to deal with any fallout from a hard Brexit.

Plans for two new bridges are to form the centrepiece of infrastructure projects totalling £90.7 million to regenerate part of the Clyde waterfront and improve the area around Glasgow Airport.

Matthew Taylor The Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland has cautiously welcomed the findings of The Taylor Review into the current state of the UK labour laws and working conditions.

Edinburgh Airport has unveiled plans to sacrifice its secondary runway to build a business and housing complex.

A new community-owned Highland distillery has announced a new share offer set to launch in August.

The universities of Dundee and Stirling are among eleven UK universities to partner with insurance giant Aviva in a new international scholarship programme which aims to promote British education in Asia, and assist outstanding students in China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam

Hugh Lightbody Scotland’s national business advice service Business Gateway saw first time users of its services hit a record 33,237 last year, with first time approaches up by 26 per cent.

Two directors of a groundworks company in the Highlands have been banned from running or controlling any further companies after failing to properly keep their accounts in order.

Glasgow-based Clydesdale Bank is facing a class action law suit that could run into hundreds of millions of pounds over allegations that it mis-sold loans to small businesses (SME) without properly explaining terms that would eventually see many customers’ firms forced out of business by spiralli

A new study has revealed that Scottish firms are saving 40 per cent less than in the run up to the EU Referendum, the biggest percentage drop in any region.

Fraser Sime Scotland’s private-sector saw a slight increase in output in June, according to latest data from the Bank of Scotland.

Martin Gill Business output is now at the point of contraction, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.

Simon Capaldi Scotland’s industrial property market has built on a solid couple of years with a very strong start to 2017, according to new research from Knight Frank.

Douglas Roberts For small businesses in every sector, employee ownership is highly topical, and a solution worth considering if you’re thinking about the future prosperity of your business, says Douglas Roberts, Corporate and Technology Partner at Scottish law firm Lindsays