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Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell will address the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) National Conference in Glasgow just days after the UK Government’s Budget this week. In a landmark address to a business audience in Scotland, Mr McDonnell will speak to more than 800 small business ow

Julie Grieve and Linda Urquhart Members of Edinburgh’s business community gathered last week to hear the highlights, insights and lessons learned from a successful Scottish businesswoman with a distinguished career which has ranged across many leading Scottish firms and organisations.

Gillespie Macandrew CEO Chris West congratulates staff on their promotions. (L-R): Lois Browning, Michael Cox, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Chris West, Margaret Day, Judith Joy and Gillian Campbell. Gillespie Macandrew LLP has reported unaudited fees and other income for the year to 29 February 2016 are up

The market capitalisation of Scotland’s oil and gas companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) fell by 31.4 per cent from £387.59m to £265.75m as the sector continued to be hit badly by the falling oil price during 2015, according to latest data. However, this was not as large a

Gail Gibson Grant Thornton's aim to double the size of its Scottish tax team over the next five years has taken a step forward after the firm added three “key” appointments to its Edinburgh team.

Scotland’s private sector economy slipped into contraction last month, according to latest data released by the Bank of Scotland. Services and manufacturing activity both declined as output levels deteriorated for the first time in three months, driven by a marginal decline in new order levels, th

Detached home owners in Scotland looking to downsize could be in line for a potential windfall of over £100,000 if they trade down to a semi-detached property, according to the latest research from Bank of Scotland. Those planning to move from a detached properly to a bungalow could raise an averag

The number of business start-ups recorded in Scotland during the fourth quarter of 2015 (2,488) was down by nearly 17 percent on the previous quarter (2,990) and 2 per cent behind the same quarter last year (2,539), according to latest data from the Committee of Scottish Bankers. Figures for the fou

Edinburgh-based investment firm Castle Street Investment has securing £19 million of new banking facilities with Royal Bank of Scotland. The AIM-listed company, which was created by Scots entrepreneur Bill Dobbie following the sale of his Cupid online dating business said the resource provides the

Visitors to Scotland celebrating their ancestry generated an estimated £390,000 of net additional spend for the tourism industry in 2015, according to new figures. The Scottish Clan Event Fund, administered by EventScotland, provides clans and clan societies with grants to run and promote events su

Katherine Garrett-Cox Katherine Garrett-Cox will leave Dundee-based investment firm Alliance Trust today with a redundancy payment of £668,000 and share options worth £5million.

Glasgow City Council has announced that around 1,500 jobs are set to go as part of £130 million in cuts to its budget. Scotland’s biggest council revealed yesterday that the reduction jobs, which will save £25m, will take place over the next financial year.

33 year-old Paraplegic, Ryan MacDonald, who is able to play golf again with the help of a paragolf buggy at Mearns Castle Golf Club, Glasgow. Scottish chartered accountant and business advisory firm Alexander Sloan has guided a charity that will this year see wheelchair users in Scotland able to pla

Almost three quarters of Scottish mid-sized firms are in favour of staying in Europe and say leaving would make it harder to run a successful business, according to new figures published today by accountancy and advisory firm, BDO. Following the Prime Minister’s negotiation with the European Counc

Bank of Scotland has declared tomorrow 'Mortgage Freedom' day in Scotland – with March 12 being the day in which new borrowers will have earned enough to cover the annual cost of their mortgage repayments. This is 10 days earlier than last year (22 March), with the shift reflecting the falling cos