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Businesses from across the Forth Valley are being invited to come together this autumn for a week of inspiration, connection, and opportunity as Forth Valley Business Week 2025 launches with the theme 'Stronger Together: Collaboration and Community for Business Resilience'. Taking place from Monday

Highland councillors have reaffirmed their commitment to working with a company owned by Scotland's richest man to establish a new care facility for the North Coast.

Morris & Spottiswood has announced its best-ever consolidated financial results, achieving exceptional growth in turnover, profit and cash reserves during 2024, driven by strategic sector growth and diversification and operational excellence across its business portfolio. The group, which is cur

DFYNE, an activewear brand based in Glasgow, is Scotland’s and the UK's fastest-growing private company, according to the fourth annual Sunday Times 100 rankings. The list is published today online at thesundaytimes.com/100 and available as a supplement with the print edition of the newsp

Azets has appointed Graham Parker as a new accounts and business advisory services director in the firm’s Perth office. Mr Parker has 20 years’ experience advising a wide range of SME and entrepreneurial clients on their business, tax, growth and succession planning strategies. As a

For the first time, retail investors have the opportunity to gain exposure to Elon Musk's private space exploration company, SpaceX, through blockchain-based fractional shares offered by the investment platform Republic. This development signals a significant shift in the accessibility of investment

The Cumberland Building Society has unveiled new commercial lending criteria as it looks to further support Scottish businesses throughout 2025 and beyond.

Creating a workplace which supports people who have experience of the care system presents a real opportunity to solve some of the issues facing the financial services industry, according to charity Who Cares? Scotland.

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) is calling on Scottish charities to apply for funding from its Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II). Up to £18.5 million from the fund has been dedicated to support Scottish charities, enabling them to provide vital housing alongside their supp

iLivestock has fended off competition from dozens of local tech startups to be crowned Scotland Tech Innovator as part of KPMG’s search for the UK’s most exciting tech businesses. The Rosyth-based firm, which has created an all-in-one management platform for sheep and cattle farmers, was

A&M Jenkins, a budding farming business on the island of Sanday in Orkney, has more than quadrupled its flock of sheep and taken on extra land just two years after getting started. Husband-and-wife team Alex and Marie Jenkins moved to Orkney from Aberdeenshire in April 2023, starting their ventu

Tahir Ali of national property development and asset management group Evergold has acquired Hamilton’s Regent Shopping Centre for an undisclosed sum. Several parties expressed their interest to acquire the property through the sales process.

Ayrshire-based hospitality group Buzzworks Holdings, operator of over 20 venues across Scotland, has announced a management buyout that will see co-founder and managing director Kenny Blair take the helm of the family business. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is part of the company's long-term suc

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has urged the Scottish Government to adopt a longer-term approach to financial planning in response to its latest spending figures and future strategy. This call for a more sustainable and transparent fiscal framework comes as the Scottish Go

Arden Property Management has acquired Smart Property’s lettings division – bringing together two Edinburgh agencies to offer an even broader range of services across the capital and the Lothians. Arden, a proudly female-led business, has built its reputation on personal service, profess