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Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland has appointed George Walker, a business leader with decades of experience in financial services and non-executive director roles, as its new chair to steer the lender's mission of building an impact economy. Mr Walker joins SIS Group, which enc

BMW has reversed its controversial decision to charge customers an $18 monthly subscription fee for heated seats, a feature many drivers consider to be standard. The idea was to offer customers the option to activate this feature later, but the move backfired and has been scrapped before making it t

The Scottish Government's £42 million Techscaler programme has has assisted 387 start-ups during its inaugural year.

Joint administrators from PwC have announced the planned closure of all 400 Wilko stores by October, resulting in around 12,500 staff losing their jobs.

Scotgold Resources, the owner and operator of Scotland's sole gold mine, faces an uncertain future as the company suspends share trading amid financial woes.

Knight Property Group has secured a significant deal at its £20 million landmark green office building in Edinburgh Park, with Lumacron Technology having moved its headquarters to 4-5 Lochside Avenue, in Edinburgh Park.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) has endorsed the UK government's recent decision against creating a single insolvency profession regulator.

UMi Debt Finance has received an additional £4 million funding injection to continue its support for Scotland's small & medium enterprises (SMEs) sector.

Four firms from Tayside and Fife have won a share of over £400,000 in funding to use in development of projects using 5G technology. The Tay5G challenge fund is a collaborative initiative under the Tay Cities Region Deal, in partnership with the Scotland 5G Centre and industry stakeholders.

Coulters, one of Edinburgh and East Lothian’s solicitor estate agents, has responded to growing demand from the East Lothian market with the appointment of an experienced estate agent, Di Jennings, to its local team. Ms Jennings takes on the role of senior property consultant in Coulters&rsquo

An accountancy programme run by Douglas Home & Co that can put a young candidate without a university background on the path to becoming a fully-fledged accountant is celebrating its fifth year. Douglas Home & Co’s Professional Development Programme has so far helped nine young account

To help people to make informed decisions to save, invest and borrow with confidence, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing new screening checks for firms that approve financial adverts. Firms approving financial marketing for unregulated firms will have to demonstrate they have the n

The Isle of Harris Distillery is preparing to launch its first single malt whisky on 22 September.

Edinburgh-based tidal energy firm QED Naval has secured funding through the UK government’s AR5 programme, with the potential to generate £30 million in gross value added (GVA) for company over the next three years. The renewable energy company, through its Welsh subsidiary Mor Ener

Scottish scaleup Krucial, which utilises space technology to provide digital solutions, has secured further funding of more than $3.7 million (£3m) as it continues to expand into international markets. The investment was led by existing investor the Scottish National Investment Bank, joined by