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The University of Dundee has been lauded as the best in the UK for fostering spinout businesses, outshining other prestigious institutions.

The head of a real estate agency which claimed to have sold a flat to a dog has been arrested in Iran. The arrest came after the agency published a video showing a couple signing over their home to a small white dog named Chester, The Jerusalem Post reports.

Accounting and advisory firm Saffery Champness has reached a major milestone in its more than 165 year history as it launches its refreshed brand and becomes Saffery. Founded in 1855, Saffery is one of the oldest accounting firms in the UK to remain entirely independent, and its new brand and s

The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Scotland has responded to the uncertainty surrounding the reform of the UK's audits regulations after it was revealed that the legislative reforms needed to drive the overhaul is expected to be dropped from the King's Speech in November. J Bruce Cartwrig

While one trades in steel and the other in numbers, two more Scottish firms - Alexander (Scotland) & Co and Glen Drummond Chartered Accountants - have opted to become employee owned, handing their respective employees a 100% share via the creation of an employee ownership trust (EOT). It is a ch

In a unique move to raise money for The Maclean Foundation, whisky expert Charles Maclean MBE has enlisted the support of the Scotch whisky industry to host a fundraising auction with 39 "very rare and highly collectable" whisky lots. The charity aims to fund clean water projects in developing count

Subscribers to our sister publication Scottish Housing News passed the 11k milestone last month with 225 new readers of the free daily newsletter for Scotland's dynamic social housing sector taking the subscribers' total to 11,050. Daily subscribers have grown by an impressive 23% in the last year w

Aberdeen's Jamieson & Carry, an independent, family-owned jewellery business founded in 1733, has unveiled the next phase of its multi-million-pound expansion plans at its Union Street store. A planning application to combine the existing store at 142 Union Street with the neighbouring building

Despite concerns over the Bank of England's recent hike in base interest rates to a 15-year peak of 5.25%, Glasgow's property market has remained "robust and thriving", according to Scottish estate agents Corum. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the company has reported a 10% rise in property viewin

Edinburgh-based financial advisory firm Chiene + Tait Financial Planning has undergone a management buyout led by directors Mark Dobson and Gordon Birrell. The duo has taken full control of the company from the outgoing shareholders Chiene + Tait LLP.

Nationwide reported a notable 0.8% month-on-month dip in house prices in August, reflecting the largest annual drop since July 2009 with values down by 5.3%.

Motorists were warned to keep their car windows closed after a truck spilled crates containing five million bees onto a road west of Toronto. Constable Ryan Anderson, who was at the scene, said: “Crates were literally on the road and swarms of bees were flying around. The initial beekeeper tha

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has initiated an assessment of nine firms, particularly concerning their savings products, in light of mounting concerns over unjust savings deals.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has revealed its new five-year strategy aimed at transform the Highlands and Islands into a greener, more equitable, and resilient region.

Environmental services company Recycl8 has been awarded with a six-figure grant from the Low Carbon Manufacturing Challenge Fund (LCMCF). This LCMCF is facilitated by Scottish Enterprise as part of the Scottish Government’s initiative, ‘Making Scotland’s Future’, to promote l