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The Scottish Tech Army has received a funding boost of £350,000 over two years from The National Lottery Community Fund. This grant, made possible by National Lottery players, will be used to match the subscriptions of companies that join the Tech for Good Alliance, a nationwide initiative spe

Kirstin MacDonald, associate at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, has been appointed as a director of the Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Ms MacDonald, a specialist in corporate law, will advocate for the Chamber’s 400+ business member organisations as she takes on the leading role for the

North-east Scotland-based Openbrolly, a software firm with strong ties to film production and location agencies across the UK and Ireland, has added weight to the call for a film and TV studio to be located in the area. Founded in the Highlands over 20 years ago, the company believes such facil

Building materials supplier Breedon has switched from the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) to the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, marking a pivotal moment in the company's history.

The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC), the powerhouse behind The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, has promoted Billy McCarter to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and appointed him to the group's board with immediate effect. Mr McCarter previously held the role of interim finance director withi

Avant Homes Scotland, a Stirling-based housebuilder, has put forward plans for the construction of 342 new homes at Blindwells in East Lothian, carrying a gross development value of £91.6 million. The planning application follows Avant Homes’ agreement to acquire a 20-acre site at Blindw

Home Scotland has received a £15 million loan, arranged by Allia C&C through the Charitable Bond programme funded by the Scottish Government. The loan will help Home Scotland deliver just under 900 homes across the country over the next five years, which include a mix of social rent and mi

Compack Cartons' latest packaging facility in Livingston was today inaugurated by the cabinet secretary for wellbeing economy, fair work and energy, Neil Gray, following a £13.5 million investment by Port Glasgow-based McLaren Packaging. Compack, which was acquired by McLaren Packaging in

Entertainment venue Topgolf Glasgow has generated over 300 new jobs at its site in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire since its inauguration last year. The facility, which was developed by Ashfield Land and opened late last year, offers a multitude of high-tech golf games, food and drink services, and ev

Easter lifted Scottish retail sales in April, as total sales in Scotland rose by 9.1% compared with April 2022, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.

A man who embezzled £170,000 from a deceased woman who had hired him as a financial advisor and later appointed him executor of her estate has lost a High Court appeal against his conviction.  Gordon Couch, who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for embezzling funds from the

Scottish private sector firms have shown strong growth in the second quarter, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland's latest PMI survey for April. The Business Activity Index reported a ten-month high of 54.3 in April, a rise from March's 52.9, fuelled by increased customer activity and a consiste

Glasgow-based affordable loans firm, Scotcash, has announced the termination of its lending services, citing a challenging economic, regulatory, and funding environment. The company, supported by Glasgow City Council, Wheatley Homes Glasgow (formerly Glasgow Housing Association), ng homes, Royal Ban

Gold producer Scotgold Resources has concluded its open offer of shares and raised a further £2 million in funding through a fully subscribed open offer of shares and an additional subscription agreement with existing shareholders, Maurice and Nicole Mason.

Land Rover Experience Scotland, based in Dunkeld, Perthshire, has transitioned to an employee-owned business structure, providing its staff with an 83% share in the company via the creation of an employee ownership trust (EOT). This move to employee ownership came after the company sought advice fro