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GDP figures for January have shown a 0.3% increase month-on-month, recovering some of the ground lost in December when output fell by 0.5%. Experts have said the figures provide some "hope that the UK economy may finally be kicking into gear" after the economy stagnated and went into negative g

Northern soul fanatics have warned thieves who stole £250,000 worth of rare vinyl records that they have "nowhere to hide". The rare collection of records was stolen from the home of Birmingham DJ Ted Massey after a gig in Nottingham last month, The Times reports.

Edinburgh is set to play host to an industry leading event with the return of Royal Bank of Scotland’s annual Food and Drink conference.

Wylie & Bisset has promoted Claire Dalrymple to partner of corporate services. Her latest promotion follows last year’s promotion from director of corporate services to associate partner, prior to which Ms Dalrymple’s was promoted from senior audit manager to director of corporate se

Highland Opportunity (Investments) Limited HO(I)L, The Highland Council’s business loan company has launched its first social media campaign to make Highland businesses and community organisations aware of its loan funds.

The latest analysis has shown that Edinburgh continues to have the lowest retail vacancy rate of the UK’s major cities, excluding London, despite the introduction of St James Quarter.

White Oak, a non-bank lender supporting SMEs and mid-corporates, has announced a partnership with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS). This new venture will help to expand White Oak’s relationship with the business community, providing ICAS’s 23,000 members, 3,700 C

Wood Group has rejected a fourth cash offer from Apollo Global Management to acquire the entire share capital of Wood.

A young entrepreneur seeking to revolutionise the world of piping was among the winners at the Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) Scottish Celebrating Small Business Awards, held yesterday in Glasgow. Engineering student Robbie MacIsaac, 22, won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year prize, bea

Despite the current economic turbulence and inflationary tailwinds, UK SMEs are proving resilient in the face of business challenges and although the outlook remains uncertain, many companies are confident of brighter times ahead for growth and opportunity.

Scotland’s first bank solely dedicated to small and medium sized business lending, AlbaCo, has been granted a banking licence by the UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Founded in 2018 with its headquarters in Glasgow, Alba was Authorised with Re

In the latest iteration of PwC’s Women in Work Index, Scotland has kept its top three position among the UKs nations and regions. The Index, first launched in 2010, is a weighted average of the five indicators that reflect women’s participation in the labour market and equality in the wo

Alliance Trust PLC has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2022 posting a Net Asset Value (NAV) total return of -7.1% and declaring a fourth interim dividend of 6.0p per share bringing its full year dividend to 24.0p. This is a 26% increase on the prior year and the 56th consec

A man from Minneapolis has built a huge snow fortress in his back yard and labelled himself a "snow engineer".

Multrees Investor Services, an Edinburgh financial services firm, has won a national award for its approach to supporting and developing its apprentices. Multrees was named winner in the SME Employer of the Year category at the Scottish Apprenticeships Awards last night (8 March).