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A Lanarkshire dog walking business has doubled the size of its premises and is looking to bring in new staff after the owners received specialist advice from Business Gateway.

Mexico will sue Google if it continues to label the entire Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", the country's president has warned. One of Donald Trump's first acts on his return to the White House was to sign an executive order purporting to rename the body of water.

Company insolvencies in Scotland saw a 15% decrease in January 2025 compared to the same period last year. A total of 75 insolvencies were registered, comprising 37 Creditors' Voluntary Liquidations (CVLs), 32 compulsory liquidations, and six administrations. No Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs)

Scottish Building Society, the world's oldest building society, has joined forces with Legado to implement technology which will modernise its member communications. As a member-owned mutual, Scottish Building Society’s focus and purpose is to help people save money, and to help people buy hom

The 'big six' regional office markets across the UK – Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bristol – are experiencing a significant rise in the number of law firms looking for premium real estate to drive talent attraction and retention, according to Savills. Demand for

Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) is to provide expertise free of charge to local businesses looking to make the most of the benefits of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF). Partner Angus MacLeod, who is the head of the firm's Inverness office, will provide free advice t

Brodies LLP has announced the election of a new chair, with partner Iain Rutherford to take on the role from 1 May 2025. Mr Rutherford will succeed Christine O'Neill KC, who steps down as chair on completion of her fourth, three-year term. Regarded as one of Scotland's leading litigators and an expe

Deloitte has named David Mitchell as its new office senior partner for Glasgow. An audit partner at the firm since 2016, Mr Mitchell has over 20 years of experience in professional services, with deep roots in the Scottish market, and brings a wealth of knowledge to the role.

Almost six months after acquiring Glasgow accountancy and wealth management firm Milne Craig, Azets has unveiled ambitious plans to achieve double-digit growth across its Scottish operations in the coming year. Nearly 100 former Milne Craig staff will move into Azets’ Braehead office, increasi

A development grant from Michelin Development is helping a Dundee-based business transform its manufacturing process to meet increasing global demand for its products. Since its launch six years ago, DEW products, manufactured by Ecoanolytes UK, has seen sales take off from all corners of the world.

Confidence among Scotland's small businesses has fallen to its lowest level since the height of the pandemic, according to new research. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said its Small Business Index (SBI) found confidence fell to -67.2 in Q4 2024, its lowest level since Q4 2020, when it sto

Argentinian president Javier Milei is facing calls for his impeachment after allegedly promoting a cryptocurrency "scam". In a post to Elon Musk's X platform on Friday night, Mr Milei appeared to back the $LIBRA cryptocurrency coin, which he said was "dedicated to encouraging the growth of the Argen

The UK government is considering significantly reducing the scope of planned audit market reforms in an effort to reduce regulatory burdens on businesses and stimulate economic growth. Ministers are reportedly discussing abandoning a key measure of the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill that

The £9 million purchase of 30 CTD Tiles stores by rival retailer Topps Tiles raises competition concerns in four areas of the United Kingdom, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found.

Winchburgh Developments Ltd has appointed Alan Coyle as its new finance director. In his new role, Alan will work as part of the team behind the masterplan for Scotland’s fastest-growing town to further its vision of creating a community-led development in West Lothian which puts infrastructur