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Scotland-based rocket firm, Orbex, has announced it will feature at the UK Space Agency’s ‘Space for Everyone’ event in Glasgow's George Square on the 21 to 22 September. Orbex previously attended the Space for Everyone event in Aberdeen in August, and due to a high level of intere

Shane Corstorphine, the founder of Scaling Up Consulting and ex-executive of Scottish unicorn company Skyscanner, will be a keynote speaker addressing Invest2Scale 2023 being held later this year in Edinburgh. Mr Corstorphine set up his consultancy business, which provides coaching for CEOs of rapid

A Danish artist has been ordered by a Copenhagen court to return 492,549 kroner (around £58,000) to the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg after he delivered two blank canvases. Originally, the museum commissioned artist Jens Haaning to embed banknotes into two pieces of art for a project titled "

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), in partnership with Shetland Islands Council (SIC), has the extension of the Shetland business start-up grant scheme until 31 March 2025. Grants of up to £4,000 for up to 100% of eligible costs are available for successful applicants including individual

Accountants and financial professionals have shown optimism about the role of digital technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), in transforming their industry, according to the ACCA's (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) Digital Horizons report.

Rising interest rates and high costs have pushed many Scottish businesses to review their spending, freeze pay increases and restructure their operations, in a bid to manage their finances, according to new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Business Outlook Tracker. The survey of 51 S

Aberdeen-based Global Wind Projects (GWP) is set to expand its operations after successfully completing the first of three contracts in Ireland, collectively valued at around £8.6 million. Owned by Highland entrepreneur Roy MacGregor, the company is a division of Global Port Services and was e

Edinburgh-based water retailer Business Stream has announced substantial savings for its customers, amounting to nearly £32 million for the 2022/23 financial year. A significant portion of this was realised through more than £15m in discounts. Water efficiency initiatives led to £1

Hamilton-based Greenwood Moreland, part of JMG Group, has acquired Glasgow-based Calcluth & Sangster Insurance Brokers. Representing its largest acquisition since the business began on its growth path, the deal will add £6m of gross written premium to the Greenwood Moreland business.

Celtic Football Club has revealed record annual pre-tax profits of £40.7 million, boosted by a triumphant return to the Champions League and other strategic moves.

Specialist lender Together has welcomed Stuart Heslop, a veteran of the banking industry with 35 years of experience, to advise its corporate team. Previously the managing director of real estate finance at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Mr Heslop will serve as a consultant for Together in Scotla

Scotch Whisky Investments' (SWI) proposal to relocate its global headquarters, as well as one of the world's largest whisky collections to Scotland, has moved a step closer. SWI, the international whisky asset management business, is set to relocate its headquarters, currently located in Sassenheim

The chief economist of NatWest and a former Scottish political leader are among the guests at an Edinburgh conference being hosted by International law firm CMS next month. On Point: Doing Business in Scotland in Challenging Times takes place on 5 October in the National Museum of Scotland

The owner of a surfing python has been fined after breaching the strict conditions of his animal permit. Higor Fiuza was filmed longboarding with three-year-old carpet python Shiva off Australia's Gold Coast in footage which went viral on social media this month, ABC reports.

Ten new export champions have been appointed for Scotland after a positive start to the scheme that was launched just under a year ago. In October last year the first ever Export Champions for Scotland were selected and tasked with promoting the benefits of exporting.