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Business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor has moved from its base in West Nile Street, Glasgow, to newly renovated offices in the city centre in Bothwell Street. The firm has signed a lease for a 4,094sq ft office suite at a prominent former bank branch which has been refurbished to pr

A Dunbartonshire company director has been disqualified for eight years following his firm's misconduct, after it instigated a near 200 million automated calls and failed to pay a £500,000 fine. In 2018, Stephen Foote's firm, CRDNN Limited, contravened regulation 19 and 24

Capreon has acquired Edinburgh Quay, a city centre complex of three office buildings in the capital, for £36.8 million.

A new report highlighting the positive impact of the customer support banks provided during the pandemic and calling for some measures to be re-introduced amid the rising cost of living has been published by Fair4All Finance, with support from Johnston Carmichael. In research conducted with Lloyds B

Social enterprises contributed over £2.63 billion in 2021, according to a new report. The Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2021 report shows that the sector has continued to grow despite the joint challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit.

Edinburgh’s office market saw a record number of regears during 2022, as occupiers decided to stay put amid economic uncertainty, according to analysis from Knight Frank.

While only 21% of UK CEOs expect the global economy to improve over the next 12 months, they remain bullish about their business’ revenue prospects in the timeframe, with 48% very or extremely confident. This is according to PwC’s 26th annual CEO Survey published at the World Economic Fo

A couple is set to go to court in defence of a rooster who has racked up thousands in fines for crowing too loudly. Jackie and Drew Tanenbaum, from Maryland, have been fined $4,800 (around £4,000) over Wilbur the rooster's crowing following a neighbour's complaints, local TV channel WTKR News

A new report has revealed that the richest 1% gained nearly two-thirds of all new wealth worth $42 trillion (£34.5tn) created since 2020, almost twice as much money as the bottom 99% of the world’s population.

Around 30,000 HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) staff will vote today on possible strike action amid plumetting morale and staff cuts. Any strike action is likely to take place in the spring with customer services, tax and anti-fraud investigations as well as work at customs checking centres all potent

The Scottish Government has appointed Ellis Watson as chief business advisor to the First Minister, after creating the new role as part of its strategy to drive sustainable growth and long term economic success for Scotland. Mr Watson has held senior positions at a number of companies including John

Cala Group has pointed to the Conservatives’ controversial mini-budget last autumn for disrupting an overall “excellent” year in 2022 for the housebuilder.

A Glasgow-based startup specialising in advanced imaging technology has secured £50,000 in support from the Start Up Loans programme to take its business to new heights. Launched in January 2022 by metasurface physicists Charles Altuzarra and Yash Shah, Metahelios has created a first-of-its-ki

Par Equity has led a £1.6 million seed funding round into Gigged.AI, alongside existing investor Techstart Ventures, Edinburgh-based strategic design firm Nile HQ, and a number of entrepreneurs. Now Gigged.AI is set to scale its HR tech as companies address hiring freezes and staff retent

Isio, pensions, wealth and investment advisory business, has announced three senior promotions in Scotland as the firm continues to grow its offering across its Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. John McAleer, Andrew Singh and Tony Hodgson have all been promoted in recognition of their contributions to