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Celebrating Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2023, Dundedin Advisory has introduced its newest team member — Harry Smith. As an apprentice, Harry, who began his training in January, is a full-time employee of Dunedin Advisory working towards gaining his qualification in visual application sup

If the Energy Bill Relief Scheme is not extended beyond March, or alternative government support provided, businesses will need to make tough decisions about how they manage the higher cost of energy bills, according to research from Grant Thornton's latest Business Outlook Tracker. Of the 600 mid-s

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has warned that imminent reduction of the annual exemption for capital gains tax will see hundreds of thousands of people become liable to pay tax they may not even be aware of, and urged the government to publicise the change.

The number of new technology companies incorporated in Scotland increased 22% in 2022, according to analysis of Companies House data by RSM UK. A total of 1,367 new tech businesses were incorporated in Scotland last year, up from 1,124 in 2021.

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