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Business rates for retailers as well as hospitality and leisure premises in Scotland are being reinstated from tomorrow, at a rate which has been labelled by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) as an "onerous" 23-year high.

Lar Housing Trust has appointed Alana Durnin as director of finance to help drive growth at the Dunfermline-based housing charity and its two subsidiary companies. She joins Lar from Oak Tree and Cloch Housing Association where she also held the role of Finance Director.

The annual National Economic Forum will take place in Edinburgh later today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and economy secretary Kate Forbes will engage with a range of entrepreneurs, business experts, stakeholders and economists on the Scottish Government’s ambitious economic plans.

HSP Investment Partners (HSP) has acquired a new majority stake in Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group for an undisclosed sum. Existing shareholder Epiris is retaining a significant minority stake, despite the acquisition.

Shares in Barclays dropped by 2.4% to 156.5 pence per share after one of the bank's biggest shareholders sold a stake worth around £900 million. The unidentified investor offloaded a stake of about 3.6% within a day of Barclays revealing a multi-billion-pound error that has been labelled by an

Ogilvie Construction has opened a new office in Aberdeen as part of a programme of investment to continue to grow its business in the north east of Scotland.

A police investigation into alleged Covid-19 breaches in Downing Street has led to 20 fines – and a warning that more could be on the way. The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into the UK's so-called "partygate" scandal months after it first emerged that parties and other gatherin

Smaller businesses in Scotland have the greatest understanding of the language and information on emissions and green issues in the UK, according to a new study commissioned by the British Business Bank. Only around two-fifths (39%) of Scottish respondents said they felt the language, terminology an

Highland-based Caley Timber and Building Supplies has laid the foundations for further success and guaranteed the future of more than 20 jobs with a switch to employee ownership. Caley Timber and Building Supplies was established by Donald John Morrison in 2003, and with depots in Inverness and Uist

Millions of UK bank account holders are putting themselves at a much greater risk of fraud by ignoring crucial warnings provided by the Confirmation of Payee (CoP) service, according to new research by Lloyds Bank. When sending money online to someone that hasn’t been paid before, Confirmation

A new initiative has been launched to support young entrepreneurs in Scotland who are thinking of setting-up companies with a social or environmental purpose. The Inclusive Business Models Project draws together case studies from a variety of Scottish business leaders who have chosen to divert from

Adaptive Surveys, an Aberdeen-based survey business launched at the start of the year, has already secured more than £200,000 in contract wins in the first month of trading. The firm, which is owned by Jamie Watt, is already working with several clients and has a further 30 projects in the pip

Glasgow-based fintech Guiide has appointed Michael Power, former CEO of Delta Financial Systems Ltd, as its new non-executive chairman. Having previously founded, grown, and scaled up Delta Financial Systems from a startup to its sale in 2020 to ASX-listed Bravura Solutions, Mr Power's expertise in

Aberdeen-headquartered developer and operator of environmental technology solutions SEM has announced the appointment of Adrian Morley as its new chief financial officer (CFO), as the business is poised for significant global growth. Adrian Morley will play a critical role in ensuring that the busin

BGF has successfully exited its investment in Edinburgh-headquartered care provider CSN Care Group (CSN).