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The Scottish labour market 'remained challenging' in August as permanent placements and temp billings continued to fall, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland report on jobs. 

All of Scotland’s 32 local authorities and more than 25 individual community regeneration projects will receive a share of £30 million of new investment for regeneration and town centres. The funding will be available immediately through the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) and the

Business Women Scotland has issued a final call for entries for the Business Women Scotland Business Awards before the closing date of Monday September 14 at 5pm. The awards mark the achievements of the growing number of women-led businesses and recognise the

The Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) has won a tender from the Scottish Government to launch and deliver the National Cyber Security Centre’s Exercise in a Box to businesses in Scotland. More than 250 organisations – from those in the Highlands and Islands all the way to the Bo

The Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) Financial Reporting Lab is inviting investors and companies to participate in a new project on corporate disclosures on risks, uncertainties and scenarios.   Investors and other stakeholders are increasingly looking for information from companies about ho

A man has found a Chinese teapot worth £100,000 in his attic after having a clear-out during lockdown. 

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has stopped Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group from forcing small business customers to open paid-for business current accounts when taking out emergency coronavirus Bounce Back Loans.

Jim Galbraith, director of Scottish Friendly, and Sarah Deas, non-executive director of Bank of Scotland Foundation Wellbeing Economy Alliance (Scotland), have won top accolades at the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards. 

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust plc, a trust managed by Standard Life Aberdeen, has posted its annual results revealing its net asset value (NAV) total return was -0.5%, marking the second year in a row where the company has reported negative absolute returns.  The share price tot

Loganair has announced the launch of new routes with tickets on sale for travel from the end of March until the end of August next year. Cornwall Airport Newquay will join the Loganair network with services to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Aberdeen, while Services between Gla

Peer-to-peer support and advisory organisation for business leaders, The Alternative Board, is to expand into Edinburgh – with former senior executive Andy Todd at the helm. Andy Todd is a former senior vice-president at Wood Mackenzie, the global research and analysis consultancy, and will le

Alison Bryce, partner at Dentons, writes about the uncertainty for the Scottish food and drink industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Over the last 47 years, the UK’s laws, regulations and processes have become inextricably linked with the European Union. There are a number of factors to c

The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS), which operates the HMS Unicorn in Dundee, has launched a £30,000 crowdfunding campaign.

The Scottish Government has launched its Green Investment Portfolio inviting investors to get behind more than £1 billion of low carbon, eco-friendly and recycling opportunities. The Green Investment Portfolio promotes market-ready projects that will help Scotland transition to a net-zero econ

South of Scotland Enterprise’s board has announced up to £1 million financial support to the Langholm Initiative charity in its venture to purchase part of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch Estates. The Langholm Initiative is spearheading a campaign to raise enough funds to buy the land and b