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Two-thirds of female entrepreneurs feel the pandemic has worsened gender inequality and bias in business, according to new research by Simply Business, a small business insurance providers.

Glasgow-based diesel and gas generator provider DTGen has agreed to acquire the sales and projects division of Bristol-based Power Electrics Generators (PEG), from its owners John and Andy Pullin. The acquisition will add considerable capacity and expertise to DTGen and extends its national coverage

abrdn has announced an evolution to its Sustainable Investing approach with the creation of a new ‘Sustainability Group’. This includes the appointment of Amanda Young to the executive role as chief sustainability officer to lead the group and the sustainability strategy for abrdn’

New data from financial mutual Scottish Friendly has revealed investment by female customers into newly opened stocks and shares ISA policies reached its highest than in any quarter since the start of the global pandemic. The Scottish Friendly Investor Index tracks sales of adult investment ISA poli

Chartered accountant Wylie & Bisset has welcomed Crown Estate Scotland’s launch of a capital investment fund and advised SMEs to diversify and innovate their way to prosperity. Launched to help promote the sustainable development of Scotland’s natural resources, the £3m Innovat

Aberdeen-based Bio Technical Scotland, developers of a complete circular food economy solution which also includes Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU), has been selected from 178 applications to travel to Silicon Valley next month in partnership with Startup Grind Scotland. The only Aberdeen-based

R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body, has launched a new debt advice guide for individuals in Scotland. The free resource, ‘Dealing with money worries – a guide to your options’, provides an overview of the potential solutions available to those who are worried about the

Macdonald Henderson, led by corporate director Laura McKnight, has advised the shareholders of Glasgow-based Ping Network Solutions on the disposal of the company to Luxembourg–based Sword Group, the Euronext listed IT and digital transformation group. Sword UK employs 430 staff and more than

A cyclist who reported a motorist to police for allegedly using his phone behind the wheel is facing a £1,000 fine for his trouble. Bristol cyclist Tom Bosanquet, 42, submitted footage from his headcam to an online portal for reporting road traffic offences after spotting a motorist with a pho

People and businesses need urgent UK Government support to mitigate the rising cost of living, finance secretary Kate Forbes has said. In a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak ahead of the Spring Statement, Ms Forbes called on UK Ministers to match the 6% uprate on social security

Almost £6 billion has been invested to support low income households across Scotland over the last three years. More than a third of that total, around £2.18 billion, has directly benefitted children as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan

Innovatium, a Glasgow-based technology business focused on reducing the carbon impact of industrial processes, has secured over £900,000 of new investment to enhance its new liquid air battery technology. Led by the investment syndicate Kelvin Capital, alongside co-investment partners Scottish

Startup Grind Scotland has announced its 20-person cohort of Scottish entrepreneurs who will travel to Silicon Valley this April to take part in a programme of activities based around the Startup Grind Global Conference. From 178 applications from Scottish technology startups and scale-ups, an indep

A total of £3.9 million of Scottish Government funding will be made available to rural tourism to support visitor management. More than 200 seasonal countryside rangers and operations staff posts will be created to support sustainable and responsible rural tourism.

A total of 87% of UK SMEs are unaware of their business’s total carbon emissions, despite good intentions, with almost half (45%) of UK SMEs recognising it is important to lower their emissions in the near future, according to new research published by NatWest. These stark statistics follow Na