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A grip-strengthening robotic glove, an app to better connect restaurants and food suppliers and a system to measure forest health using satellites have been named the winners of the University of Edinburgh’s annual awards for student entrepreneurs. The three startup businesses were announced l

The value of Sir Alex Ferguson's personal company, ACF Sports Promotions, increased in value to almost £17.5 million last year. According to newly filed accounts with Companies House, the firm has total assets of £21m and owes just over £3.5m to creditors within one year.

The Scottish Government has announced a new ten-year National Strategy which it said will drive Scotland’s economic transformation as the country recovers from the coronavirus pandemic and transitions to a net-zero economy. Working to unleash entrepreneurial potential and grow Scotland’s

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.8% in May 2021, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Angela Gulbenkian, a socialite member of one of the world’s largest art-collecting dynasties, has admitted to being involved in a £1.15 million fraud involving a missing pumpkin sculpture.

Finance advisory specialists Hutcheon Mearns are expanding into a Dundee and Angus, adding two key hires to support increased demand. Tina Maguire joins the team as resourcing manager. With nearly 40 years of experience in banking and finance recruitment, she specialises in recruiting for finance an

Financial services firms in the UK are planning to boost IT spending to tighten up their cybersecurity, according to new data from PwC UK and the CBI. The latest results from the CBI/PwC Financial Services Survey 2021 show that 70% of firms plan to invest more over the next 12 months. This is almost

Scottish labour market conditions saw further recovery during June, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs. Hiring activity surged again amid reports that companies were stepping up their hiring efforts in line with easing COVID-19 restrictions and rising economic activity.

South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE) and Interface have agreed to work together to help deliver collaborations between Scotland’s academic institutions, SME’s and community organisations in the South of Scotland. The new partnership will see SOSE provide funding of £75,000 for

UK law firm TLT has advised Biffa on its £10 million acquisition of Scotland's only post-consumer plastics recycling facility. Biffa is the UK's leading sustainable waste management business and the acquisition is in line with the Group's strategy to quadruple its plastic recycling capaci

A three-year project to rebuild the tourism sector across Argyll and the Islands has secured £350,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and will create new jobs. The HIE funding will support two key areas of activity; product development and community engagement.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced a £1.9 million investment to help create a "world-class" attraction at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Highland Wildlife Park in the Cairngorms National Park.

Chartered surveyor DM Hall is set to create a 'superhub' presence in south east Scotland with the merger of its Musselburgh satellite into the firm’s principal Edinburgh office. The new hub will be run by partners Jonathan Hunter and Andrew Milne.

Balfour Beatty has agreed the sale of three UK assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio including the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) and the Woodland View Hospital in Irvine.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has said that changes are needed to make environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting effective. The FRC published its Statement of Intent on Environmental, Social and Governance challenges this week. The statement sets out areas in which there are issue