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Scotland's economy trailed the rest of the UK in growing by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2025, according to new Scottish Government figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated to have increased by 0.4% in the first three months of the year, compared to growth of 0.7% across the UK.

The Scottish and Ukrainian governments have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at strengthening trade and investment links between the two countries.

Walker’s Shortbread has appointed Bryony Walker as commercial director, joining the company's board of directors with immediate effect. A fourth-generation member of the Walker's family, Ms Walker joined the company in 2013 and has since progressed through various positions, most recently bein

The number of overdue invoices on the books of Scottish businesses dropped to the lowest level in 2025 so far in April, according to new research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3’s analysis of data provided by Creditsafe shows Scottish businesses had a total

Fiona Cameron has been appointed as interim finance director at UHI Perth as the college aims to navigate financial challenges. Ms Cameron, an ACCA-qualified accountant, will take up the position with effect from Monday 9 June 2025.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has appointed Sharon Gillies as its new chief operations officer (COO). Ms Gillies joins the responsible finance provider from MND Scotland, where she has been director of operations and company secretary since 2022.

Luxury clothing firm Johnstons of Elgin has posted a pre-tax loss of £305,000.

Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK has made several key hires in its Aberdeen office to support the firm’s regional and national growth ambitions. The latest hires include Robbie Simpson as audit director, Ciaran Fines as assistant tax manager, and Naeema Joji as assistant audit manager. Th

A sword that belonged to Napoleon has sold for almost €4.7 million at auction. 

SPI Piling, one of Scotland’s most dynamic and innovative specialist civil engineering companies, is the headline sponsor of the Scottish Construction Summit, the inaugural event hosted by SFN's sister publication Scottish Construction Now in Glasgow on September 17. A well-respected firm with

Specialist lender ScotLend has secured a £20 million facility from Shawbrook to bolster its national footprint in the bridging finance market. The facility supports ScotLend’s offering of Loans between £30,000 to £2m across the UK and marks a significant milestone for Shawbro

Aberdeen-based ZOEX Ltd, the UK’s only female-founded wave energy company, is riding a wave of investment success after securing £531,000 funding including investment from Equity Gap, The University of Strathclyde and Scottish Enterprise. The private investment by Equity Gap has been mat

BGF, the UK’s most active growth capital investor, has pledged £200 million to Scottish businesses as part of its £3 billion UK-wide commitment to support high-potential companies over the next five years. This builds on the £391m already invested in Scotland since 2011. BGF&

Despite the uncertainty and volatility of the financial year to March 2025, Scotland’s angel investors maintained their support for Scotland’s emerging high-potential SMEs, according to the latest annual data from Angel Capital Scotland.  Figures from Scotland’s national assoc

Armstrong Watson has been named in the official ‘The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.’   This nationwide workplace survey, in partnership with leading employee experience platform, WorkL, honours and celebrates the UK’s top employers.