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Scottish women working in the technology industry are willing to accept an average minimum salary that is almost £20,000 less than males, according to new research conducted by careers marketplace Haystack. The research comes days after a damning report was published by think tank IPPR Scotlan

The Business Banking Resolution Service (BBRS) is appealing to professional services firms to see if their current and previous clients’ long-standing bank disputes can be tackled. It is estimated that nearly 600,000 UK SMEs could qualify for the BBRS' independent, free-of-charge specialist di

Annual house price growth rose to 11.0% from 10.5% in July, according to the latest Nationwide House Price Index.

New polling, published in an IPPR Scotland report released today, has revealed that people in Scotland are overwhelmingly supportive of the introduction of a four-day working week. In addition, the report finds that a shorter working week - in which workers’ hours are reduced without losing ou

Prestwick Spaceport is “on track to become the continent’s leading space hub” as it steps up its marketing and operational efforts, whilst moving forward with launch partner discussions.

A collection of prized Meissen porcelain which was seized by the Nazis is set to be sold at an auction in New York next month. The porcelain was smuggled across Europe after its Jewish owners were forced to flee the Nazis and were later taken for Hitler before being found in a salt mine by the "Monu

SolarisKit, a Dundee company that launched a pioneering thermal collector flat pack kit following support from Royal Bank of Scotland’s Climate Entrepreneur Accelerator, has been accepted onto Amazon Launchpad, enabling the product to be offered globally. The firm was established in 2019 by me

Lesley-Anne Junner has been appointed as the new head of finance (corporate & IT services) at Thenue Group. Ms Junner will take up her new role in mid-September and follows the retirement of long-serving finance chief John Russell.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset is advising SMEs working in the construction sector confronting material price rises and skills shortages to consider collaboration, diversification, innovation and incentivisation strategies to help them recover from the pandemic. A recent Federation of Mast

Scottish Enterprise has today announced unprecedented support for businesses after investing over £568 million in Scotland’s economy in 2020/21. The record level of funding ensured the country’s national economic development agency supported more firms than ever before, resulting i

Business confidence in Scotland rose six points during August to 34%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. The full easing of lockdown restrictions in Scotland in August was a clear boost for businesses, with overall confidence in the economy also risi

Asset & wealth management firm AssetCo has appointed Lucy Draper as director of distribution. Ms Draper was previously director, business development – Middle East Africa at Standard Life Aberdeen (now abrdn) based in Abu Dhabi engaging with a mix of financial institutions in the region.

The UK’s largest privately-owned construction company Laing O’Rourke is planning a listing on the stock exchange within the next three years. Founder and chief executive Ray O’Rourke revealed the timeline in an interview with the Financial Times.

Scottish diagnostics specialist FlexMedical Solutions has doubled headcount to over 30 over the twelve months while investing £1 million in equipment and leasehold improvements, and growing its floor space with five new R&D labs and new office facilities. Livingston-headquartered FlexMedic

Professional services firm Moray Group has appointed Joseph Bowie as its new group-wide chief operating officer to help drive growth. Father-of-two Joseph Bowie, 36, takes on the COO position after more than a decade at legal firm Aberdein Considine.