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Neil Francis, interim managing director of Scottish Enterprise, looks ahead to the trade and investment environment in Scotland in 2021. The recent announcement of a further national lockdown due to COVID-19 was a difficult start to 2021 for many, including those involved in international trade and

The UK Government has launched new legal action against eight former directors of failed contractor Carillion which could see them banned from running businesses for up to 15 years.

Law firm Gilson Gray is planning to expand its business and have a “significant impact” in Dundee this year. The firm opened an office in South Tay Street last year and now has almost 20 staff, among them property expert Lindsay Darroch.

Edinburgh-based marine renewables specialist QED Naval has launched its first crowdfunding campaign after the acquisition of the Dutch Oosterschelde Tidal Power (OTP) project, the largest tidal turbine array in the world. The firm is now expanding its plans to disrupt the energy sector wit

Companies in the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) have taken on more than £16,000,000 debt since lockdown started to allow them to stay afloat.

Perth-based property consultancy firm Bidwells has been successful in securing a further term as managing agents for Crown Estate Scotland’s coastal portfolio. Crown Estate Scotland recently put a number of property management contracts out for a retender with a full public procurement exercis

The UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November as fresh lockdown restrictions came into place in England, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

A woman declared dead by a court is still struggling to undo the ruling more than three years after pointing out she's still alive.

There was a sharp increase in Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVA) in consumer-facing sectors across Scottish cities in the second half of 2020, with Edinburgh the third most impacted city in the UK, according to new analysis by PwC.

After an eventful start to 2021, which has already seen the completion of Brexit, new lockdown measures and the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, experts from Johnston Carmichael, have revealed their top business predictions for the remainder of the year. They speculate that climat

Shettleston Housing Association has welcomed a £45 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing loans and enable completion of its new build development programme within the area. Providing quality affordable homes and services for the communities of Shettleston, G

Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency startup Zumo has welcomed more than 10,000 new UK users to its app in December following a drive to reach new users. The success of the campaign, which included a referral incentive scheme, bears witness to growing interest in cryptocurrencies as a more secure and smar

Significant parts of the Scottish economy face worsening conditions due to the pandemic before restrictions are set to ease this year, according to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) Quarterly Economic Indicator (QEI).

House prices and home sales activity increased in Scotland according to the December Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey.

The Scottish Government has announced further measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus and limit non-essential contact. From Saturday, non-essential click and collect retail services will be prohibited in Level 4 areas and further changes will be put in place to how services open for ess