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A total of 38 Scottish businesses are amongst the first cohort to sign up to The Academy, a new and unique training initiative to help food and drink businesses targeting growth, after the industry was one of the hardest hit by COVID-19 and Brexit. Open to food and drink businesses of all sizes and

Community organisations on Highland’s West Coast are supporting the safe return of visitors to the region by upgrading a range of local tourism facilities.

Around 23,000 people in Scotland will be given new online skills and training to help improve their chances of securing a job or to reduce isolation. The £26 million Connecting Scotland programme, which helps those on lower incomes and groups like the elderly, will offer online training skills

A woman who lost her wallet in a California movie theatre has found the item 46 years later.

Accountancy firm Azets has hired Matthew Allan as an associate director based in the audit team within the firm’s fast-growing Aberdeen office. Mr Allan has extensive experience auditing businesses in the O&G, food and drink, construction, manufacturing, retail and family business sectors.

International law firm CMS has appointed Michael Urquhart in the role of Of Counsel to its banking and finance team in Edinburgh. With over 14 years of transactional experience, Mr Urquhart specialises in advising a wide range of funders and borrowers in relation to infrastructure and energy project

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has engaged umbrella organisation The Professional Partner Network (TPPN) to augment the range of specialist expertise and advice it provides to the hospitality sector. The move follows the recent appointment by TPPN of senior hospitality experts Christine Ox

Scotland bucked a UK and European trend by attracting more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects in 2020 than in 2019, while the country has reached its highest-ever attractiveness level for investment and bolstered its position as the UK’s most attractive FDI location outside London, accor

Lee Corr, senior solicitor at Thorntons, is reminding new business owners to ensure they have completed all their due diligence and remain respectful of their neighbours in order for their businesses to thrive. Many people have embraced opportunity and pursued monetising their hobbies by launching n

Capital Credit Union is calling on the Scottish Government to appoint a financial wellbeing Tsar as part of a package of measures to help in the recovery from the Covid pandemic. The Edinburgh-based organisation says a three-pronged approach between credit unions, government and employers is needed

High growth tech business can now access crucial insights supporting their business growth strategy through Aspiring Unicorns, designed, delivered, and launched today by law firm Addleshaw Goddard. Comprising seven critical lessons for high-growth technology firms, the Aspiring Unicorns series will

UK house prices rose 1.3% month-on-month in May, which lifted the annual rate of increase to a near seven-year high of 9.5%, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Dentons has predicted a surge in activity in the vegan and plant-based food market after the law firm’s Scottish offices advised Bute Island Foods on their sale to Canadian dairy company, Saputo.

activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, has announced its strategic partnership with Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc, the premier people development solutions company. The partnership will bring to the market a comprehensive suite of technology-led HR

Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest has launched a new Junior Stocks and Share ISA for parents and guardians wanting an affordable alternative to cash savings to help save for their children’s future. The new JISA, available through NatWest’s digital investment services, NatWest Invest