News

Virgin Money, the owner of Clydesdale Bank, has launched a free, full money management package to support small business customers with their day-to-day financial operations and ensure they have a complete view of their past, current and future financial position. In partner

Almost one fifth (17%) of UK SMEs don’t think they’d survive another lockdown and would be forced to stop trading permanently if one came into effect, according to a new report by small business insurer Simply Business.

An Aberdeen entrepreneur has received a £10,000 cash boost from the Scottish Edge awards for her knitting app.

Scottish companies listed on the London Stock Exchange have outperformed their indices in the third quarter of 2020, according to analysis from Brewin Dolphin, buoyed by a strong performance from the country’s AIM constituents. The wealth manager found that Scottish organisations on the AIM in

The HMRC has admitted that Amazon will not be affected by the introduction of the new digital services tax, however, small traders who useth site to sell products will be penalised. UK Ministers had claimed that the tax which was announced in April, would make “global giants with profitable bu

Coffeepots, a Costa Coffee franchise in Cumbernauld, is resuming plans to build the town's first drive-through coffee shop after securing a £600,000 financing facility from HSBC. Coffeepots, owned by Pat Dunese and Colin Wilson, expects to create 25 new jobs when the latest outlet opens e

The Glasgow-based NHS Credit Union has received a Fairbanking Mark Award for its savings product. The award makes it the first credit union to have gained a three star Fairbanking Mark for its regular savings account.

Metro Bank has suspended businesses from opening new accounts, despite calls from the Bank of England to keep credit flowing.  The lender has stopped the opening of new business accounts due to an influx of demand from businesses seeking bounce back loans for which firms must have a current acc

Accounting, advisory and business services group Azets has appointed Colin Haig as head of restructuring and Matthew Richards as a partner in the restructuring team. Mr Haig has been at the centre of the business restructuring industry for over 40 years, and is the current president of R3, the

Liz Mallon looks at the important role first time buyers need to play in the changing new homes property market. Recent research carried out by Savills shows that the Scottish new homes market has seen a steady recovery since the market re-opened in the summer, and properties in Glasgow and Edinburg

A new report by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PSLA) has identified solutions to the barriers that prevent pension funds from fully embracing climate-aware investment.

Glasgow-based data tech innovator Talking Medicines has been chosen to join Tech Nation’s Applied AI 2.0 Growth Programme. Tech Nation’s growth programmes are designed to champion and support ‘the UK’s most exceptional deep tech scale-ups’ and alumni include Skyscanner,

In the UK around 95% of Britain’s 4.9 million private businesses employ less than 10 people. While 75% are sole proprietors, another 20%  have up to only nine employees. This means that many of these businesses are not in a position to implement a Group Life Protection scheme, or Death in

A leading member of the parody Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is facing up to six years in prison for alleged illegal political activities.

Andrew Morrison, director of MCC Accountants, discusses how regional corporation tax cuts could shift the UK's London-centric economy. There hasn’t been much to celebrate for society or the economy as Scotland and the UK has struggled through months of lockdown restrictions.