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Youth charity The King’s Trust has today announced the Scotland roll-out of Business Advance, a programme designed and developed in partnership with LDC, to help young entrepreneurs sustain and grow their businesses through the first three years of trading. Business Advance is an extension of

Wbg has introduced a new financial wellbeing support service aimed at employers seeking to help colleagues access debt support. Paul McDougall, insolvency practitioner at Wbg, said: “Managing debt can be overwhelming and stressful, affecting employees personal and work lives, including job per

EPM Solutions, an expert in engineering asset management, has announced its transition to an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Founded in 2002, EPM has built a strong reputation in providing expert professional services for an enviable blue-chip customer base who operate in asset intensive, industrial

Alternative finance lender Reward Funding, which has also offices in Dunfermline, has achieved a significant milestone by surpassing a £300 million loan book for the first time in its history. With thousands of SMEs benefitting from £1.2 billion of Reward Funding’s support since it

New research has revealed that 44% of people with at least one child under six years old have increased their saving in the past two years. However, according to Scottish Friendly, the number reduces as the age of the child increases.

Over 5,000 investors, almost double the amount from two years ago, are suing Hargreaves Lansdown for promoting the Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF) despite allegedly knowing about its problems. RGL Management, representing the claimants, says the total claim could exceed £200 million, with t

Legal & General, advised jointly by Savills and CBRE, has let three fully fitted offices at both Kintyre House and 140 West George Street in Glasgow city centre to occupiers including Hiscox, Beale & Co and Diamond & Co. At Kintyre House, 205 West George Street, insurance firm Hiscox wil

Capital Credit Union (CCU) is celebrating a significant milestone, having facilitated over £1 million in green loans to support eco-friendly home upgrades for Scottish households. Since the launch of the initiative in September, hundreds of homeowners have been able to invest in renewable ener

ICAS has said Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Mansion House reforms, which include a consultation next year on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards for large companies, need to go further. The reforms announced in the Chancellor's maiden speech at Mansion House aim to establish a world-leading sustainabl

Aberdein Considine has been awarded Debt Recovery Team of the Year at The Herald’s Law Awards of Scotland 2024. The awards, which took place on Friday 15 November, celebrate the influential figures and firms in the Scottish legal sector.  

Argentina is to scrap a law requiring the president to become the godparent of any couple's seventh son or seventh daughter. The bizarre 1974 law made international headlines a decade ago when then-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became godmother to a Jewish baby for the first time.

The Scottish Government has announced over £1.9 million in funding to boost entrepreneurship education and support under-represented groups in business. Pupils will have the opportunity to learn about business from primary one to the end of high school for the first time under a new initiative

The Highland Council has launched a consultation seeking public feedback a how a proposed Visitor Levy scheme across the Highlands would operate before going on to approve a public statutory consultation. The levy, which would be added to the cost of overnight accommodation, has been identified as a

Edinburgh-headquartered Aegon UK has announced its role in the soon-to-be established British Growth Partnership, as highlighted by the Chancellor in her inaugural Mansion House speech. Partnering with the British Business Bank, Aegon UK intends to provide the cornerstone investment in the initial f

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled a series of transformative reforms in her first Mansion House speech, focusing on pensions, financial regulation, and the advice-guidance framework. Speaking on 14 November, Chancellor Reeves underscored the need for a more growth-oriented approach to financial