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Scotland’s commercial property sales have suffered the worst quarter in a decade, according to The Scottish Property Federation’s (SPF) analysis of the latest commercial property sales figures from the Registers of Scotland.

Street Soccer Scotland has received the accolade in the Social Entrepreneur of the Year category of the Barclays' Entrepreneur Awards, which seeks to recognise a company that is delivering transformative social or environmental change.

A round-up of business news from across Scotland featuring: Glasgow Taxi's surge in contactless payments, BOHO's award success, Diageo's Katherine Smart's new appointment and WL Gore's role in the NASA Mars 2020 mission.

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has called upon the Scottish Government make targeted tax cuts, issue cash payments and temporarily abolish town centre parking charges in an effort to reignite consumer confidence and draw shoppers back to Scottish high streets. 

Job vacancies have risen in Scotland with Edinburgh and Glasgow leading the way with week-on-week increases of 62% and 30% respectively, while job vacancies in England have plummeted. 

The Scottish Government's Finance and Constitution Committee has launched a Call for Views on the impact of the Trade Bill 2020.

The Co-operative Bank has announced that it will be cutting 350 jobs and close 18 branches in England.  The lender has pointed to the current economic uncertainty and the increasing shift towards online banking as the reason for the cuts. 

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has welcomed recommendations for developing a world-class technology sector in Scotland. Recognising the sector’s potential for innovation and high growth, a report from entrepreneur Mark Logan outlines ways of creating more jobs, increasing investment in Scottish

Facebook has paid €100 million to the French tax office.  The payment includes a tax adjustment relating to Facebook's profits between 2009 and 2018, but also a €22m penalty for the social media giant's failure to settle sooner, according to French media reports.

Edinburgh-based accountancy firm Chiene + Tait (C+T) has launched a new online video series today, with the help of some high-profile figures in business and economics, to support Scottish business in a post-pandemic environment. The Future Of…  series, presented by the firm&rs

Alan Hamilton, corporate finance director at Johnston Carmichael, has called on businesses to review their funding requirements ahead of a “perfect storm” of liquidity challenges, as government support for businesses adversely impacted by COVID-19 starts to unwind. The government-ba

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has today announced the launch of its first crowdfunding campaign with Seedrs in its bid to bring the benefits of cryptocurrencies to the mass market. The campaign is now live and accessible via the Seedrs website. It allows user

Strong and clear leadership is key to the transformative success of digital in the workplace, according to the latest report from The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) which reveals the challenges and opportunities faced by organisations during the pandemic. Data and digital tran

Duncan Milne warns employers over claims arising from the pandemic. An increase in whistleblowing claims over the coming months is inevitable. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, according to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the furlough fraud reports are now sitting at around 8,000. This fi

Aberdeen-based drinks company Boozy Events has successfully expanded its business into 15 countries during lockdown after receiving support from Business Gateway.   Launched in April 2018, Boozy Events is a bespoke drinks firm, specialising in cocktail making classes and pop-up cocktail ba