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Finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched a programme of support for Scotland’s social enterprise community with Baillie Gifford. The scheme aims to help organisations recover from the impact of COVID-19 and develop strategies for future growth. The Ambitions for Recovery

Family-run fishing business Skelwick LLP, which has been providing fishing services to the north east of Scotland for 25 years, is the proud owner of a brand new state-of-the-art fishing vessel in Orkney thanks to a significant funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. Whilst based in K

The Scottish Government has announced that people looking for work or those at risk of redundancy will benefit from £100 million of additional assistance to move into work or retrain.

The Scottish Property market has seen a huge demand since the coronavirus lockdown restrictions have been eased, according to property firm ESPC.

Scotland’s GDP increased by 1.5% in May, after the sharp falls of 18.9% in April and 5.5% in March, according to statistics announced today by the chief statistician. Although output has picked up slightly in May, it remains 22.1% below the level in February, prior to the direct impacts of the

Four projects in Fife have received a share of an £83,150 funding package from the Scottish Government's Towns and BIDs Resilience and Recovery Fund to help business recovery after the coronavirus pandemic.  Last month, the funding was announced by Aileen Campbell, cabinet secretary

Scottish manufacturing and construction firms saw an encouraging boost in business throughout June as the coronavirus lockdown measures began to ease, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland UK Small Business PMI report. 

A loan scheme to support farmers and crofters through the coronavirus crisis has been announced by rural economy secretary Fergus Ewing. With the additional uncertainty caused by Brexit, the National Basic Payment Support Scheme will maintain vital cash flow for farm and croft businesses by injectin

Farmers and crofters in Scotland are being offered £1 million in funding from the Scottish Government to diversify into forestry and help with the fight against climate change.

Dundee-based marketing firm DRL Media has launched a £1250,000 support fund to help businesses boost their advertising and marketing after the coronavirus pandemic. 

Essential spending in June returned to levels seen in 2019 as the UK continues to emerge from lockdown life, according to the latest data from Lloyds Bank.

 A Michigan man has won $2 million dollars after being given the wrong lottery ticket.

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of Livingston-based WFS Technologies Limited. Immediately following the appointment, the entire business and its assets were immediately sold to GKFF EnNovo.

Tax and business advisory specialists EQ Accountants have helped clients secure over £17 million of funding support during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm, which has offices in Dundee, Forfar, Cupar and Glenrothes, has successfully claimed over £15m in government loans and g

Unemployment in Scotland rose to 4.3% between March and May as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions hit the jobs market hard.