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Peer-to-peer support and advisory organisation for business leaders, The Alternative Board, is to expand into Edinburgh – with former senior executive Andy Todd at the helm. Andy Todd is a former senior vice-president at Wood Mackenzie, the global research and analysis consultancy, and will le

Alison Bryce, partner at Dentons, writes about the uncertainty for the Scottish food and drink industry in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Over the last 47 years, the UK’s laws, regulations and processes have become inextricably linked with the European Union. There are a number of factors to c

The Unicorn Preservation Society (UPS), which operates the HMS Unicorn in Dundee, has launched a £30,000 crowdfunding campaign.

The Scottish Government has launched its Green Investment Portfolio inviting investors to get behind more than £1 billion of low carbon, eco-friendly and recycling opportunities. The Green Investment Portfolio promotes market-ready projects that will help Scotland transition to a net-zero econ

South of Scotland Enterprise’s board has announced up to £1 million financial support to the Langholm Initiative charity in its venture to purchase part of Langholm Moor from Buccleuch Estates. The Langholm Initiative is spearheading a campaign to raise enough funds to buy the land and b

Edinburgh-based Boxergy, Ember Core, Reath, and Topolytics have been selected to join Tech Nation’s Net Zero programme. The programme has been designed to support 30 of the UK’s most promising scale-ups that are contributing to the UK reaching its goal of net zero greenhouse ga

A free programme developed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help businesses accelerate their growth has opened for new applications, with a virtual taster session arranged for September 24. The Pathfinder Accelerator programme provides fast-track training and mentoring and will be delive

Giuseppe Fanara, a Sicilian mafia boss serving a life sentence for killing a police officer, has bitten off and swallowed the little finger of a guard he attacked at a prison in Rome. 

Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB) has appointed Stuart Law as its new director of payroll and taxes. Mr Law joins AAB’s Payroll & Employment Taxes team to support ongoing growth, with a focus on London and the Central Belt.

A new survey by MHA Henderson Loggie has revealed that solicitors in Scotland specialising in commercial dispute resolution and family law are anticipating an increase in workload due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey also revealed that two-thirds of solicitors expressed a lack of confidence

A company that benefited from unlawful tax exemptions and was ordered to pay over £1 million to HM Revenue and Customs has lost an appeal challenging a payment order made to that effect.  John Gunn and Sons Ltd argued that they should only have to pay the amount which represented the

Up to 25% of the 50,000 jobs in Scotland's pubs and bars sector could be lost as businesses face unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19, according to a new survey released by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) and sponsored by KPMG.

HM Revenue & Customs may have paid out up to £3.5 billion in furlough money on fraudulent or mistaken claims, it was revealed on Monday.

Iain Masterton, head of VAT at accountants Chiene + Tait, discusses the complications a No Deal Brexit will create for UK businesses.  As the global economy continues to grapple with the huge challenges presented by the impact of Covid-19, here in the UK we face the additional threat which has,

Edinburgh-based financial services company Nucleus Financial Group has posted strong interim financial results with a 0.7% increase in net revenue despite the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.  For the six months ended 30th June 2020, the firm's assets under administration