Business

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) has announced a £4.45 million investment into Highland Coast Hotels to help to support more sustainable and community-led hospitality around the North Coast 500 tourist route. The investment will support tourism and employment opportunities in a rem

Almost three quarters (72%) of small or medium enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland are currently waiting on late payments from customers, according to new research from Barclays surveying 500 UK small business owners.

Amazon has scrapped plans to block UK Visa credit card payments this week, amid dispute resolution talks over payment fees. In a statement released yesterday, Amazon said: "The expected change regarding the use of Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk will no longer take place on January 19."

A two-year equality fund has been launched to make Scottish workplaces, including those in the finance industry, more inclusive and diverse. The Scottish Government-funded initiative, with £800,000 available in its first year, aims to address longstanding barriers in the labour market so that

Scotgold Resources, the gold exploration and production company focused on Scotland, has announced that it recorded its highest gold concentrate production in December since its first gold pour at its Coconish mine. A total of 101 tonnes of concentrate has been produced, equating to c.700

John Tutte is to join the board of housebuilder Bellway as non-executive chairman designate on 1st March 2022. Mr Tutte will succeed Paul Hampden Smith, who will retire from the board as non-executive chairman on 1st April 2022, following almost nine years' service as a non-executive director.

A new report from BDO has found that 70% of businesses are only planning nine months ahead, despite ambitions to launch new products and services and ongoing investments in research and development both at home and abroad.

Scotland’s predicted rapid return to pre-pandemic levels of economic growth has been put at risk as businesses report increased concerns over rising costs, recruitment challenges and concern over the return of COVID-19 restrictions, according to a new survey conducted by the Scottish Chambers

The first development at Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee is complete and sees the delivery of a new design and build industrial space. Comprising of six light industrial units, the Fulhame Building is the Parc’s first lettable space for small start-up businesses and covers 1

Ovo Energy is to close its Peth office after the firm warned its UK staff that it planned to cut 1,700 jobs. Staff have been informed that 1,700 employees across the UK will lose their jobs through voluntary redundancy.

New research from Lloyds Bank Business has found that just 1 in 10 (12%) small businesses in the UK went online as a direct result of the pandemic.

Global private markets firm Partners Group has agreed on behalf of its clients to acquire Aberdeen-based infrastructure company North Star from Basalt Infrastructure Partners for an undisclosed sum.

One in three tourism and hospitality businesses have stated that they are likely to fail in 2022, according to a recent survey conducted by the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA).

Leaders from some of the country's most exciting businesses will travel to the USA this year for the first in-person trade missions from Scotland since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Around 25 SMEs from across the country are expected to join International Trade Partnership (ITP) missions to Miami and

Dentons has advised Edinburgh-based RoslinCT, a leader in advanced cell therapies contract development and manufacturing, on Global Healthcare Opportunities (GHO) Capital Partners' investment into the company. RoslinCT was established in 2006 with support from Scottish Enterprise. It was formed thro