Business

Morgan Stanley has announced a doubling of the size of its Inclusive Ventures Lab (MSIVL), an accelerator programme that invests in and works closely with start-ups led by women and ethnically diverse founders.

A public/ private consortium made up of Advanced Infrastructure, Oxfordshire County Council, Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council as well as Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) have announced their successful bid in the Innovate UK Net Zero Living programme. The aim of the Ne

Scottish start-up Manus Neurodynamica is developing real solutions to conditions that - despite the advance of modern medicine - still require digital tools to further improve the standards of care. The company recently secured a loan from UMi Debt Finance Scotland, funded through the Scottish Growt

Scottish gold exploration and production company Scotgold Resources Limited has announced plans to raise £2.5 million as part of its growth strategy, which include further exploration in the Highlands.

The Scottish private sector reported a further fall in total activity during January according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI data. The Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - fell from December's five-month high of 48.3 to 47.1, signalling

Cruise ship calls in 2023 for Forth Ports’ Capital Cruising business on Scotland’s east coast are set to jump by 50%, with around 150 cruise ships, carrying an estimated 225,000 passengers, expected to visit Edinburgh, Fife and Dundee this year.

A Scottish artisan food producer has expanded into international markets and is set to increase sales by 25% after it received support and signposting to over £30,000 of funding from Business Gateway.

Scottish salmon sales reached £578 million during the calendar year, making it the UK’s biggest food export in 2022, new HMRC figures have revealed.

Last year 35,158 new companies were registered in Scotland, a record high according to Inform Direct's Review of Company Formations. The figure represented a 3% increase on the previous year's formations bringing the total number of registered companies in Scotland at the end of 2022 to 280,990. Dur

Advanta Wealth, the wealth management company which has offices in Glasgow, Esher, Dundee and London, has announced a three year partnership with the Rugby Players Association (RPA).

Innovatium, a Scottish low carbon technology company, has been awarded a grant worth £360,000 under phase 9 of the Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF).

Tech and analytics consulting firm Optima Partners has announced it’s on course to double its headcount to over 100 in the next 12 months. The Edinburgh-headquartered firm secured a £2.3 million investment from capital investor BGF, and appointed new non-executive directors, Karen Thomas

Fanbase, a startup developing software that delivers mobile ticketing and better fan experience for sports clubs, has secured a £1 million investment led by SaltPay — a payment services provider. CEO and co-founder of Edinburgh-based Fanbase, Alasdair Crawley, said: "Our vision is for Fa

Inspired by the success of Scotch whisky, Matugga Distillers has launched a private cask ownership programme to the public. The distillery is offering people the chance to tap into the emerging market of rum cask ownership and to be "part of Scotland’s distilling history", with whisky expert C

Specialist asset manager Mercia Asset Management, a provider of finance to small and medium-sized businesses, has invested £26 million to date across Scotland’s regions and is looking to increase this investment activity into 2023. Headquartered in the Midlands, Mercia is keen to add to