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N4 Investments (N4), the direct investment vehicle of N4 Partners, has announced its seven-figure investment in Opulus Financial (Opulus), the CFO solutions business headquartered in Glasgow. With a team of over 40 people based across the West of Scotland, Opulus provides a range of financial and op

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ASC Finance for Business, a national broker franchise network, has expanded with two new Scottish offices in Edinburgh and Perth. The offices are fully open and will be run by new director Steven Downie, who has taken over the office from Alison Hunter, who has been managing the firm's Scottish oper

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As the quarterly confidence index falls to level not seen outside pandemic-induced restrictions, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged leadership candidates to show pro-enterprise credentials. Surging operating costs, a high tax burden and struggles to fill vacancies are threatening the

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Begbies Traynor have been appointed liquidators of a Broughty Ferry cafe after it was forced to cease trading last month. The cafe, Jessie's Kitchen, surprised customers after it announced on it's Facebook page that it had suddenly decided to close down. The business had accumulated "significant" de

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ReviveEco, a food waste management company founded by University of Strathclyde alumni, has smashed its crowdfunding target, raising £240,000. The company embarked on the exercise through crowdcube, with the aim of raising £150,000 in three weeks. THe firm it reached this target within f

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Glasgow-based brewer Brewgooder has been recognised as among the “Best for the Word” for its global commitment to community-based sustainability projects. The brewer has been named among the top 5% of companies globally for its exceptional social and environmental impact by the world&rsq

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abrdn has today announced the launch of a China Next Generation Fund, a small and mid cap (SMID) fund primarily investing in the bottom 30% of the Chinese equity market, both onshore and offshore. China is the world’s second largest equity market and with 88% of China’s companies fa

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Rapid reform is required as more than three quarters of firms are struggling to recruit new staff, says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). New data released by the BCC show that the construction, manufacturing and hospitality sectors are facing the most severe shortages and firms’ re

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A new strategic advisory firm headquartered in Aberdeen has been formally launched today. True North, created in a partnership between Geoff Aberdein and Fergus Mutch, specialises in public policy insight, advocacy expertise and impactful communications strategies for a range of businesses and

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New data shows that small businesses founded at Scottish universities accounted for the highest number of equity investment deals to UK spinouts last year, according the British Business Bank. Of the 211 equity deals involving spinouts across the UK during 2021, 44 (21% of the total) came from Scott

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