Covid-19

The corporate team at Harper Macleod is on course to have completed more than 30 deals worth over £50 million during the lockdown period – in a positive sign that corporate Scotland is still open for business. Since the UK's lockdown began on 23 March, the firm's team has completed 12 de

Jonathan Young, a member of Johnston Carmichael's financial planner support team, discusses why investors shouldn't run from negative returns during the coronavirus outbreak.  Whilst the impact of the coronavirus crisis (COVID-19) is still being measured around the world, and in some ways is im

Edinburgh-based tech start-up ePOS Hybrid is helping businesses in the hospitality sector weather the devastating impact of coronavirus by making the switch to takeaway services. By helping restaurants effortlessly move - in some cases within five minutes - to takeaway services, ePOS Hybrid is enabl

Brent oil is trading at just $18.36 per barrel, down 25% today alone after US crude oil plummeted to hit a negative value for the first time in history.

One of West Lothian’s most prominent entrepreneurs, Michael Field, has stepped in to help support some of the region’s most vulnerable families hit by the COVID-19 lockdown. The Seven Days of Lockdown Cheer event is the brainchild of Michael Field, managing director of Workflo Solutions

The employment rate in the UK reached a record high in the three months to February before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Market update.

Robin Dandie, partner and head of rural at Johnston Carmichael, discusses the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on farming and rural businesses. At the beginning of the lockdown it seemed like much of the agricultural sector would be relatively unaffected, but within a couple of weeks it has now be

Andrew Dines, chartered financial planner at AAB Wealth, discusses why the impact of coronavirus on the stock market need not alter your long-term goals. With the UK in lockdown and pressure on the NHS mounting, COVID-19 is set to exert an enormous influence on our lives over the coming months.

Gilson Gray has announced it will provide free legal advice to Scottish businesses which have obtained offers of loans under the government’s Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) programme. Under the plan, Gilson Gray will provide free legal advice to a business on the lo

The UK Government has unveiled a £1.25 billion package to support start-ups that are not eligible for existing coronavirus funding schemes.  The new scheme will match up to £250 million of private investment and add £550m to an existing loan and grant scheme for smaller f

An independent advisory group has been set up to provide expert economic advice to the Scottish Government in response to the coronavirus crisis. The group will provide urgent advice on the private sector and business aspects of the Scottish Government’s economic response.

The announcement on Friday of a further £3.5 million to help large sea fishing vessels brings the total made available to the seafood industry by the Scottish Government from new and existing funds to £22.5m.

With bars and restaurants across the UK reeling from the impact of social distancing measures, the latest Red Flag Alert data from insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor shows that the sector in Scotland was already under severe pressure with instances of ‘critical’ financial distress in

A number of Scottish councils have announced significant progress in distributing coronavirus support funding to businesses across the country. 

Two hundred and fifty accountancy firms have written to the UK Government calling for more help for small enterprises.