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The Royal Bank of Scotland has today announced an additional £100 million in funding to help support Scottish female entrepreneurs recover from the coronavirus. The funds, which build on the bank’s backing of female-led business across the UK, will see £100m made available over the

Business activity at small firms fell in December for the third month in a row as challenging economic conditions continued to disrupt demand and push up costs leading to job cuts, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Small Business PMI.

Shettleston Housing Association has welcomed a £45 million funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland to refinance existing loans and enable completion of its new build development programme within the area. Providing quality affordable homes and services for the communities of Shettleston, G

Scottish motorcycle dealer Ecosse Motorcycles has received a £150,000 funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland to support the business throughout the coronavirus pandemic. This is the second funding boost that the firm has received from RBS after it secured an initial £1

The Scottish private sector remained in a downturn during the final month of 2020, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, with a further drop in services activity outweighing a strong improvement in manufacturing growth. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business A

The number of permanent staff appointments across Scotland continued to decline in December, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs, although the downturn eased noticeably on the month. Meanwhile, temp billings rose markedly again, amid the quickest increase in demand for shor

Nearly a third of Scottish employees (29%) report that they have a greater appreciation for their colleagues than they did before COVID-19, according to a new study from Royal Bank of Scotland.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt more strongly by women business owners and entrepreneurs compared to their male counterparts, new research by Royal Bank of Scotland suggests. A YouGov survey commissioned by the bank found that nearly three-quarters (71%) of female business owners a

Royal Bank of Scotland has granted a £10 million funding package to Argyll and Bute-based housing association Fyne Homes Limited to refinance existing loans and enable future growth plans within the business.

Scottish private sector output fell again in November, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, as lockdown measures continued to take a toll on the economy. The seasonally adjusted headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service s

Permanent job placements declined at the quickest pace for four months in November, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Jim Lockhart, accounting partner at accountancy firm Armstrong Watson Glasgow, is urging Scottish businesses to go back to basics in face of declining confidence and falling demand. Last week saw the publication of both the ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM): Scotland for Q4 2020, and the

NatWest Group, formerly known as RBS Group, has been named as the banking sponsor of next year’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The banking group said its sponsorship would demonstrate "its ambition to champion the fight against climate change by playing an active role in the transition to a

The Scottish private sector saw a renewed downturn in October as fresh restrictions to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak came into force, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. The seasonally adjusted headline RBS Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the launch of a new competition to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (16-20 November) where they’ll show new businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs how to write a 60-second pitch, with the chance to take home £10,000. The bank will run free