Scottish Government

Business Minister Richard Lochhead has urged businesses and organisations to use Scotland’s first National Innovation Week as a platform to cement Scotland’s global reputation for ingenuity and invention. More than 80 events will take place across the country during Scotland’s Nati

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals to modernise the law on compulsory purchase. The proposals would update laws dating back almost two centuries, making them "more useful for public bodies", while also being "fairer to property owners".

The Scottish Government has announced a support package of approximately £4 million to help retain manufacturing jobs at the bus builder Alexander Dennis in Larbert, Falkirk. The funding will support a company-run furlough scheme until new work can commence.

A new programme designed to help Scottish deep tech companies transition from prototype to market has been launched by Scottish Enterprise and its partners. Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes officially launched the Deep Tech Supercluster Programme at a showcase event at the Bayes Centre, University

Targeted funding has delivered a significant increase in the number of trade missions involving Scottish exporters in 2025.  The Scottish Government has already approved 17 Scottish Chamber of Commerce missions to countries including the United States, China, Singapore, and Germany. This compar

Six universities have received funding to collaborate with businesses based outwith Scotland in the latest round of the Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund (IICF).

A £3.6 million contribution to the Scottish EDGE Awards is to be made over the next three years, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes has announced.

Scotland’s net fiscal balance has deteriorated, with the deficit growing to £22.7 billion, or 10.4% of GDP, in the 2023-24 financial year.

Twenty-two of Scotland’s most promising technology startups have been selected for prestigious international programmes in Silicon Valley and Singapore this autumn. The initiative, part of the Scottish Government's Techscaler programme run by CodeBase, will connect founders with global investo

A programme helping people in the South of Scotland turn their business idea into a reality is getting underway for a second year following a successful initial pilot period. The South of Scotland Enterprise Pathways Pre-Start programme provided specialist coaching to 269 existing or prospective bus

The Scottish Government is exploring a new support package for the bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis in a bid to save 400 jobs at its Falkirk and Larbert sites.

Scotland will host its inaugural National Innovation Week later this year, an initiative designed to build on the country's rich history of invention and showcase its leadership in transformative technologies and industries of the future. Taking place from Monday 22 September to Friday 26 September,

Funding to inspire young people to set up their own business has been increased by more than a third. The Entrepreneurial Education Fund 2025-26 will make up to £1.2 million available for courses and projects that will encourage more young people, from a wide range of backgrounds, to choose bu

The Scottish government’s consultation on the Housing (Scotland) Bill closed last week, bringing to an end a heated debate over proposed rent control measures and potential exemptions that have sharply divided landlords and tenants' groups. At the heart of the dispute is a provision in the bil

New jobs will be created and derelict sites regenerated in Glasgow’s former industrial heartland with the help of funding announced by First Minister John Swinney. Urban regeneration company Clyde Gateway is to receive £3.5 million to support the continued redevelopment of the former Sha