Business

Aberdeen City Council, in partnership with Aberdeen Grampian Chamber of Commerce, is offering free tailored training sessions to help to city centre businesses. The sessions take place on Monday 10 and Tuesday 18 February and cover business resilience and building long-term strategic relationships r

Scottish business confidence edged down two points to 42% in January, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland. Despite a dip in overall sentiment, businesses in Scotland demonstrated a stronger outlook regarding their own trading prospects, which rose 14 points to 53%. This

Glasgow Fort has reported a strong end to the year with December seeing a 10.6% increase in footfall from 2023, following a series of major new store openings providing greater choice for shoppers.

Aberdeen City Council is offering a one-time grant of £500 to individual local businesses that want to show their support for Spectra – Scotland’s Festival of Light – when it returns to the city next week. Spectra, runs from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February and will see Aberde

Ayrshire-based Wilsons Pet Food, one of the longest established pet food companies in the UK, has secured a £1 million investment from the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS), managed by Maven Capital Partners and delivered by the British Business Bank. The company specialises in cold-pressed d

Walker’s Shortbread has reported a 19.5% year-on-year growth in festive sales, driven by a six-figure, multi-channel marketing campaign that highlighted the joy of sharing shortbread during Christmas and New Year.

Highland Heritage Woodworks (HHW), a sustainable timber supplier and bespoke carpentry firm, is poised for growth after receiving a £100,000 grant from Scottish Enterprise. The funding supports a £250,000 project to establish a sawmill on the Dunecht Estate in Aberdeenshire, enhancing th

A luxury hotel in St Andrews is set to launch a growth leadership programme after the business owners received support from Business Gateway. Rufflets St Andrews was originally built as a private home in 1924 for the widow of a Dundee merchant. The property went on to be transformed into one of Scot

The British Business Bank has provided financial support to 15,000 smaller businesses in Scotland, supporting 148,000 existing jobs and is expected to create 11,000 additional roles since it was established in 2014, cementing its position as a critical driver of growth and employment. The bank's The

Business confidence in Scotland has experienced a slight decline quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest ICAEW Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) for Q4 2024. Despite this dip, confidence remains significantly higher than the UK average, standing at 13.1 compared to 0.2 nationally.

The second Trump presidency is set to have a profound impact on the Scottish economy, according to Holmes Mackillop. Finlay Swan, associate solicitor at Holmes Mackillop, suggests that while the intention to implement a 20% tariff on exports and an unrestricted – to quote Mr Trump – 'dri

Finance strategist Craig Alexander Rattray has published a new book to help business owners know their numbers better. Mr Rattray, a corporate finance and cash flow expert, says his new book will empower entrepreneurs to make informed decisions that improve their cash flows, increase profits, and bu

The Highland Council has launched a revamped InvestHighland website to showcase the region's investment potential and attract top talent.

Archilink Ltd, an architectural surveying company based in Aberdeen, has achieved significant growth in 2024 and is on course to surpass £1 million by the end of the financial year – a record for the company since its launch in 2018. The company uses cutting-edge technologies to deliver

Perth and Kinross has been identified as the top local authority in the UK for having the strongest growth potential among its businesses. The recognition, announced at an event today, follows analysis of the expected distribution and value of business growth across the UK for the year ahead. Consid