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Robbie Allen, the founder of Edinburgh-based The Thriving Box Co, has been named Pivot Entrepreneur of the Year for Scotland and Northern Ireland at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Having been working as a digital marketing consultant prior to lockdown, Mr Allen launched The Thriving Box Co a

Women who work in the worlds of food, beauty, property, tourism and engineering are among the finalists at this year’s Business Women Scotland Business Awards.  Hosted by television presenter Rachel McTavish, ticket holders can tune in from their office or living room to live and pre

UK taxpayers could lose as much as £26 billion from fraud, organised crime or default, as a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed up to 60% of COVID-19 loans may never be repaid. 

Barclays has launched a £250 million programme to help UK farmers drive sustainability through Agri-tech. Barclays has teamed up with Nigel Owens MBE, world-renowned rugby union referee and Welsh cattle farmer, to launch a new campaign to drive awareness amongst consumers on the benefits

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s (RZSS) Highland Wildlife Park has secured £1 million of funding from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

It has been alleged that a Vatican cardinal has given money intended for the rescue of Catholic hostages to a woman who purchased luxury handbags and clothing with it.

Business consultancy firm Anderson Anderson & Brown Consulting Limited (AAB Consulting) is bolstering its team to offer young business owners’ further expertise and support. The dedicated consulting arm of Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP (AAB), is building on the support it provides to y

After almost three years as CEO of FinTech Scotland, Stephen Ingledew is to move to the role of executive chair. Mr Ingledew will take up his new role in November, he will remain very much involved with the strategic leadership of FinTech Scotland and the move to executive chair will enabl

As Scottish telecoms technology company Calnex Solutions today confirmed its £42m listing on London’s AIM market, Burness Paull's Chris Gotts, lead legal adviser on the Calnex IPO, discusses why more growing businesses in Scotland should follow suit.  Traditionally businesses i

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB), Scotland's state investment bank, is set to launch before December this year. 

Martin McKay, executive director of regeneration at Clyde Gateway, discusses the economic opportunities for regeneration areas like Clyde Gateway where resilience can be built in.  I don’t believe the pandemic will lead to the demise of the office. Companies are diverse and need workplace

Edinburgh-based software development startup Pogo Studio is planning to grow its headcount before the end of the year following a series of recent client wins. The firm's client wins include Signal Mutual, one of the US’s largest shipping and port authority insurance groups, NHS Scotland,

Aberdeen Standard Capital (ASC), the discretionary investment management arm of Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has launched its Sustainable Managed Portfolio Service (MPS). The service will cater for a wide range of investors looking to make an impact on society and the environment throug

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final rules banning the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) that reference certain types of cryptoassets to retail consumers. The FCA considers these products to be ill-suited for retail consumers due to the harm they pose.

A prisoner who complained of intolerable pain was found to have four phones lodged in his rectum.