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A total of £700,000 is being made available to help Scotland’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) support their communities in their recovery from the coronavirus crisis. The Scottish Government has released the funding to support them over the next six months through a second round o

The love child of the former King of Belgium, Albert II, has gone to court fighting to be recognised as a princess.

Deloitte has become the first of the Big Four accountancy firms to establish plans for a new governance structure to comply with the financial regulator’s demands for a break-up of their operations. The company has revealed that it will establish an audit governance board in January next

Scottish-born Jane Fraser has been appointed chief executive of multinational investment bank Citigroup, making her the first woman to become CEO of a Wall Street bank. Ms Fraser is the bank's current president and head of its global consumer division, she will take up her new role when Citigroup's

Grandparents setting aside money for their grandchildren could boost their savings pots by up to 30% if they chose to invest their money in the stock market, according to new figures from Scottish Friendly.

Alan Hunter, a Moray fisherman who underdeclared nearly half a million pounds over five years and did not pay any tax, was jailed for 15 months yesterday.

BrewDog has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to help pay for its sustainability initiatives. The Scottish brewing firm is looking to raise an initial target of £7.5 million, with the longterm goal of £50m by releasing 298,210B shares.

Willo, a Glasgow-based tech start-up that allows users to easily interview people on video at scale, has raised a £250,000 seed round from Guernsey-based 1818 Venture Capital and board members. The funding will allow the firm, which has grown at least 80% each month since April, to grow the co

Mortgages are in such short supply that UK banks have begun encouraging prospective buyers to secure them in online “fire sales”.

Jonathan Smith, Aberdeen-based business coach and facilitator at The Alternative Board, discusses the importance of having engaged employees as the UK recovers from the coronavirus pandemic.  As a new normal emerges in the business world, having engaged employees matters now more than ever

Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has launched its online Retail Academy to support product and service-based social enterprises to navigate the complexities of selling goods and services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme is now open for applications and

The UK has emerged into the third quarter of the year with robust month-on-month GDP growth of 6.6% in July, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). 

The Scottish Government has awarded £9.46 million to 10 active travel and low carbon projects across Scotland through the Scottish Government Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund.

A police dog reared from a puppy into an "absolute unit" has been retired before his first day of duty for being too "sweet-natured".

Alba Bank, the Glasgow-based challenger bank set to launch into the SME business market later this year, has appointed Alastair Christmas as its new commercial director. Mr Christmas has over 30 years of experience within the UK financial sector at the Royal Bank of Scotland and Clydesdale Bank