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Business education and membership organisation Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES) has announced the appointment of Sara Cook and Sean McGrath as directors. Ms Cook has been promoted to the new position of director of talent programmes, while Mr McGrath has been appointed as ES's new finance director.

A Scottish-based business which is aiming to revolutionise the lucrative lawncare market has secured investment of £400,000 in an initial funding round.

Scotland is on track to enjoy its best-ever year of inward investment for commercial real estate after attracting over £500 million in international capital in the first half of 2019, according to international real estate advisors Savills. Almost half (49%) of all investment (£575 milli

Plans to reintroduce a two-year post-study work visa for international students in the UK have been welcomed by universities and the Scottish Government.

More than a million Scots have benefited either directly or indirectly from the activities of social investor Social Investment Scotland (SIS) in the past year, according to the organisation’s latest annual Social Impact Report.

The number of shops closing their doors across Scotland’s high streets is accelerating, according to PwC, with more than five stores per week being lost in main shopping destinations in the first six months of the year - though the rate of new openings is also increasing.

Unemployment in Scotland increased sharply in the three months to July, according to the latest labour market figures. Over the three-month period, employment numbers fell by 33,000 as unemployment increased by 19,000 and activity decreased by 15,000.

A new edition of classic board game Monopoly is celebrating women's empowerment – by giving women players more money than men.

Accountants and business advisory firm MHA Henderson Loggie has assisted Aberdeen-headquartered oil and gas integrity specialist Alba Gaskets on its successful management buy-out (MBO). MHA Henderson Loggie has been working closely with Alba Gaskets over the past 18 months in preparation for the dea

Project Heather, the Edinburgh-based project to establish a Scottish stock exchange, has announced the appointment of Andy Clarkson as head of market operations. Mr Clarkson, formerly of Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), will oversee all operational aspects of trading, clearing and settlement act

Small and medium enterprises in Scotland have remained resilient in the face of continued political and economy uncertainty, according to a quarterly measure of performance and outlook which saw a small recovery in the second quarter of this year. The SME Health Check Index, published by CYBG in par

A North American investor has been given a funding boost to press ahead with purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) projects in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Investec Structured Property Finance is funding CA Ventures’ first UK student accommodation development with a £64 million loan.

BDO LLP has expanded its teams in Edinburgh and Glasgow by taking on 13 new trainees. The new intake, made up of graduates and apprentices, will work across tax, audit, and the business services, bringing total headcount of both offices to over 160. Eight of the new hires will be based in the firm&r

Global asset manager Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has won recognition for its strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance across its real estate funds. ASI was awarded 33 "green stars" in an annual assessment by GRESB, the highest number of stars awarded to any participant t

Martyn Paterson, financial planner at AAB Wealth in Aberdeen, examines the unpredictability of the global equity market – and why it isn't necessarily a bad thing for investors. Where in the world will I invest? A question often asked and, given the current happenings in world markets, a very