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Perthshire-based enterprise support organisation GrowBiz has launched the first multi-million-pound campaign of its kind to support the thousands of micro-enterprises across rural Scotland disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Over 60% of rural and island businesses in Scotland ha

More employees will become owners of the companies they work for as firms seek to ensure greater resilience in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, according to Lindsays lawyer Douglas Roberts. Mr Roberts has advised on more than 10 Employee Ownership (EO) deals which have been completed in the

Luxury and vintage handbags outperformed art, classic cars and rare whisky in auctions and sales last year, according to a report from Art Market Research. 

Mackie's of Scotland is embarking on a £100,000 growth drive to build awareness with new audiences across the UK.

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has taken its first step towards the creation of a seamless fiat-to-cryptocurrency payments system with the launch of a sterling (GBP) functionality, powered by Modulr, the digital payments platform. From mid-July, the partnershi

Lloyds Bank International has announced that it will be cutting 80 jobs as investment management firm Brooks Macdonald has purchased part of the business. The cuts will be made across various teams based in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

A bitter row between two neighbours over the paternity of five goats has ended up in court.

Charlotte Edwards, global employment taxes senior manager and head of IR35 at Anderson Anderson & Brown (AAB), discusses the needs for films to plan for the IR35 changes coming into place in 2021.  With less than a year until IR35 reform arrives in the private sector, companies must be

The Royal Bank of Scotland is launching a new apprenticeship programme at its digital and innovation unit for 16 to 24-year-olds. The Scottish posts, which will be based in Edinburgh, are aimed at young people from disadvantaged or under-represented backgrounds who are looking to develop their digit

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has formally requested new powers to help Scotland meet “the significant economic and fiscal challenges” of coronavirus. Writing to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, she details the temporary changes being sought by the Scottish Government. 

Aviva Investors, a subsidiary of Perth-based insurance giants Aviva has announced plans to redevelop a 1970s office block in Edinburgh's Haymarket. The Rosebery House office block is to be completely demolished and rebuilt into a 'landmark' development with the potential to house over 1,500 office w

Saffery Champness is reminding rural businesses that the VAT payment holiday, which ran from March 21 because of the COVID-19 crisis, ends on June 30. No further extension to the scheme, which has allowed VAT payments to be deferred until March 31, is expected.However, it is expected that there will

The Peter Vardy Group is preparing to open its dealerships across the UK, having completed an extensive coronavirus Health & Safety programme to ensure they are safe places to work and buy.

Martyn Paterson, financial planner at AAB Wealth, discusses the intricacies of ESG investing. June 5 2020, marked World Environment Day, with World Oceans Day, National Bike Week, and World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought all taking place in the same month. What can they teach us about how

Veteran fund manager Harry Nimmo been appointed co-manager of the £1 billion Aberdeen Standard Investments Global Smaller Companies fund which he helped create in 2012. Mr Nimmo replaces Alan Rowsell, investment director, who has resigned from the fund along with investment analyst Imogen Harr