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Farmers and crofters in Scotland are being offered £1 million in funding from the Scottish Government to diversify into forestry and help with the fight against climate change.

Dundee-based marketing firm DRL Media has launched a £1250,000 support fund to help businesses boost their advertising and marketing after the coronavirus pandemic. 

Essential spending in June returned to levels seen in 2019 as the UK continues to emerge from lockdown life, according to the latest data from Lloyds Bank.

 A Michigan man has won $2 million dollars after being given the wrong lottery ticket.

Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden of KPMG have been appointed joint administrators of Livingston-based WFS Technologies Limited. Immediately following the appointment, the entire business and its assets were immediately sold to GKFF EnNovo.

Tax and business advisory specialists EQ Accountants have helped clients secure over £17 million of funding support during the coronavirus pandemic. The firm, which has offices in Dundee, Forfar, Cupar and Glenrothes, has successfully claimed over £15m in government loans and g

Unemployment in Scotland rose to 4.3% between March and May as the coronavirus lockdown restrictions hit the jobs market hard.

The number of people in their 20s and early 30s choosing to invest in the stock market is skyrocketing, analysis of official HMRC data by Scottish Friendly found.

Stirling-based family business The Paint Shed has secured a £2.7 million investment from BGF, the UK and Ireland's most active investor.  The funding will be used to expand the firm's online presence and accelerate the roll-out of five additional stores, with sites planned in Scotlan

Major capital gains tax (CGT) increases could kill the property market according to Apropos, a UK-wide property management platform. The firm believes that the Chancellor’s request to the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) to review the CGT regime could cause homebuyers, investors, and landlor

Anderson Strathern has advised Crown Estate Scotland on the purchase of a sustainable development site near Montrose in Angus. The 123-acre Zero Four site was bought by Crown Estate Scotland from ISLA Developments for £3.7 million and marks Crown Estate Scotland’s first purchase since be

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has announced that it will officially be rebranded as NatWest Group on July 22. In February this year, the lender announced the name change with Alison Rose, the bank's CEO, labelling the change as 'the start of a new era' for the bank.

Renfrewshire Council has unveiled plans for a £1.3 million package of support designed to help local businesses get back on their feet after the coronavirus lockdown. The proposals, including crisis loans, grants and advice services, were based on the results of a detailed survey of local firm

UK banks have backed calls for a student loans-type repayment scheme for firms who have received coronavirus support loans to ensure struggling companies can make loan repayments. 

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency exchange and platform, has joined forces with waste management charity WasteAid to support community-level action against plastics pollution across several developing markets.