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Graeme Jones, the chief executive of Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE), has announced that he will be retiring from the role at the end of this year, following five years at the helm of the representative body. Since joining SFE in January 2016, Mr Jones has overseen the development and imple

Royal Bank of Scotland is hosting a Q&A webinar with business experts to help Scottish SMEs prepare for the easing of lockdown restrictions and the challenges coronavirus has created. The free event, the second in its From Resilience to Recovery series, will see digital experts and sustainabilit

Edinburgh-based Shoply has been named on the Startups 100, the UK’s longest-running index of disruptive new startups. The firm has been listed at number 67 and is just one of two Scottish start-ups included in the index with Snag Tights listed at number 59. 

Dawn Reoch, partner at Burness Paull, discusses business debt in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. The Before

Retail property company Intu, the owner of the Braehead complex near Glasgow, is bracing for administration as it appointed KPMG as a "contingency" in case funding talks fail.

The lowest earners in Britain are missing out on vital tax relief despite more saving for retirement, according to a new report commissioned by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

Amazon and Enterprise Nation, the small business support network, are launching the Amazon Small Business Accelerator, a major support package for more than 200,000 small businesses and startups across Scotland and the rest of the UK.

One in six jobs in the UK car industry are at risk as the coronavirus lockdown has taken its toll on the sector, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reminding businesses which carry out cryptoasset activity in the UK, that they have to be registered with the FCA to comply with new regulations. To ensure that applications are processed on time the FCA requires firms to submit completed appli

Producer and reality star David Gest's huge collection of music and film memorabilia is to be sold in an upcoming auction. 

Scotland increased its share of financial services foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2019 and secured Europe’s largest international investment project in terms of job creation, while project numbers across Europe fell, according to the latest EY UK Attractiveness Report for Financial Se

M&D's Theme Park has been bought out of administration after Michelle Elliot and Stuart Robb of Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery were appointed as administrators back in April. Bosses of the theme park, which is based in Strathclyde Park near Glasgow, said that the centre is now und

Banks should find new ways to finance struggling businesses to ensure their survival amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Scottish Government advisory group.  The call is part of the recommendations of the advisory group who were asked to consult on ways to lead Scotland towards a

International finance firm Epidarex Capital has launched a £102 million venture fund in Edinburgh to build successful life science companies.

Dundee-based manufacturing firm Pryme Group has appointed Tyler Buchan as its new chief financial officer. Mr Buchan will succeed Kerrie Murray following her recent promotion to the role of CEO.