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Allia C&C has issued a loan of £12 million through the Scottish Government’s charitable bonds scheme to enable Blackwood Homes and Care to deliver 160 highly accessible homes across Scotland.

William (Bill) Mann CBE, an accountant, businessman and philanthropist, has died at age 85. Mr Mann dedicated most of his life to good causes, these included charities and the arts, and in particular the sports sector, where he ran a successful campaign to abolish rates on sport facilities.

Baillie Gifford has become the headline sponsor of Edinburgh Science Learning, the education arm of educational charity Edinburgh Science who also produces the world’s first and Europe’s biggest science festival.

Fife-based AC Architects is using virtual reality (VR) technology to produce an immerse experience for its clients and give them an insight into how their new home will look.

The number of audit firms who quit their posts has increased by 21% over the last year, amid mounting pressure from regulators. The number of those resigning reached a total of 229 in the 12 months to September, from 190 the year before, new data from Thomson Reuters reveals.

The outlook for Aberdeen City Council's credit rating has been labelled 'negative' in its latest financial review.

UK private equity (PE) deal volumes fell to their lowest levels in five years as economic and geopolitical uncertainty gripped the market, according to new research from KPMG. KPMG’s latest study of UK transactions involving private equity investors indicates that a total of 978 deals complete

Edinburgh-headquartered global travel technology firm Criton has today announced it aims to raise a significant "seven-figure sum" in external investment later this year. The firm is targeting investment to develop its product offering and drive growth across international markets.

UK construction firms have reported a boost from receding political uncertainty with business optimism rebounded to its highest since April 2018.

A tranche of coins dating back to the Iron Age worth around £10 million has been officially recognised as the largest of its kind to be found in the British Isles. The coins were discovered in Jersey in 2012 by metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles after the two embarked on a sear

Nick Pollard has been appointed group finance director at housing, care and property-management organisation Link Group Ltd. Currently director of finance and digital at Kingdom Group, Mr Pollard will join Link Group in April 2020.

Business Loans Scotland has currently issued over £2.6 million in funding to 40 Scottish businesses who have used their loans to generate working capital, purchase office premises, expand into new markets and recruit new employees. Fully funded through the Scottish Growth Scheme and the Europe

Borders and Northumberland based accountants Rennie Welch LLP has expanded into new offices in Berwick on Tweed to accommodate growth in its business across the local region. The move into a larger 258 square metre premises in the town’s Ramparts Business Park follows last year’s merger

Royal Bank of Scotland's new chief executive Alison Rose is to be based solely in London, despite the headquarters of the bank being located in Edinburgh. Ms Rose's employment contract lists the bank's Bishopgate office as her place of work. Her predecessor Ross McEwan had a cont

Aberdeen-based start-up Udrafter has secured its second round of seed investment reaching £300,000 through its crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Udrafter, an online platform, has been designed to provide a bridge for businesses of all sizes to directly and rapidly onboard emerging talent into t