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Neil Amner The latest Scottish Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Indicator survey has reported Scottish businesses displaying continued resilience, however, in an uncertain policy and business environment, the results show that expectations are weakening in some sectors.

Much of the Scotland's commercial property retail sector is under pressure, as contributors expect occupier demand to fall further, according to the Q2 2018 RICS UK Commercial Property Market survey.

Ewan MacDonald-Russell The Scottish Government has said £10 million will be invested to extend the Flexible Workforce Development Fund pilot in a move that it says is aimed to ensure the nation's workforce has the skills and training required to meet the changing needs of employers.

Employees and directors at Balhousie Glazing in Perth A Perth-based company specialising in the delivery of glazing projects has joined the growing number of employee-owned businesses in Scotland, with 12 staff becoming owners.

A team of Scottish school girls will represent the UK at an international STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) event based on Formula 1 (F1) racing thanks in part to support from Edinburgh-based R&D tax relief specialist Jumpstart.

Eliminating plastic cups and bottles, reducing the number of plastic bin liners and using caterers with compostable plastics are just some of the ways Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is asking businesses to commit to a plastic free office.

Plans for a £200 million expansion of the Union Square shopping centre in Aberdeen have been given the green light.

Four senior members from accountancy firm William Duncan’s senior management team are to undertake arguably their most challenging fundraiser to date when they attempt to cycle 500 miles in 5 days from John o'Groats to Ayr via Skye and Arran next month.

A London charity tackling the financial barriers preventing young people entering higher education and increasing young people’s confidence to manage money has received a £14,805 boost from the Aberdeen Standard Investments Charitable Foundation.

Superb weather and a bumper summer of sport saw retail sales continue to shine in June as Scottish sales increased by 2.0 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to June 2017, when they had increased by 0.2 per cent.

Scotland’s rural businesses are being held back by parcel delivery surcharges and poor broadband – according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Kenny Crawford The average price of a property in Scotland in May 2018 was £149,004 – an increase of 4.9 per cent on May in the previous year and an increase of 0.1 per cent when compared to the previous month.

Eileen Blackburn The recent controversy over the use of Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) by several High Street retailers has angered landlords but government and property owners are missing the point, according to a leading Scottish insolvency practitioner.

While the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) latest survey published last week reported that properties are taking longer to sell due to the “uninspiring” UK housing market, Scottish estate agents have now stressed this trend is not representative of the market north of the border.

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced "good" pass rates for the final session of the P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics and P3Business Analysis exams, notably in the P1 exams where 54 per cent of students were successful.