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Ian Donaldson Edinburgh-based Research and Development (R&D) tax credit specialist, Jumpstart, has helped Aberdeen businesses save substantially more than £6 million since 2008, and more than £2 million through the recent slump in oil and gas prices.

Aberdeen-based firm of independent financial advisers Central Investment, has announced the promotion of Lloyd Davies to associate director, after almost five years with the company.

A partner in a Scottish legal firm which overcharged clients by more than £100,000 has been suspended from practice after being found guilty of professional misconduct. Philip Hogg, 50, has had his practising certificate suspended by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal (SSDT) for five ye

Plans for a major expansion project of Edinburgh Airport have been revealed as a public consultation begins on the airport’s plans over the next 25 years.

Liz Cameron UK inflation registered a surprise fall in October, although there were signs that the pressure on consumer prices is starting to build.

The expansion of Scotland’s buoyant craft brewing and distilling sector is being curtailed because attractive tax and investment incentives that can finance growth and brand development are being over-looked, a leading funding expert is warning.

Anne Clyde (UKSE), Derek Ross (Marton Fabrications). UK Steel Enterprise (UKSE), in partnership with Business Gateway Lanarkshire, has launched a new finance initiative that will provide up to £7,500 of funding for start-up companies which can demonstrate growth and employment potential.

Edinburgh-based investment firm Baillie Gifford has announced that it is to start publishing its annual portfolio turnover numbers on its retail funds.

Scotland’s late payment culture kills thousands of businesses and causes hundreds of millions pounds of economic damage, according to new Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) research.

Iain McGhee By Iain McGhee, Valuation and Rating Partner at Knight Frank LLP

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced its final rules on capping early exit charges for consumers eligible to access the Government’s pension reforms from age 55.

The Business Growth Fund (BGF), the growth capital provider, has passed £1 billion in committed investments to entrepreneurial businesses across Britain.

The huge scale of the financial waste of Scotland’s long-term empty homes has been exposed by a body tasked with bringing them back into use. The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) has calculated that the owners of the country’s 34,000 empty homes are losing out on an average of £7,500 a y

Ahead of the Chancellor’s first Autumn Statement since the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants has urged significant action on tax to benefit small business, property owners and government as they grapple with Brexit uncertainty.

Scotland faces continued negative employment growth over the coming year as the number of economically inactive people rises and Brexit uncertainty continues to hit investment, according to PwC analysis in its latest UK Economic Outlook.