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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.

David Morrison Angus-based estate and lettings agency Wardhaugh Property have announced a series of seminars in partnership with Dundee-based EQ Accountants LLP on the private rented sector to help landlords understand implications of recent legislative and tax changes, as well as advise on the impa

David Bell Scottish banking veteran David Bell is the latest recruit to private bank Hampden & Co.

John Joyce Addleshaw Goddards and HBJ Gateley have confirmed today that they plan to merge.

Ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, EY in Scotland has revealed the measures that they believe must be taken to simplify the tax system and strengthen stability. Laura Mair, Tax Partner and Head of Corporate Tax at EY in Scotland, said: “The Chancellor heads into his first Autumn Stateme

Jackie Fraser Accountancy firm Chiene + Tait has opened a new Inverness office to support its base of SMEs and individuals in the Scottish Highlands.