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Kirsty MacGeoch An Edinburgh-based business looking to tap into the Scottish whisky tourism industry has been launched with the backing of Royal Bank of Scotland’s Entrepreneurial Spark start-up business accelerator.

Developers signing contracts for plots in Dundee’s £1 billion Waterfront are being told to pay their entire workforces the living wage.

Businesses across Perth and Kinross are set to benefit if innovative rates relief proposals are approved by the Council’s Strategic Policy & Resources Committee next week. The proposals being put before the local authority’s panel represent a potential investment by the Council of over £600

Royal Bank of Scotland has blown the whistle on its association with The Six Nations international rugby tournament. Still 73 per cent state-owned RBS has been the title sponsor of the Six Nations for 14 years, having agreed the tie-up in 2003.

Activity in the Scottish housing market slowed during May as a decline in new properties coming on to the market was accompanied by a drop in new buyer enquiries. According to latest figures from industry body RICS, a net balance of 13 percent more chartered surveyors reported a fall in demand while

Scottish law firm Maclay Murray & Spens LLP (MMS) is advising British Polythene Industries plc (BPI) on its proposed recommended £261m takeover by RPC Group plc (RPC), which was announced today.

A new business network is being launched this evening to promote trade links between Scotland and Ireland. The Irish Business Network Scotland features established and new companies with ambitions of expansion.

Social landlords in Scotland and across the UK have managed to reduce back office costs while increasing annual turnover, according to new data analysis from HouseMark. The provider of social housing data's figures show that landlords north of the border have reduced costs in real terms across all a

More than 1 million 18-44 year-olds in Scotland (53 per cent) now say housing problems are forcing them to put their lives on hold, according to new research. YouGov, Shelter and Shelter Scotland have revealed how Britain’s housing shortage is reshaping the way millions of people live their lives

https://youtu.be/CPvRke2mrL8 TSB has announced Aberdeen is to be one of two locations for the first of its new flagship branch concept.

A development plan covering four council areas and the next 20 years has taken a step closer to being adopted. TAYplan’s proposed strategic development plan, which covers Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Angus and the north part of Fife, has been submitted to Scottish Government ministers for approval.

A major credit ratings agency has said Scotland is leading the way when it comes to helping people who are struggling with debt problems to avoid the prospect of having to enter insolvency. In its latest report, Experian said that the overall number of UK consumers who entered insolvency in the firs

Angela Constance Communities across Scotland will now receive support to become land or buildings owners thanks to a £350,000 fund.

The number of households in Scotland has continued to increase, though the rate of growth is smaller than before the economic downturn, according to latest official data. There were 2.43 million households in 2015, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS) in its 'Es

The North Sea will see a rise in infrastructure deals this year, with private equity funds playing an increasing role in midstream assets, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. Against the backdrop of a low oil price, more oil and gas companies are looking to rationalise their portfolios and