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David Caskie and Stuart Chalmers have been appointed joint managing directors to lead Accenture in Scotland and drive forward the firm's plans to grow its presence in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Mr Caskie and Mr Chalmers will be taking over from Michelle Hawkins, who is moving to a new global role w

Accounting and business advisory firm Wylie & Bisset has advised that the development of ‘patient capital’, together with ‘buy and build’ and ‘hub and spoke’ investment models, are making SMEs more attractive for private equity firms. Last year saw £895

In collaboration with Scottish fintech Inbest, NatWest Group has launched a benefits calculator for its customers.

Perth-based energy company SSE has reported a 221% jump in adjusted pre-tax profits year on year in the six months to the end of September reaching £559 million as energy prices across the UK continued to increase this year. Energy firms have increasingly come under fire from the British publi

Aosdàna, a jewellery design and manufacturing business based in Iona, is successfully developing its online presence and is set to expand into international markets after receiving advice, support, and signposting to funding from Business Gateway. Aosdàna designs and manufactures conte

Clark Contracts has secured over £30 million in new orders in October, a record month for the Paisley-based contractor. The new orders include the £8m design and build of a new industrial unit within Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill for Knight Property Group.

Legislation to update and strengthen existing charity law has been published by the Scottish Government.

Faster reform of Scotland’s public sector is needed to protect services in the long term and improve people’s lives, according to Audit Scotland. The public body has said that the Scottish Government is facing increased costs, including a higher public sector wage bill, while the cost-of

More than 24,900 families in Scotland benefitted from UK Government funding towards childcare costs in September 2022, HMRC has revealed.

Businesswomen across Lanarkshire have been invited to receive fully funded mentorship, training, networking and guidance from some of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs and coaches in a new programme. Glasgow-based leadership consultancy Connect Three – which has delivered four successful

Junior ISA investments in Scotland have soared ahead of the UK average, new data reveals. Data from Scottish Friendly’s latest Investor Index shows that the number of junior stocks and shares ISA policies opened by Scottish households in the three months to September was 27% higher than t

Inflation has reached 11.1%, a 41-year high, the newest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows. A jump in energy costs, despite the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG), and rising food prices, which rose by 16.4% — the biggest annual increase since 1977 — pushed C

The oldest of the millennial generation would prefer their parents to use their cash to comfortably fund their own retirement rather than receive it as an inheritance, according to research from Barclays Wealth. The research of 4,000 40-year-old millennials and their parents reveals disparities when

A return to austerity would have significant consequences for people and public services, deputy first minister John Swinney has warned ahead of the UK government’s autumn statement. Mr Swinney has called for an alternative to austerity to avoid the UK Government “prolonging” the r

Workplace furniture procurement firm Bureau Group has acquired furniture business assets from 2NDHND Ltd, a Dundonald-based company which entered administration last month. Shona Campbell of Henderson Loggie LLP acted as joint administrator of 2NDHND after being appointed alongside Lee Green an