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Fresh Car Valeting, an Edinburgh-based car care startup, is planning to achieve UK-wide coverage by targeting 31 million car owners nationwide in a market valued at over £1.2 billion. Founded by Sam Brennan in 2015 from the back of his father’s car in Edinburgh, the recent Scottish EDGE

Harper Macleod is part of a new Glasgow Business Growth Fund which can provide SMEs with access to fully funded specialist support as they try to grow amid the ongoing pandemic. Earlier this year, Harper Macleod was appointed to help Glasgow City Council (GCC) drive business growth among city's SMEs

Wealth management firm Brewin Dolphin, which has offices throughout Scotland, has appointed Toby Strauss as its new chairman and non-executive director. Mr Strauss will take up his new role at the conclusion of the company’s AGM on 5 February 2021. At the same time, Simon Miller will

Corporate reporting needs to improve to meet the expectations of investors and other users on the urgent issue of climate change, according to a new review released by the Financial Reporting Council. The regulator has said that while for some companies the challenge may be further on the horizon, c

For July to September 2020, Scotland’s employment rate estimate rose over the quarter to 74.0%, according to the latest official labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today.

Ivan McKee, minister for trade, investment and innovation, has said that the lack of information, and the absence of ministerial engagement on the scheme intended to replace EU Structural and Investment Funds is "unacceptable". Mr McKee has said he is seeking an urgent meeting with the UK

Spanish prosecutors are investigating the former King of Spain Juan Carlos I over accusations that he failed to declare to the Tax Agency money allegedly donated by the Mexican businessman Allen Sanginés-Krause between 2016 and 2018.

Louise Brittain, restructuring and insolvency partner at accountancy firm Azets, discusses how new personal insolvency legislation is open to fraud. The Debt Respite Scheme gives people who receive professional debt advice access to a 60-day period in which interest, fees and charges are froze

Zumo, the Edinburgh-based cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, has announced four female appointments in key roles and a total of seven new team members, taking the team to 24 with recruiting still open for another five new roles. Amelie Arras joins Zumo’s marketing department during a

Aberdeen-based Carden Place Dental Practice Ltd has purchased its west end property thanks to a £600,000 funding package from Bank of Scotland. In March, the practice was forced to close its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was only able to treat patients over the phone and refer them to

Stirling-based tech firm Integrated Graphene Ltd has completed a £3.1 million funding round led by Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate, Archangels, with co-investment from Par Equity, Techstart Ventures and ESM Investments. The investment means the firm can kickstart production of its uni

Peter Graham, director, forensic accounting at MHA Henderson Loggie, discusses the lessons which can be learned from Johnny Depp's libel action. Last week the newspapers reported the judgement in the case of Johnny Depp’s libel action against News Group Newspapers.

Larbert-based medical device business Clear Surgical has secured £280,000 of new investment from existing shareholders, in an oversubscribed funding round. Led by the investment syndicate Kelvin Capital, and with Scottish Health Innovations Ltd (SHIL) and Scottish Investment Bank particip

Scottish Widows is preparing to scrap £440 million of investments in firms that don't meet its stricter environmental, social and governance standards. The pensions firm has begun the process of divesting £440m of its holdings in firms that it believes pose “the most seve

Work has begun on a new £12 million Scotch whisky distillery which is set to become the latest tourist attraction in Edinburgh. Foundations have just been laid for The Port of Leith Distillery which will rise 40 metres above the quayside a stone’s throw from the Royal Yacht Britannia.