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The founders of a Kinross-based travel business have doubled their campervan rental fleet after securing £50,000 financial support through the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme to help fulfil increased demand from international tourists.

Edinburgh-based private bank Hampden & Co has reported record half year results for the first half of 2022 as total income increased 47% year-on-year to £8.8 million. The bank's deposits also rose by 21% to £731mand loans and advances up 14% to £434m. The bank benefitted from s

In a global first, a UK producer of hemp crops is taking its first steps into the aquaculture sector that could see the alternative plant-based protein source used as a key ingredient for Atlantic salmon feeds. Rare Earth Global, growers of industrial hemp for a range of sustainable products, has re

AAB, the tech-enabled business critical services group, has announced acquired Think People Consulting Ltd in a bid to expand the HR consultancy services offered across the group. Think People Consulting Ltd is an HR consultancy with an annual revenue of c. £1.7million, and a team of 24 people

Recruitment firm Hays has revealed that whilst 68% of employers in Scotland are offering hybrid working, just under half of those (44%) expect staff to be required to work more regularly in the office over the next 12 months. In the latest Quarterly Insights Survey, nearly a quarter of workers

The UK’s deal with New Zealand is “damaging” to Scottish farmers and food producers, according to the Scottish Government. The UK’s Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand will allow for much higher quantities of produce to come into the UK tariff-free, leaving “a lack of

Japan's national tax agency has launched a competition for ideas to encourage more young people to increase their alcohol intake amid a growing trend of sobriety.

A planning application has been submitted with Argyll and Bute Council for a new £4.5m whisky distillery by Campbeltown Loch. The company, Dál Riata, owns the Campbeltown site and has proposed various works in its mixed application for a distillery, visitor centre, shop and se

Skyrora has announced the successful completion of the static fire test of the second stage of its flagship Skyrora XL orbital rocket.

Despite rising economic concerns, 93 new businesses were created every hour across the UK in the first half of 2022, according to research by business lender iwoca.

Consumer confidence in the UK is weaker than during the four major recessions of the past fifty years, as it hit a record low of -44.

Glasgow-based food and drink wholesaler JW Filshill has acquired Renfrewshire cash and carry business Iain Hill Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Hopes of a small business-led economic recovery from the pandemic may be under threat, according to the SBI report for Q2 2022 from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), which is published in full today.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms that offer Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products that although some agreements are unregulated, the financial promotions of all BNPL products must comply with the financial promotion rules.

Scottish Enterprise has revealed that 2021/22 continued to be a record year for its early-stage investment activities. The enterprise agency, which has been investing in early-stage businesses since 2003, alongside local, national, and international private sector investors, recorded investment of &