Business

Scottish startup Waire Health has received £2 million in funding from St Andrews-based Eos Advisory and Scottish Enterprise. The investment will allow the firm to scale its sensor technology and grow its management team, production, and product development capabilities, while enablin

Scotgold Resources has reported sales of £11.9 million for the year ended 31 December 2022 despite poorer than expected gold production and sales in Q4. However, as a result of the impacted Q4 2022 gold production and sales, the firm's financial and working capital position has been adversely

Aberdeen Minerals has announced that it has raised approximately £1.1 million through the issue of shares to new and existing UK and international investors.

23 businesses have started the latest edition of Highlands and Islands Enterprise's (HIE) Pathfinder Accelerator programme. The programme provides fast-track training and mentoring for entrepreneurs looking to build a company or launch a new product.

Spotless Commercial Cleaning Ltd has acquired of two rivals south of the border, which has bolstered its annual revenues and widened its UK customer base. The Edinburgh-headquartered company has taken over the Manchester-based Purity Group, purchasing its assets out of administration. The move furth

Payment orchestration provider BR-DGE has revealed its plans for the coming year, from changes to its senior management team and a new appointment, to a deepening of its footprint in the retail sector, product strategy, and plans for further expansion. The Edinburgh-based firm is forecasting healthy

The Scotland and NI team of BGF has reported a strong year in 2022, delivering a series of exits and investing £42 million in the local growth economy. Notable deals in the last 12 months include leading an £8m investment alongside Scottish National Investment Bank into biopharmaceutical

The latest findings from a Scottish business survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) has revealed that Scottish businesses and the economy are faltering under increasing cost pressures and declining business confidence. As a result, cashflow and profits are falling, investment decisions ha

Office take-up in Aberdeen rose by 96% last year compared to 2021, buoyed by the sustained high oil price, according to Knight Frank.

Five business-academic research projects have been awarded a share of £44,810 funding from the Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund.

Hilltop Leaf, the company behind Scotland’s first medicinal cannabis cultivation and production facility, has raised £2 million from Traditum Private Equity and private investors.

Blackford Analysis, strategic imaging artificial intelligence platform and solutions provider, has been acquired by life science and pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, for an undisclosed sum. Spun out from the University of Edinburgh in 2010 and still headquartered in the city, Blackford has a presence

Edinburgh-based Equity Gap has achieved a significant milestone as the firm's total investments to date into portfolio companies reached £200 million.

Business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor has moved from its base in West Nile Street, Glasgow, to newly renovated offices in the city centre in Bothwell Street. The firm has signed a lease for a 4,094sq ft office suite at a prominent former bank branch which has been refurbished to pr

A new report highlighting the positive impact of the customer support banks provided during the pandemic and calling for some measures to be re-introduced amid the rising cost of living has been published by Fair4All Finance, with support from Johnston Carmichael. In research conducted with Lloyds B