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The founders of Styled by Macs are gearing up for expansion and targeting customers across the UK following the success of their Linlithgow clothing boutique in its first 18 months.

The owner of Great Western Road’s newest café aims to offer up something a little different, with his take on the traditional Gothic coffeehouses from the Victorian era. Memento Mori Coffee – named after the Latin phrase meaning “remember you will die” – has open

The Wee Gym in Dunfermline has been acquired by personal trainer Rachael Low with funding support from the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme and DSL Business Finance. The 27-year-old, who previously rented space in The Wee Gym, has acquired the business from its former owner, who was

Highland Hilly Huts, a small hospitality operator based in Drumnadrochit near Loch Ness, has received funding through the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland to expand its offering.

A husband-and-wife team from Aberdeen, Campbell and Luci Carey, have launched Inglaze, a business which helps owners of older homes and buildings keep out draughts and prevent heat loss from single-glazed windows. With support from the British Business Bank's Start Up Loans programme, they secu

Kedras Clinics, a neurotechnology-focused wellbeing therapy provider, has successfully secured a £50,000 loan from the British Business Bank's Investment Fund for Scotland, Smaller Loans fund. Delivered through DSL Business Finance, the loan has empowered Kedras Clinics to open a second locati

Edinburgh-based fashion designer Eilidh Gibson, a Glasgow School of Art graduate, has successfully launched her first collection, Party Pants, following a significant financial boost from the Start Up Loans programme.

Massimo Panarella, the entrepreneur behind Kirkcaldy-based Don Basilico, has successfully garnered a £25,000 loan to purchase a new food truck, enhancing his authentic Italian pizza offering in Fife.

International whisky enthusiasts will soon be able to have a taste of some of the world’s rarest and most sought-after spirits, after the entrepreneur behind Dramtubes – a Milngavie-based whisky tasting business – secured funding for growth. Dramtubes aims to make highly desirable

A former Edinburgh solicitor, Paul Cannavan, left behind his career in the courts to start a new hospitality venture, The Dell at Glenlivet, in the scenic region of Speyside.

Start Up Loans, a scheme delivering funding and support for small businesses in the UK, has announced Glasgow-based DSL Business Finance as the Scottish business support partner (BSP) for the next two years. Part of the British Business Bank, the programme provides loans at a fixed interest rate of

A Speyside-based whisky experiences business, CopperCairn, has secured £20,000 in funding to take its bespoke tasting tours to the next level. CopperCairn first came to life in October 2020 after entrepreneur Mitch Bechard decided to leave behind his career as a global whisky ambassador for Wi

Aberdeen-based adventure travel business Camperceilidh Campers is gearing up for further growth after securing financial support for its expansion plans and riding the staycation boom during the covid-19 pandemic. Set up in July 2020 by ex-oil and gas sector manager, Eileen O’Farrell, Camperce

Glasgow-based not-for-profit lender DSL Business Finance Ltd provided over £5.6 million to Scottish SMEs and social enterprises in a record year despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The alternative finance provider saw its funding increase by nearly 25 per cent from £4.5 million in 2019 as it

Not-for-profit lender DSL Business Finance Ltd had a record year in 2020-21, providing funding of over £5.6 million to small and medium-sized businesses and social enterprises in Scotland, up from £4.5m in 2019. The Glasgow-headquartered alternative finance provider continued to assist e