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The next intake of MSPs must deliver new laws designed to help Scotland’s local and independent firms recover from this year’s crisis, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB has highlighted that these firms now carry more than £2.4 billion of COVID-19 debt.

Businesses across Scotland will benefit from a new £185 million package of targeted coronavirus support. The Scottish Government's announcement follows discussions with business groups and sees a wide range of sectors benefiting, from taxi drivers and arts venues to travel agents and hospitali

Coronavirus grants should be provided for suppliers to Scottish hospitality and retail businesses hit by current restrictions, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). In a letter to the Scottish Government and local authority leaders, FSB also urged finance secretary Kate Forbes and C

Scottish business organisations have responded to Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Spending Review statement, with some calling the announcement "disappointing". The chancellor announced that public sector pay will be frozen with the exception of NHS staff and those earning under £24,000. He also anno

A coalition of small business leaders, tax experts and company directors have detailed the measures needed to address a government shortcoming which has left thousands with no income support throughout months of COVID-linked disruption.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Scotland is calling for more commercial landlords to offer rent discounts, deferments and holidays to their small business tenants to help shoulder the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic. The plea comes as one in seven Scottish businesses fear they won’t b

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.

Business confidence in Scotland fell seven points during October to -28%, according to the latest Business Barometer from Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. Companies in Scotland reported marginally higher confidence in their own business prospects with a month-on-month increase of one percentage

Businesses in Scotland impacted by the current block of coronavirus restrictions can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £3,000 from today.   The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland is urging hospitality firms and other operators eligible for help to apply quickly, a

Four-fifths of businesses (84%) in Aberdeen would support a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme for the city, according to a new poll conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has announced a £1 million support fund for local businesses in Aberdeen who have been affected by the local lockdown restrictions which have been imposed in Aberdeen.

Scotland's unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 4.5% from April to June this year, according to the latest Labour Market Statistics from the Office for National Statistics. The data also revealed that the proportion of people aged 16-64 in work decreased over the quarter by 0.4 pe

The number of insolvencies in Scotland dropped by around 10% during lockdown, according to the BBC Shared Data Unit.

Scotland’s GDP is confirmed to have fallen by 2.5% during the first quarter of 2020, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's chief statistician.

Confidence in the Scottish small business community is coming back after optimism collapsed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB’s Scottish small business confidence index jumped from -154.8 points in Q1, the lowe