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Firstport and Social Enterprise Scotland has launched a new Catalyst Fund offering £50,000 loans to support social enterprises to start and scale their businesses. The Catalyst Fund offers loans using a flexible, revenue-based repayment model. This unique model enables social enterprises the f

Seizing Scotland’s economic potential, creating secure, sustainable and satisfying jobs and supporting businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic should be a national endeavour, according to economy secretary Kate Forbes. Outlining how business will be supported to build a sustainable ec

Tourism organisations will be able to apply for Scottish Government funding to promote key visitor destinations in a responsible and sustainable way, helping the sector to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Administered by VisitScotland, the £3 million Destination and Sector Marketing Fund

Sir Tom Hunter has today announced a £7.5 million investment from The Hunter Foundation (THF) in partnership with the Scottish Government to deliver an overall funding package of £26.9m for a Scottish Mentoring and Leadership programme for young people across Scotland. MCR Pathways chari

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 2.1% in March, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's chief statistician.

Mobile coverage in some of the most rural parts of Scotland will be improved with an additional £3.75 million investment from the Scottish Government. A further nine masts are earmarked for the Scottish Borders, Highlands, Angus and island communities, along with three to replace masts removed

More Scottish firms see increased staff members working at home as a “permanent business model” now than at any other time during the pandemic, according to Glasgow-based MCC Accountants. In a government study of more than 1,000 companies, nearly one in five now say employees won&rs

Work to steer the next 30 years of development and investment opportunities for Dundee city centre could be boosted on three fronts next week if a new investment plan is approved by councillors. Councillors will be asked to back spending on commissioning consultants to support the development of the

Scotland faces being left behind in the COVID-19 economic recovery compared with England if the incoming Scottish Government is allowed to continue with a two-tier system to emerge in the summer, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).

Scotland’s GDP is now estimated to have grown by 2.3% during the final quarter of 2020, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

In 2019-20, local government net revenue expenditure in Scotland reached £11,077 million, according to the latest figures released by Scotland's chief statistician.

Scotland’s onshore GDP grew by 0.9% in February, according to statistics announced today by Scotland's Chief Statistician.

The Scottish Government has used its devolved tax and benefit powers to craft a more progressive system than is in place in the rest of the UK, according to the latest study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

The Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish Government that all shops will be able to reopen from Monday 26th April. This will bring an end to the forced closure of so-called non-essential retail which commenced on the 26th of December.

Noting that the Scottish Government’s road map to recovery means it can re-open its office on Monday 26 April, chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has unveiled its own road map to the adoption of new hybrid working practices. Donald McKinnon, managing partner, said: “The last year h