Scottish Government

Nick Halfhide, director of sustainable growth at Scottish Natural Heritage, has been appointed interim chief executive of South of Scotland Enterprise, the new agency regenerating the economy of the South of Scotland. Mr Halfhide will take on the role from 3 February until a permanent appointme

Amid rising concerns over the levels of problem debt in Scotland, the Scottish Government has revealed plans to create a new debt advice service. This year, Citizens Advice Scotland has issued 100,000 pieces of debt advice to people living in Scotland, whilst more than 600,000 Scots - 14.2% of the p

Businesses in Cupar, Fife, have made history by voting to create the UK’s first Digital Improvement District in the town. The trailblazing scheme will give companies and the community a stronger identity online and will fuel the creation of a “Cupar Now” brand to showcase the town

Scottish Building Society is one of the first lenders to sign up to the Scottish Government’s new £150 million First Home Fund. Launched today, applications are now open for a new national pilot scheme helping first-time buyers with the deposit for a new home.

The latest data from the Scottish Government has revealed that Scotland’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.3% in real terms during the third quarter of this year, rebounding from ints contraction in quarter two. Compared to the same quarter last year, Scotland’s GDP grew by 0.7% bu

The newest Labour market statistics released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the UK's labour market has remained stagnant this quarter.

University of West of Scotland spin-out Novosound has received a £3.3 million investment led by Foresight Scottish Growth Fund. The technology company received £500,000 in funding from the Foresight Scottish Growth Fund. The fund is financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combin

Rural firms will benefit from £100,000 of funding from the Scottish Government to expand their businesses and improve connections with customers by creating digital communities across Scotland. The funding will be provided through Smart Village Scotland.

The Scottish Government has announced that loans have been offered to hill and upland farmers and crofters to provide them with financial support and certainty in the New Year. Under the national Less Favoured Areas Support Loan Scheme (LFASS) 2019, eligible farmers and crofters will be offered up t

The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data science and artificial intelligence (AI), has appointed two financial figures to its governance board. The appointments come after The Data Lab recently announced its selection by the Scottish Government to lead on co-ordinating a new nationw

Firstport has launched its £500,000 Boost It fund which offers innovative finance to environmental social enterprises. The new programme from the Social Entrepreneurs Fund has opened for applications this week.

Scotland has more registered businesses per head of population now than at any point over the last ten years, according to figures released by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

A total of £2 million in additional funding is now available for ambitious ideas to improve habitats, safeguard species and tackle the causes of biodiversity loss as the Biodiversity Challenge Fund (BCF) opens its latest round. The Scottish Government announced the £2m increase earlier t

The introduction of a tourist tax could lead to lucrative cruise liner traffic by-passing the Highlands, and even the whole of Scotland, the Chambers of Commerce for Inverness, Caithness and Lochaber and the Cairngorms Business Partnership have warned.

Scotland’s chief statistician has released the latest Council Tax Reduction (CTR) statistics which reveal that in September, Scotland’s CTR scheme supported 471,790 households.