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Mark Logan has been appointed chief entrepreneur for Scotland as part of the national strategy for economic transformation. The new role's focus is to embed entrepreneurship in the economy, and that partnerships with industry and investors are prioritised and strengthened.

Swurf, a new Edinburgh-headquartered start-up that connects remote workers with spaces and hosts, has secured funding and support from two investors as the ambitious business expands south and targets global growth. Gareth Williams, co-founder of Skyscanner, and Anna Lagerqvist Christopherson, co-fo

Edinburgh and Glasgow-based digital skills academy CodeClan has added travel site Skyscanner, Sainsbury’s Bank, and media organisation DC Thomson as industry partners as Scotland’s national digital skills academy looks to further scale up and strengthen its graduate pipeline. Already wor

Skyscanner has announced the appointment of former eBay executive Laurence Tracol as its new vice president of finance. The firm was founded in Edinburgh in 2003 and now currently employs around 1,500 staff globally.

Finance secretary Kate Forbes has welcomed recommendations for developing a world-class technology sector in Scotland. Recognising the sector’s potential for innovation and high growth, a report from entrepreneur Mark Logan outlines ways of creating more jobs, increasing investment in Scottish

Skyscanner has announced that it will be cutting up to 84 jobs at its Edinburgh head office. The move is part of a cost-cutting exercise which will see the online travel agent cut one-fifth of its total workforce. 

Edinburgh tech start-up PicoJar has successfully completed a £146,000 pre-seed funding round led by Techstart Ventures and backed by Skyscanner founder Gareth Williams. The firm, which was founded by former Amazon and Skyscanner software engineer Siwei Kang, is behind an AI-powered note-t

Peter Vardy Limited has announced the appointment of Colin McLellan as its new chief financial officer for its group of companies, which include the digital finance broker CarMoney and software solution provider SilverBullet.

Skycanner, the flight comparison website founded in Edinburgh, has appointed Kris Beyens as its new chief financial officer. Before joining Skycanner, Mr Beyens held executive roles at eBay, including vice president and chief operating officer of eBay EMEA and as chief financial officer for eBay Int

The 2020 AccelerateHER Awards for Scottish female business founders has announced that global IT and business consulting services provider CGI is one of its core sponsors for this year’s programme. CGI joins Barclays Ventures and Skyscanner who return as 2020 AccelerateHER sponsors. A further