Aberdeen-based specialist property services provider Hutcheon Mearns Real Estate has announced it is targeting further expansion following a highly successful first year in operation.
Beeks Financial Cloud Group Plc, the Braehead-based cloud computing and connectivity provider for financial markets, has reported its revenues surged 25% to £12.96 million, up from £12.96m, in its latest results for the six months ended 31 December 2023.
Edinburgh-based Corran Capital has secured £80 million for its second fund, Corran II, dedicated to investments in clean energy and climate-focused companies throughout the UK.
Ahead of tomorrow’s Spring Budget, the annual CBI-Fraser of Allander Scottish Productivity Index is published today with a call for businesses and the Scottish and UK governments to work together to unlock investment, build sustainable growth, and to help Scottish firms achieve success globally.
Scottish agricultural organisation NFU Scotland has teamed up with Anglo Scottish Asset Finance, a County Durham-based business finance broker, to establish NFU Scotland Finance.
STV Group has reported a 22% year-on-year drop in operating profit, attributing the decline to a challenging TV advertising landscape and inflationary cost pressures.
Ahead of the Chancellor’s budget on 6 March, new research from Grant Thornton UK LLP has revealed that businesses would like to see government focus on investing in skills and training to support business growth, as the competition for talent intensifies.
Perth-based gift card operator Miconex has joined forces with Edinburgh’s GiftRound, creating a partnership poised to infuse an estimated £1 million annually into local economies.
Equity investment in Scotland’s smaller businesses nearly halved last year but was still ahead of the UK average and on track to record the third highest annual figure in the last decade, according to new research from the British Business Bank.
Responsible finance provider Social Investment Scotland (SIS) is spearheading a new £62 million investment fund aimed at supporting small businesses in England and Wales, boosting local jobs and economic activity.
While economic momentum and employment growth will gradually build throughout the UK over the next three years, Scotland’s labour market is expected to continue to see challenges and lag other regions, according to the latest EY Regional Economic Forecast.
A new analysis by the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) has found a Scotland-only business rate surtax being considered by Scottish Ministers would leave larger grocery stores here facing by far the highest business rate bills in the UK.
Blair Nimmo and Alistair McAlinden from Interpath Advisory have been appointed joint administrators to Glasgow-based furniture and homeware retailer Morale Home Furnishings UK Limited on 28 February 2024.