Scottish business leaders urge Chancellor to focus on growth
A deeply anxious Scottish business community is calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to take bold action in next week’s Budget to stimulate the UK’s floundering economy.It comes as the...
Businesses must help shape new powers to drive regional growth
Scotland’s regions are diverse, with distinct (as well as shared) strengths and challenges. Yet, in terms of governance, Scotland is one of the most centralised countries in Europe.Over the last...
Inflation hit by summer getaway costs
Mixed signals on economy but families suffer as holiday airfares see 30 per cent jump A complex, and at times contradictory, picture has emerged from recent economic data. Inflationary pressures...
Redundancy warning as Baillie Gifford adapts to changing markets
Edinburgh’s investment powerhouse, Baillie Gifford – which manages £200bn – is responding to changing global markets conditions by repositioning some of its 1,600 international staff, which will lead to the...
Morton is first CEO of Angel Capital Scotland
Margaret Morton has been appointed as the inaugural chief executive of Angel Capital Scotland, the newly established successor body to LINC Scotland.Morton’s appointment signals a new chapter for Scotland’s business...
Higgins joins accountancy group eyeing £50m growth
Benny Higgins, the art-loving former boss of Tesco Bank, has joined Wbg, the independent specialist full-service accountancy firms, as its new chairman.Higgins, who is currently chairman of Glasgow-based investment firm...
Souter Investments sign off £25m to support growth in UK businesses
Souter Investments — the private office of Scottish tycoon Sir Brian Souter — has invested around £25m in four investments in the first six months of the year.The Edinburgh-based office,...
Business owners facing an uncertain future from tax changes
At the point of putting pen to paper, or in fact fingers to keyboard, we are now 211 days on from the autumn Budget. I wrote a similar article 138...
Scotland’s Food & Drink: Baxter’s appetite for resilience
The head of Scotland Food and Drink is helping the sector weather the storms of global trade uncertainty Don’t be surprised if Iain Baxter has a marked spring in his...