Business

THE Scottish Government’s Digital Lifelines Scotland (DLS) programme has secured £783,150 in new funding to continue and extend its work. The programme, delivered by the Digital Health & Care Innovation...

EQUITY investment levels in Scotland’s smaller businesses surged in the first three quarters of 2025, significantly outpacing the UK average, according to new research from the British Business Bank. The...

EDINBURGH-BASED renewable energy company Red Rock Renewables has reached financial close on a £62m financing with Lloyds, HSBC and China Construction Bank for its Benbrack Onshore Wind Farm. The three...

THE Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a substantial increase in its Accelerator Programme to support 5,000 entrepreneurs, ahead of the opening of its new flagship Edinburgh Hub building later...

A SCOTTISH clean-tech company developing small modular wind turbines that can be deployed in almost any location has secured £865,000 in seed funding, led by TRICAPITAL Angels. Myriad Wind Energy...

AN EDINBURGH entrepreneur is celebrating the fifth anniversary of his Dubai-based business with a record turnover of £63m in 2025. Calum White’s White & Co. Real Estate has seen five...

SOCIAL Investment Scotland (SIS) is set to bring its Funding Socials programme to Edinburgh, offering third sector leaders the opportunity to connect with fund managers, sector specialists and peers. The...

A COMMUNITY-OWNED Scots distillery has secured a cash injection of £500,000 from the Catalyst Fund. GlenWyvis Distillery in Dingwall, Highlands is the world’s first wholly community-owned distillery, and this new...

THE Forth Green Freeport (FGF) has today marked a joint agreement which unlocks £25m from the UK Government to support £7.9bn of private and public investment over the next decade....

STORNOWAY Port has secured £3.5m from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) towards a new linkspan for its newly constructed Deep Water Terminal. The terminal was built to facilitate larger ships, improve connectivity and create opportunities for local economic growth in the renewable energy, transport and cruise industries.   The new linkspan hopes to...