Business

In today's fast-paced business environment, maintaining healthy cash flow is crucial for companies of all sizes. For many UK businesses, invoice finance has emerged as a vital solution to bridge...

INSOLVENCY-RELATED activity in Scotland hit a 29-month high in May 2025, according to new research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3’s analysis of data provided by...

RECENT studies show companies violate environmental regulations when financial managers are overconfident. These environmental violations harm the company’s long-term performance, particularly in terms of its credit ratings. Credit ratings evaluate...

THE City of Edinburgh Council is currently redeveloping its approach to local economies – and is asking third sector organisations for help.  A new plan is being made for the...

FOLLOWING a public meeting discussing proposed cuts to Edinburgh’s third sector, decisions have been pushed back from June to August this year.  Members of the Thrive Collective, councillors, Edinburgh locals,...

A NEW Seabird Resilience Fund has been announced by the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF) to help safeguard the future of Scotland’s seabirds. The £1.6m investment, funded by voluntary...

A SCOTS tech business has successfully secured a £500,000 loan from the British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland. Obtained via fund manager The FSE Group, the funding will enable...

AN AQUACULTURE technology company has secured a £10m investment to help accelerate development and support fish farmers. Ace Aquatec’s new funding will directly support the creation of 15 new jobs...

STATISTICS for an upcoming travel and environment committee meeting show that the budget for road improvement has gone up by 22% since last year.  Pavement spending, however, is staying the...

KELSO Pharma has secured £140m of acquisition funding as it appoints a senior pharma executive as non-executive director. The specialty pharma business, backed by Apposite Capital, secured the nine-figure funding...