Scottish retail sales were stunted in the first four weeks of 2024, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SCR) and KPMG Scottish Retail Sales Monitor.
A family-run business based in Lanarkshire has successfully expanded its services to offer the latest drone technology across the UK after its owners accessed support from Business Gateway.
A £1 million project has encouraged more than 100 small to medium sized enterprises across Scotland’s manufacturing industry to explore the potential of additive manufacturing (AM) techniques – industrial 3D printing – that could add value and open up new commercial opportunities.
Changes to what constitutes a high-net-worth individual are likely to have the unintended consequence of negatively impacting on women investors and women-founded businesses in Scotland, investment specialists have said.
There has been a 2.7% decrease in Scottish retail footfall, slightly better than the UK average of 2.8% year-on-year during the period of 31 December 2023 to 27 January 2024, the latest SRC-Sensormatic IQ data reveals.
Scotland’s onshore GDP faced a marginal contraction of 0.1% in November, a slight improvement from the revised figure of -0.6% in October 2023, according to the latest date announced by the chief statistician.
FinTech Scotland, in collaboration with professional services supporter Deloitte, and with Tesco Bank, Morgan Stanley and abrdn, has launched a first-of-its-kind innovation challenge.
The Bank of England has decided to maintain interest rates at 5.25% for the fourth consecutive meeting, emphasising the need for “more evidence” that inflation is on a sustained downward trajectory before considering rate cuts.
Glasgow-based Locavore Community Interest Company has entered administration on 30 January 2024, with Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of Interpath Advisory appointed as joint administrators.
Orkney Islands Council has been told it must shift its focus to ensuring its services remain financially sustainable, as it faces a significant funding gap of £27 million over the next four years.
Business confidence in Scotland has dropped below both the UK average and the historical norm for the country, but remains in positive territory, according to a new survey of chartered accountants.