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New Hiring 100 ranking to showcase Scotland's growing firms

Michael Diamond

Wage bills race ahead of hiring at biggest firms

Recruitment entering a new age as AI shifts business needs

Simon Hannah of JW Filshill

Wage bills squeeze profits at Scotland’s biggest owner-managed firms

Insider Media

Roundtable hears how cash remains king for OMBs in turbulent economy

Pivoting to large orders helped Go Swag bag a growth leap

Flotation Energy

Who are Scotland's fastest growing renewable companies?

Farming

Suckler beef producers deserve better from our government Andrew Connon

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Our picture book view of farming is a long way from reality Philip Lymbery

How we must prepare Scottish farming for a hotter world Iain Boyd

Donald with his wife Caroline and children Rachel and Andrew

Future of crofting on the Machair, and the growing threat from geese

£100m Hyatt Centric hotel to open in heart of Edinburgh creating 110 jobs
“The location is super connected and one advantage is the hotel being part of a wider regeneration scheme at scale” – Martin Towns, M&G

Iain Cherry and Adam Sroka

Glasgow-based startup takes the grunt work out of energy transition

Demand for natural dairy products fuels £172m record sales at Scots family firm

Fresh investment as Scottish maker of 15 million ready meals completes MBO

There are bargains to be had out there, but don't immediately believe big 'money off' claims (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Sales shopping? Here’s what to watch out for

David J Alexander has huge experience of Scotland's property market

Lesson for government on ‘a classic populist policy’

Sandy Begbie to step down after six years leading Scottish Financial Enterprise

Investing can seem like something that 'other people do'. Picture: Michael M Santiago

Edinburgh has £540bn financial sector, so why do so few Scots invest? John Owen

Housebuilder to add 169 more homes at new village in East Lothian

Abdul Qureshi, Head of Business Banking at Barclays opening speech

Scotland’s ideas need the right backing to become global businesses Jamie Grant

50-year-old Edinburgh property firm eyes expansion with new city HQ

AI-generated application forms are increasingly common, says Euan Cameron

How can employers find young staff with potential?

Edinburgh firm’s £2.2m boost to create disposable cardboard inhaler

Whitelees windfarm near Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire

SNP putting 'thousands of jobs at risk' with onshore wind uncertainty

Popular Edinburgh food hall eyes ‘exciting calendar of events’ as sales top £11m

Housing brand enters Scottish market with 270 family homes in four locations

It is being reported that a new food deal with the EU has been signed.

New EU deal to remove Brexit red tape on food exports

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

Exclusive SNP’s climate targets thrown into doubt over 'fairy tale’ technology

A floating wind turbine from the Kincardine offshore windfarm off the coast of Scotland (Image: Flotation Energy)

Scottish jobs and investment 'in jeopardy' over UK renewables pivot

Oil industry expertise at the St Fergus gas plant and elsewhere in the North East makes it a good place to refine carbon capture and storage technology. Picture: Andy Buchanan

Scientists and oil industry agree: carbon capture is no 'fairytale' Scotsman comment

New £2.5m fund to help unlock investment in Aberdeenshire industrial properties

We must stop treating ‘life sciences’ as a single property requirement, Gillian Giles says (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Get property right to grow Glasgow's life sciences sector

Scotch cream liqueur brand Magnum toasts new deal with Sainsbury’s

Jude McCorry wants to open new paths to get fresh talent into the cyber industry

Let’s open our networks, not just protect them

Michelle Ovens CBE says greater support is needed to help side hustles grow into sustainable businesses.

Ad Feature Side hustling UK adults face outdated systems

Repetitive work helped young lawyers build judgment, says Rob Aberdein

AI may mean death of legal apprenticeship

Children across the globe have a better chance of justice thanks to UN rules (Picture: Adobe)

Getting justice for children

First Minister John Swinney

Exclusive Swinney's 'spineless refusal' to back Rosebank despite Adura meetings

Fraser Dobbie, CFO of North Star

The hidden cost of Scotland's offshore wind bill Fraser Dobbie

John Healey

Budget did not deliver 'breathing space' for Scotland's most needy Emma Jackson

Winners at the Scottish Financial Enterprise Awards.

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Scottish Financial Enterprise awards celebrate success

If you haven't designated a 'safe space' the delivery person may decide 'over the fence' is fine

The problem with package deliveries

As well as improving operating theatre efficiency, AI applications can give medics more time with patients (Picture: Adobe)

Behind the curtain of healthcare’s AI revolution

ScotlandShop pushes into Canada with acquisition of storied kilt specialist

Hannah Mary Goodlad in a Holyrood corridor

All we want for Christmas is a Scottish data centre strategy John McLellan

RBS parent NatWest reports ‘fair to middling performance’ and 1,000 job cuts

Picture - Chris Watt Photography

Edinburgh businesses urged to be bold in pursuit of growth

True North hires ‘one of Scotland’s most accomplished events professionals’

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

Only £12m of promised £200m funding will be given to Acorn project

There's no doubt floating wind projects work, says Niamh Deery

Floating wind ambitions depend on certainty

The 'remote operations centre' mock-up at Babcock's Rosyth offices

Inside Rosyth's leading role in building the hybrid navy of the future

Iconic House of Bruar looks to add EV chargers as sales top £62 million

New-look Glasgow Rolex boutique ‘reflects confidence in the city’

Scottish free-from and vegan bakery business employing 190 people taken over

Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds sees profits surge ahead of higher Budget levy

Alexis Graham is a Partner, Private Wealth and Tax, Shepherd and Wedderburn.

‘Testamentary freedom’ is not as ‘free’ as you might think in Scotland

Ferguson Marine has no work after the Glen Rosa ferry is handed over to CalMac. (Jane Barlow/PA)

Hugely late Glen Rosa ferry delayed another 2 months to February

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

'Spectacular shambles' as carbon capture funding descends into chaos

High street discounter Poundland has filed to appoint administrators, threatening the future of around 12,000 workers.

Poundland to appoint administrators with thousands of jobs at risk

Scottish tourism bosses slam Healey for failing to address two major pressures

Next great Scottish businesses need experienced people in their corner Stanley Morrice

Budget 2026: Chancellor’s U-turn on ISA allowance branded ‘backward step’

The gap is narrowing, but work still needs to be done to fully achieve equality ambition

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AI skills, unconscious bias and pay gap holding back gender equality

Sandy Begbie says the battle for gender equality in industry is gathering pace

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Industry leaders are looking to shatter glass ceilings for women By The Newsroom

Jackdaw

It is a contradiction but Jackdaw and Rosebank matter to net zero Ewan Aitken

Tennent’s on top as pilsner and citrus lager launches attract new drinkers

£120,000 raised as Sir Tom Hunter urges businesses to invest in young people

Reaction: The Budget does not meet scale of UK government’s ambitions Michelle Ferguson

Budget 2026 Scottish case study: ‘Just another collection of tweaks’ Peter Proud

David Lonsdale of the Scottish Retail Consortium

Analysis A raft of modest but useful measures for businesses and households

Mark Kent is chief executive of the Scotch Whisky Association

Analysis SWA: Taxing whisky four times more than cider makes no sense

Scotsman Insider emag focuses on margin pressure hitting OMBs

John Healey

Economic growth cannot just be a political slogan Sandy Begbie CBE

The Acorn project will be based at Shell's St Fergus gas terminal near Peterhead

'Hammer blow' for North Sea amid carbon capture funding row

The winners from the 2025 awards

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Ad Feature Podcast: the circular economy and competitive business advantage

Ad Feature Expert trio gives us well-rounded views on circular economy

Stephen Emerson, Scotsman Insider Editor; Michelle Thomson businesswoman, former Falkirk MSP/Edinburgh MP; Lauren Ridgley project manager, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce; Charlie Woods board member, Economic Development Association Scotland; Stephen Boyd Scottish director of the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland; Susan Murray director, David Hume Institute; Ciaran McGuigan chief executive, Zero Waste Scotland

Ad Feature Circular economy a ‘crown jewel’ as businesses grasp opportunity