Business

Many rural businesses are failing to claim what they could from a combination of grant funding and tax relief, missing out on valuable support

A new student accommodation development in the Meadowbank area of Edinburgh is pushing ahead after the site changed hands.

Management of Forth Valley-based Falcon Foodservice are to meet the GMB union on Monday for talks aimed at heading off strike action.

The Scottish Building Society has joined the industry group that supports the country’s financial services sector.

Outsourcing giant Serco has committed to a series of improvements on ferry services linking Aberdeen with Orkney and Shetland after being awarded a contract renewal worth at least £450 million in revenues.

Thomas Cook's chances of survival depend on extra funding, as holidaymakers are left unsure about trips planned with the firm.

Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed front-runner Alison Rose as its new chief executive.

As cybercriminal methods become ever more smart and sophisticated, protecting financial services and other organisations is a major undertaking, writes Paul Anderson.

Family businesses contribute hugely to the economy and communities across Scotland, but keeping them in the family is often a challenge

Despite working longer hours than many of our competitors, our national productivity is trailing behind. Does the answer lie in a happier workforce? Sandra Dick reports.

China’s enormous and growing e-commerce market offers huge opportunities for Scottish businesses, but the take-up is lagging behind our neighbours, reports Sandra Dick

The bitter prospect of a no-deal Brexit has robbed many farmers of the sense of satisfaction that autumn typically brings

Scottish Leather Group will create 100 skilled jobs with the launch of a new facility in Renfrewshire.

Companies looking to expand overseas need to consider their potential tax liabilities and compliance obligations as they target international growth, writes Neil Dinnes.

A fintech backed by singer-songwriter and former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel has raised £1 million in seed funding as it seeks to disrupt the investment market.

Farmers and their families will most likely be aware of the important Inheritance Tax (IHT) reliefs currently available on the value of their businesses. Agricultural Relief (AR) and Business Relief (BR) can relieve the full value of the farming operation, and it has long been recognised that the policy objective behind these reliefs is to prevent the breaking up or sale of farms (and other businesses) on the death of their owners.

A North-east commercial laundry firm is pressing into new regions after swooping on an East Kilbride rival.

When Heather Anderson and Pete Ritchie took on Whitmuir Farm, outside West Linton in Midlothian, in 2000, it was – in Heather’s words – “Wall to wall sheep”.

Diageo, the drinks giant behind Scotch whisky brand Johnnie Walker and Irish brewer Guinness, said it was not immune from “significant changes to global trade policy” as it provided a generally upbeat snapshot on trading.