Scottish Business Briefing – July 23nd 2013
FINANCE
Accountancy firm warns SMEs against crowdfunding
AN accountancy firm is urging small and medium businesses to consider the long-term consequences before trying to raise money through crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending warning there is scope to be “ripped off”. (Herald)
MANAGEMENT
Dunedin pledges £60m for Scots firms
PRIVATE equity firm Dunedin has pledged to invest £60 million from its latest £300m fund into Scottish businesses. (Scotsman)
MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY & LEISURE
Willetts pumps £5m into Edinburgh’s Easter Bush
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Hide AdSCIENCE minister David Willetts yesterday unveiled £30 million of funding to help businesses tap into inventions created by agriculture researchers. (Scotsman)
Digital company ‘hotspot’ in Aberdeen
BRITAIN’S “digital” economy is 40 per cent bigger than UK government estimates, according to a report issued yesterday by the National Institute for Economic & Social Research (NIESR). (Scotsman)
ENERGY
EnerMech £10m deals to expand global market share
ENGINEERING services company EnerMech has continued with its aggressive global expansion by buying two businesses in deals worth £10 million. (Scotsman)
TRANSPORT & INDUSTRY
Inverness Airport ‘missing out on business travellers’
More than 50,000 passengers a year are being lost to Inverness Airport because it has no link with Heathrow, the results of new research suggests. (BBC)