Business in Action

A tie-up between supermarket giant Asda and Social Investment Scotland (SIS) has now lent more than £1 million to community schemes across Scotland.

Efforts to improve the job prospects of young people and encourage more children to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects have seen representatives of Stirling Council pick up two accolades.

The number of social enterprises operating in Scotland has leapt over the past year but some parts of the sector remain “fragile”, a key study has revealed.

Fortunately, most of us are lucky enough to have had a safe and stable family home. Can you imagine how your life may have turned out completely differently without that foundation?

Beer brand Brewgooder has named Scott MacDonald as its commercial director and “chief well digger” as it sets its sights on increased distribution across the on and off trades.

Staff at Aberdeenshire craft beer producer BrewDog could be in line for a £22,500 windfall each over the next five years after the firm pledged to give away a fifth of its annual profits.

An Edinburgh hotel that forms part of the Royal College of Surgeons is to undergo an £8.5 million expansion that will increase its room capacity by about two-thirds.

Glasgow has received a social housing boost with the news that Hawthorn Housing Co-operative is to build 48 homes in Possilpark after securing a multimillion-pound funding package.

Social enterprise gin Ginerosity is toasting the fact that its sales in Asda have helped fund six placements for disadvantaged young adults in the UK.

Lloyds Banking Group is backing an initiative to help improve the digital skills of thousands of people.

A Fife-based housing trust has secured a multimillion-pound funding package that will boost its portfolio of mid-market rental properties across Scotland.

Social Investment Scotland (SIS), the lender to the third sector, today marked its 15th anniversary with an unbroken track record of growth.

A tie-up between Magners Irish Cider, Celtic FC Foundation and the Tennent’s Training Academy is on the lookout for culinary talent.

A not-for-profit training academy has been set up to assist disabled and disadvantaged individuals into employment within the financial services industry.

Edel Harris was last night named EY Scotland Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 at an awards ceremony at Gleneagles.

Projects aimed at nurturing the next generation of digital talent could be in line for a financial boost from a newly-formed charity.

An Edinburgh-based tech company founded by a mother-and-daughter team is to unveil an early-stage version of its product, which raises money for charity, at a key start-up event this week.

Brewgooder, the Scottish beer brand that donates all its profits to clean water projects, is cheering an extension to its supply deal with Asda.

“Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community,” said the great Scots-American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.