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Day: 26 July 2015

Fragrance firm expands

Arran Aromatics takes George St unit

Arran Aromatics
Fragrance company Arran Aromatics is taking over a retail unit in George St previously occupied by the Cambridge Satchel Company. The store has been refitted following the previous occupant’s shortRead More

Car insurance firm steers route to growth

Sure Thing beats forecasts on sales and jobs

Brendan Devine
Car insurance firm Sure Thing, launched in April last year by former Kwik Fit Insurance Services boss Brendan Devine, has beaten its pre-launch targets on sales and customers. The firmRead More

Small firms welcome government move

Commissioner will tackle late payment to SMEs

Ana Soubry
A small business commissioner is to be appointed to tackle the problem of late payments which impact on cash flow and cause thousands of companies to fail. The UK governmentRead More

Webb may join critic Loney at mutual

Former pensions minister in line for job with Royal London

Former pensions minister Steve Webb is believed to be joining Royal London, whose boss has been an outspoken critic of some of the coalition’s reforms. Mr Webb, who lost hisRead More

INTERVIEW: John Devlin, managing director, Ascensos

‘Social media has made a big change to our industry’

John Devlin
INTERVIEW: John Devlin, managing director of contact centre Ascensos

As I See It

Scotland’s tycoons think big – now it’s Holyrood’s turn + PwC’s audits

Terry Murden
Scotland’s technology pioneers get another opportunity to showcase their talents to an international audience next month. The most pleasing thing about staging an event such as Turing 2015 is thatRead More

Finance for the Future Awards

Gupta in running for sustainability prize

Ash Gupta
The Gupta Partnership, based in Edinburgh has been shortlisted for the 2015 Finance for the Future Awards. Founded and organised by ICAEW and the Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project, theyRead More

Former First Minister voice new poll support

Second indy referendum ‘inevitable’ says Salmond

Alex Salmond on Marr
A second independence referendum is “inevitable”, says former First Minister Alex Salmond who claims three issues are driving the move towards another poll. These are the Westminster Government’s failure toRead More

Growth for PR company

Perceptive adds seniors as turnover doubles

Perceptive
PR consultancy Perceptive Communicators has announced two senior appointments and significant growth in the Glasgow-based business. The firm has doubled its turnover and says the new hires will help with further growthRead More

Homegrown firms in spotlight

Technology stars showcase talent at three-day event

Turing Eccles Coleman Williams
FanDuel and Skyscanner will headline a three-day event in Edinburgh next month that will showcase the best in homegrown technology. The two “unicorns” – companies worth $1 billion – willRead More