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Day: 3 December 2019

Enterprise funding

High growth firms share £1.25m from Scottish Edge

Theo Paphitis
Theo Paphitis: ‘never give up’ (pic: Terry Murden) Businesses with high growth potential from across Scotland have shared £1.25 million in the latest Scottish EDGE pitching competition. The two biggestRead More

Role for housing veteran

Jennings joins board of Homes for Scotland

Richard Jennings
Home from home: Richard Jennings Richard Jennings has been appointed a director of Homes for Scotland, joining the board of the trade lobby group with immediate effect. Mr Jennings isRead More

Veiled attack on Labour

Hunter says Britain ‘needs more billionaires’

Theo Paphitis and Sir Tom Hunter
Sir Tom Hunter, right, and Theo Paphitis: ‘We cannot alienate wealth creators’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish entrepreneur Sir Tom Hunter says Britain needs more billionaires after accusing tax-hungry politicians ofRead More

Opposition urged to back track

SNP hits out at ‘reckless’ bid to scrap business rates relief

Derek Mackay
Concerned: Derek Mackay (pic: Terry Murden) The Scottish Government has criticised a ‘reckless’ attempt by opposition parties to end the rates reliefs scheme, claiming it will ‘devastate’ businesses. Scrapping theRead More

Legal deal

Law At Work acquired by London-based Marlowe

Magnus Swanson
Magnus Swanson: executive chairman Law at Work, the Scottish employment law firm, has been bought by UK-wide compliance services group Marlowe for £6.3 million. Glasgow-based LAW, founded in 2001 as a spin-out fromRead More

Boost for creative sector

Sky unveils plan for giant TV and film studios in London

Sky studios
Sky Studios represents a big investment in UK creative talent Sky has announced a major boost to to Britain’s television and film production industry with plans for a 2,000-jobs studioRead More

Retailer hires lawyers

Ted Baker shares fall as fresh crisis engulfs chain

Ted Baker girl
Ted Baker: more problems Fashion chain Ted Baker has appointed a law firm to advise on how it tackles an overestimation of its stock. The company discovered the inventory valuationRead More

ground breaking opportunities

Heyes joins Flexitricity as CEO to drive zero carbon target

Simon Heyes
Simon Heyes: growth phase Flexible energy specialist Flexitricity has appointed a CEO to help drive the UK Government’s 2050 net zero ambitions. Simon Heyes joins the Edinburgh-based company at aRead More

Southern expansion

Legal firm Vialex unveils strategic venture in London

Keith Anderson
Keith Anderson: ‘strategic venture’ (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish legal services firm Vialex is launching an innovative venture in London to build on its growing client base in the south ofRead More

Call for new network

UK R&D spending too focused on south and below target

Carolyn Fairbairn
Carolyn Fairbairn: unveiling report (pic: Terry Murden) Spending on research and development in Britain is below the global average and is too focused on the south and east of England,Read More