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Day: 4 May 2020

Agency overwhelmed

Swamped Scottish Enterprise suspends new fund

Debt, money etc
Applications have overwhelmed Scottish Enterprise Scottish Enterprise has been forced to suspend a new fund to help cash-strapped businesses after being swamped with applications. The agency announced this evening thatRead More

Talks get under way

US trade deal ‘key to recovery and growth’

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump
Boris Johnson and Donald Trump have a good relationship A post-Brexit trade agreement between the UK and US is key to underpinning the recovery and growth, says the British ChambersRead More

Lifesaving deal

Jobs and services saved in Secureshield MBO

Shaun Hyland
Shaun Hyland: ‘time timeframe’ A management buyout of fire detection and security firm Secureshield has helped save 51 jobs and life-saving services for vulnerable individuals across Scotland and the North ofRead More

As I See It

Suspended Covid fund + Lady Mone’s report

Terry Murden, Scotland's Programme for Government
Government help may come too late ... and what happened to Lady Mone's report? says TERRY MURDEN

Energy

Together Energy hires Goldie as chief financial officer

Vincent Goldie
Together Energy has strengthened its board with the appointment of Vincent Goldie as chief financial officer. With a career spanning more than 20 years in financial services, Mr Goldie wasRead More

Tories demand re-think

House builders ‘want to follow English return to work’

Building site
Building sites remain inactive in Scotland (pic: Terry Murden) The SNP government has been urged to ease its restrictions on house builders in Scotland in line with a resumption ofRead More

Bank board change

Bennett steps up as chairman of Virgin Money

David Bennett, Virgin
David Bennett: ‘we are well-placed to navigate the current environment’ Virgin Money has announced that current deputy chairman David Bennett will succeed retiring chairman Jim Pettigrew who announced in JanuaryRead More

Sector plots recovery

Withers calls for wage subsidies for food workers

James Withers
James Withers: ‘we are now writing the recovery plan’ (pic: Terry Murden) James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, says producers unable to furlough staff because of theirRead More

Monday Update

Daily Business Live: SE suspends fund applications

Virgin Money
5.30pm: Applications suspended Scottish Enterprise has been forced to suspend a new fund to help cash-strapped businesses after being swamped with applications. Full story here Delayed fund might tip firmsRead More

Westway letting

Malcolm secures ‘biggest’ lockdown industrial deal

Big deal: Malcolm will use facility for storage Malcolm Group has agreed what is believed to be Scotland’s biggest lockdown industrial deal by taking 67,000 sq ft of warehouse spaceRead More