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Harry Potter seller opens outlet at Hong Kong Airport

Museum Context
Flying high: latest shop in growing chain is at Hong Kong airport   Harry Potter fans in Asia are driving business growth for Museum Context, seller of officially licensed  productsRead More

Biggest development in cards

Royal Bank trials fingerprint security payment system

RBS Card
Royal Bank of Scotland is due to begin piloting technology allowing payments to be made using fingerprints.  No PIN will be required to pay for goods or services up toRead More

Initiatives to support leaders

Mentor plan for women leaders ‘will help build fairer economy’

Liz Cameron
Liz Cameron: ‘it will be a beacon for others to follow’ (pic: Terry Murden)   A £100,000 fund has been launched to help drive entrepreneurship among females in Scotland. TheRead More

Pumps business sold

Weir offloads Flow Control to First Reserve for £275m

Jon Stanton
Weir Group is selling its Flow Control division to First Reserve, a global private equity investment firm focused exclusively on energy, in a £275m cash deal.  Flow Control primarily providesRead More

40% rise in payroll forecast

French Duncan prepares for technology revolution

Graeme Finnie, managing partner French Duncan, with audit partners Nicola MacLennan and Stephen Hughes
Graeme Finnie, managing partner, with audit partners Nicola MacLennan and Stephen Hughes   Accountancy and business adviser French Duncan is forecasting a 40% increase in staffing levels – equal toRead More

Deals round-up

Spoonfed adds Denver office; Blu Marine sails into Greenock

Spoonfed
Catering management software company Spoonfed is opening an office Denver, its second office in the US after receiving £575,000 of development funding from Equity Gap.   Spoonfed’s SaaS (Software as aRead More

Fintech firms in the wings

McColl’s AlbaCo bank poised to name new partners

Jim McColl
Jim McColl’s new bank is expected to launch next year   Scottish tycoon Jim McColl’s new investment bank, provisionally called AlbaCo,  is due to announce a number of partners aheadRead More

SIS appeals for firms to sign up

Retailers urged to stock shelves with ethical products

Alastair Davis, CEO of SIS and Alan Mahon, Founder of Brewgooder
Good deals brewing: Alastair Davis, CEO of SIS and Alan Mahon, Founder of Brewgooder   Retailers are being urged to help social enterprises increase the availability of ethical products onRead More

Ninth outlet launched

Pure Spa & Beauty opens latest outlet in Canary Wharf

Becky W
Becky Woodhouse: perfect location (pic: Terry Murden)   Pure Spa & Beauty, the Edinburgh-based health and beauty business, is opening a second outlet in London, at the boutique Lansbury Heritage Hotel inRead More

Firms to secure growth support

Seven rising Scottish stars join LSE’s elite programme

Neil Logan
Neil Logan, CEO of Incremental Group, one of the seven new companies   Seven Scottish companies have joined Elite, the London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support and capital raisingRead More