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Time wasting claim

Digital grant shortfall leaves small firms fuming

Kate Forbes
Kate Forbes: encouraged firms to take up ‘valuable opportunity’ (pic: Terry Murden) A small business director has accused the Scottish government of wasting the time of thousands of businesses byRead More

Drinks launch

Duo launch Harpalion Spirits rum portfolio

Claire Kinloch and Richard Dixon
New venture: Claire Kinloch and Richard Dixon A rum portfolio will be unveiled in Scotland this Spring by newly-formed company Harpalion Spirits.  Entrepreneur Richard Dixon, who sold his successful Vets Now chain inRead More

25 jobs created

Direct Soccer expands with investment in robotics

Football kits
Direct Soccer supplies kits to a wide range of customers A company supplying football kits, equipment and trophies is investing £1.9 million in warehouse robotics at its plant in Dundee.Read More

Tackling sea pollution

Ally’s plastic pots make money from old rope

Ally Mitchell
Ally Mitchell: ‘we need to protect our oceans’ Commercial diver Ally Mitchell is doing his bit to help reduce plastic found in the sea by making plant pots from discardedRead More

Startup support

Archangels adds Kinsler as investment holds up

Maureen Kinsler
Archangels, the investment syndicate, has added to its board after a difficult year that saw its direct investments fall slightly compared to 2019. The group has appointed Maureen Kinsler, theRead More

Priority call

Next Scots government ‘must favour small firms’

Andrew McRae
Andrew McRae: ‘small firms hit for six’ Small Businesses should get targeted help from the next Scottish government through a range of support measures to help them recover from theRead More

Edinburgh study

Concern over ‘lost generation’ of entrepreneurs

Digital awards
The study raises concerns over the next generation of successful company leaders Small business owners who were on track to scale-up and become major firms are experiencing burnout and manyRead More

Start-up support

Meghan becomes angel investor in latte firm

Meghan Markle in Edinburgh
Meghan Markle in Edinburgh in 2018 (pic: Terry Murden) Meghan Markle has stepped up her interest in business investment by backing a start-up making instant oat milk lattes. The DuchessRead More

Kyoka launch

Coyle ready to kick-off new China consultancy

Kieran-Coyle
Kieran Coyle in China during a 2018 mission Former professional footballer Kieran Coyle has launched a consultancy to help companies build trade in China. Mr Coyle, 29, expects to announceRead More

Dundee investment

Solar energy firm to build assembly line at MSIP

SolarisKit
Faisal Ghani: investing A company making flat-pack solar water heaters to help some of the world’s poorest is to build an assembly line at the innovation centre on the siteRead More