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Scots develop pioneering system

Technology spots problems you never knew you had

Doug More
A growing technology company is pioneering a system that will enable clients to instantly detect problems in their IT systems. FarrPoint Assure, based in central Edinburgh, says it will monitorRead More

Loan puts a buzz into social business

Beekeeper creating honey pot around former pit

Bees
A honey-maker and beekeeper has secured government support to convert a former coal mine into Scotland’s first community market garden. Kelvin Valley Honey has already installed beehives at the ScottishRead More

talkholiday aims for 5m members

Ex-Navy man making waves with holiday site

Scottish businessman Chris Newlands is taking holidaymakers into the social media sector by encouraging them to swap gossip via his new online travel venture. Unlike the news or information websitesRead More

Sponsorship will boost growth

Capita to help incubator Codebase create more tech pioneers

Jamie Coleman
Management outsourcing company Capita is to sponsor the Edinburgh technology incubator Codebase to help create more start-up businesses. Opened in early 2014, CodeBase is already Europe’s fastest growing incubator andRead More

Cloudsoft growing in $75m market

Cloud company raises £1.5m for expansion

An Edinburgh company gaining a firm foothold in the cloud computing market has raised £1.5 million from the Scottish Loan Fund to help grow its sales and product development teamsRead More

£1.5m to support university spin-out

Investors back fast-track ‘li-fi’ pioneer as early exit looks likely

A pioneering technology firm behind a new generation of light-based networking systems has raised £1.5 million towards further commercialising the product. The backing for Edinburgh University spin-out PureLiFi represents anotherRead More

Dundee firm plans further funding

Games firm Tag secures LendingCrowd finance

Tag games
Games developer Tag which has worked with some of the biggest names in the sector has raised £150,000 from an Edinburgh crowdfunder and will raise another round of funding inRead More

'Businesses need to be more proactive'

Looking for a loan? Join the crowd

Once upon a time UK banks threw a party for small businesses. It was a merry party. Everyone enjoyed playing musical statues. Small businesses loved to dance to the tuneRead More

Gold standard for whisky firm Glenmorangie

Whisky firm Glenmorangie has been awarded the Investors in People gold accreditation for its “engaging and supportive culture” and an “open and honest management style”. The company, which employs 230Read More

Island brewery crowdfunds for expansion

The Isle of Skye brewery has turned to investors using crowdfunding to help it double the size of the business over the next three years. The 20-year-old brewery has soRead More