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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

Hugely encouraging

BGF passes £250m investment milestone in Scotland

(l-r) Gary Walker, Paddy Graham (BGF) and Mark Walker
One of BGF’s investments: Gary Walker and Mark Walker with Paddy Graham (centre) at Walker Precision   BGF, which backs growing businesses, has invested more than £250 million in ScottishRead More

Joint prospectus published

Financial services and government launch City campaign

Graeme Jones
Graeme Jones: ‘fantastic document’    Scotland’s financial services sector and government agencies will launch their first joint prospectus tonight, promoting the sector to the City of London. The document willRead More

Scots lender joins programme

Lending Crowd picked for TechNation scale-up scheme

Stuart Lunn: ‘validation of our work’   LendingCrowd, the Edinburgh-based crowd lender, is the only Scottish company chosen to join a prestigious UK scale-up project. It has been identified asRead More

Relocation of staff

Water firm Wave expands team at new Leith base

Tony March with new staff at Wave
Tony March with new staff at Wave Water retailer Wave has signalled substantial expansion plans in Scotland with a number of recruits to its Scottish operations and relocation from central EdinburghRead More

Ambitious growth plan

Stevenswood embarks on trade centre expansion across UK

Joe Trueman
Windows and doors supplier Stevenswood will open 12 trade centres across the UK as it aims to grow turnover by £10 million. The Livingston-based firm has seen significant growth since beingRead More