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Innovative response

Firms pivot operations to survive pandemic

Bolt's Car Hire
Bolt’s Car Hire in Shetland made a shift in operations Almost half of businesses changed their operations in order to survive the Covid-19 pandemic and a third will make theRead More

Alasdair Gardner returns

Bank of Scotland names head of commercial banking

Alasdair Gardner
Bank of Scotland has appointed Alasdair Gardner as head of commercial banking, responsible for all the bank’s business clients in Scotland. Mr Gardner is returning to Bank of Scotland afterRead More

New way of securing donations

National Trust turns to ‘tap and pay’ tech to raise funds

Fyvie caste painting with card payment device
Pay as you view: this recreated painting incorporates a device to encourage contactless donations   Supporters of the National Trust for Scotland will, for the first time, be able toRead More

Upbeat mood in first half

Scotland showing tentative signs of confidence

Business confidence in Scotland rose in the first half of the year as firms indicated...

Uncertainty lingers

Confidence dips, though firms still plan for growth

scottish economy
Business confidence in Scotland fell in March, though firms continue to hire and plan fr growth

Increase in optimism

Business confidence rises in Scotland

scottish economy
Business confidence in Scotland has risen, along with hiring intentions, despite a UK-wide fall in sentiment, according to new research.

Firms blame uncertainty as...

Dramatic slump in number of Scottish exporters

Port of Grangemouth
The number of firms exporting from Scotland has shown a dramatic slump

Brexit 'making problem worse'

Skills crisis hits third of house builders

Fountainbridge homes
Almost a third of housebuilders (31%) claim they are suffering a skills shortage

As I See It

Surveys are poor measure of real economy

Terry smiling
Two business surveys are published today and not for the first time they give different interpretations of how companies view the immediate outlook.

Fall in deals may impact on Budget

Slump in million pound homes sold in Scotland

Property for sale
Wealthy Scots are struggling to sell their homes, according to new data which may influence tax decisions in next week's Scottish budget.