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Hannah Mary Goodlad in a Holyrood corridor

All we want for Christmas is a Scottish data centre strategy John McLellan

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Edinburgh businesses urged to be bold in pursuit of growth

I visited a spooky and magical new shop in the heart of Edinburgh

The 'remote operations centre' mock-up at Babcock's Rosyth offices

Inside Rosyth's leading role in building the hybrid navy of the future

The gap is narrowing, but work still needs to be done to fully achieve equality ambition

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Stephen Emerson, Scotsman Insider Editor; Michelle Thomson businesswoman, former Falkirk MSP/Edinburgh MP; Lauren Ridgley project manager, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce; Charlie Woods board member, Economic Development Association Scotland; Stephen Boyd Scottish director of the Institute for Public Policy Research Scotland; Susan Murray director, David Hume Institute; Ciaran McGuigan chief executive, Zero Waste Scotland

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The compact SumUp card reader helps market traders, craft sellers and small businesses accept contactless and card payments without expensive equipment.

Cash is king? This £30 gadget gives customers a much easier option

Greaves Sports has operated in some form for almost a century

Historic Glasgow sports store where Frank Sinatra shopped to close

The cocktail bar in The George Hotel in Inveraray.

Inside Scotland's 'cosiest' hotel perfect for a winter break

Lovey has secured a funding facility of up to £250 million from Pollen Street Capital to expand lending to UK small and medium-sized businesses

Ad Feature UK fintech Lovey secures £250m funding facility to boost SME lending

AOT representatives met with airlines and airports from around the world at Routes World 2026 in Frankfurt.

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Bodor Laser will showcase two new premium tube laser cutting machines at EuroBLECH 2026

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Tax and cyber attack concerns of Scottish family-owned businesses

A view of Methil

Methil’s shipyard revival set to be powered by a new era of defence Jeremy Grant

RavenPack's AI model labelled more than 845,000 financial text excerpts in under an hour, helping researchers quickly create datasets for investment analysis.

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Twelve Triangles Melrose

I tried the 'ber month' treats from my favourite Edinburgh bakery

Rob and Anna outside Kramer's in Glasgow

Inside the chef-led Scottish deli Kramer's ahead of its first birthday

I discovered Scotland's best new spa destination beneath city streets

The 'Hollywood' favourite Edinburgh pub celebrating its 10th birthday

With a name meaning food from the roots, RadiCibus is an independent modern Italian eatery in Deanhaugh Street. The restaurant says it uses the best Scottish and Italian ingredients - including handmade pasta, artisan meats and wine. They score 4.8 out of 112 reviews.

‘Acclaimed’ Scottish Italian restaurant appoints liquidators

Search ’n Stuff brought more than 350 digital marketers together across two conferences

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SumUp's Solo Lite is making it easier for people who sell items in their spare time to take payments

The £30 card reader giving casual sellers an answer to ‘got no cash’

Soft2Bet has received three awards at The European Global Business Awards 2026.

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Craig Blyth

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The new entity will focus on building investment solutions that enable Indian and foreign investors to participate in global opportunities

Ad Feature Aditya Birla launches two retail fund of funds from GIFT City

Rockstar Games president did not ‘scream’ at anyone, tribunal told

Shevaun Haviland, BCC Director General addresses guests

Edinburgh development programme for future leaders gets national award

The top side hustling cities include Bristol and London

Half of Brits work a ‘second shift’ after hours on side hustles

The case study traces ABB Bank’s transformation from the challenges of 2016 to its strategic goals for 2026–2028

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The expanded team who leads Forward Global's disputes communications practice in London

Ad Feature Forward Global strengthens London investigations team

Gurmeet is the first non-promoter CEO in Saksoft's 25-year history

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The new service helps businesses discover how they are being found by customers

Free tool showing local businesses how customers really find them

It was also found 21 per cent have walked away from a purchase altogether because they didn't think it would have much resale potential

Marketplace sellers buy fashion items to sell after just a few wears

Glasgow Prestwick Airport has been in Scottish government ownership for several years now

Aerospace company announces £57million expansion at Prestwick Airport

The findings demonstrate that restaurants power far more than dining

Ad Feature The £95 restaurant ripple effect

The exclusive ceremony was presented by JPMorganChase at London's Hilton Park Lane hotel

Ad Feature Black British Business Awards 2026: Winners announced

Gillian Gourlay, Katarzyna Jaszczak and Karen Ford have joined the team at Just Financial

Just Financial Group strengthens team with three new appointments

The representatives of ZEISS Microoptics and Ceres Holographics signed the acquisition agreement

Ad Feature ZEISS buys Ceres Holographics to drive holography industrialisation

Yakult, the gut health experts since 1935, have appointed Joe Gailani as national sales manager

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CITY JAM founder, Pat Villaceran, set out the plan

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The women-owned Asian bakery that's opened on Edinburgh square

The data centre dilemma: How Scotland can set its own path

A business and management degree can be a great route to a top job, but not all courses are equal according to a new report.

Top 11 Best UK Universities For Business and Management 2026

Ad Feature AUTODOC is reshaping its workshop business

QX Accounting Services is a specialist outsourcing and business transformation partner

Ad Feature QX Global Group launches tax processing solution for accounting firms

HCLTech is a technology company delivering industry-leading capabilities around AI, digital, engineering, cloud and software

Ad Feature HCLTech launches 'Pulse' for fast-scaling enterprises

Iain Burnett

I tried the 'world's best' chocolate from a Scottish chocolatier

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