Edinburgh Chamber Scottish Budget Briefing

FORECASTS The Scottish Fiscal Commission has forecast that GDP growth will be 1.2% in 2019, falling to one per cent in 2020 and 2021, 1.1% in 2022, and 1.2% in 2023, given the uncertainties of Brexit, falling productivity growth and a shrinking working age population. BREXIT Derek Mackay has claimed…

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Employee Ownership, the key to succession for many Scottish businesses

Anderson Strathern provided legal expertise to the owners and employees of The Priory Hotel in Beauly in their transition to employee ownership, working closely with the family run business based in the Scottish Highlands. The hotel attracts guest from all over the world and is a well-known meeting place for…

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Putting growth back on the agenda

Growth. It’s a word that seems to be largely missing from the current business vocabulary as we look towards 2019 and Brexit. Currency fluctuations, stalled investments and wobbly share prices have affected many markets in Scotland and beyond. But growth needs to be back on the agenda for everyone and…

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Judges announced for 179th Royal Highland Show

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) has announced the judges for next year’s Royal Highland Show, held on the 20-23 June 2019. The job of placing the country’s top sheep, horses, cattle and goats will be down to 113 highly experienced names in the judging world, spanning…

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BCC: Westminster should be focused on needs of the country

Commenting on the news that the Prime Minister will face a vote of no confidence, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “At one of the most pivotal moments for the UK economy in decades, it is unacceptable that Westminster politicians have chosen to…

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A budget that backs Edinburgh is a budget that backs Scotland

Can anyone remember such extraordinary political times? It feels like it’s time to wake up from this feverish bad dream and resume normality. Sadly, this is it. So with the Scottish Government Budget looming we can no longer just hope for some serious support for business, the time has come…

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Mortgage Advice Bureau Network Partner Scotland receives ‘royal’ seal of approval for training accreditation programme

Mortgage Advice Bureau Network Partner Scotland has been awarded the Princess Royal Training Award 2018 for its training accreditation programme, and is the only mortgage company to receive the award this year. The award honours employers who have created outstanding training and skills development programmes which have resulted in exceptional…

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Local charities benefit from the gift of giving

Three Scottish charities working hard to support their local have been bolstered with a share of £500 funding courtesy of not-for-profit, Hillcrest. The funding is being donated as part of Hillcrest’s Gift Aid initiative, which sees a portion of the organisation’s profits injected into a grant fund. This fund is…

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Standard Life Aberdeen wins Gold for supporting Armed Forces personnel

Standard Life Aberdeen (SLA) is celebrating a Gold Award for its support for serving and former Armed Forces personnel. Now in its fifth year, the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme recognises businesses that have shown outstanding support for the military community and the Armed Forces Covenant. The Covenant exists…

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World’s greatest collection of Scottish art is underway at the National Galleries of Scotland

A major project to create an internationally significant new setting for the world’s greatest collection of Scottish art is underway at the National Galleries of Scotland. The development will completely transform the way Scottish art is shown at the Scottish National Gallery (SNG), which stands in the heart of Edinburgh’s…

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