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PwC boosts financial services offering with senior appointments

PwC has strengthened its leadership team in Scotland with the appointment of two new partners and a new director. Allan McGrath has been named head of financial services at PwC Scotland while Martin Hislop has joined the partnership in Scotland after relocating from London. In a further boost for the…

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GAP Outlet at Ocean Terminal delivers best launch performance in the UK

Following its recent opening on Monday 14th October, GAP Outlet at Ocean Terminal has achieved the strongest sales performance for the group across the UK, compared to its other outlet store openings. After only six days of trading the store has outstripped the performance of any other GAP Outlet store…

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Road map for a net zero carbon Edinburgh by 2030 published

A road map for moving forward the ambitious target to deliver a carbon neutral Capital by 2030 has been set out by the City of Edinburgh Council. The ‘short window improvement plan’ outlines 37 immediate and short-term actions across all areas of Council business such as planning, transport, housing, energy,…

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Fifteen social enterprise start-ups have been awarded a share of £175,000 in Firstport’s latest round of funding.

Fifteen social entrepreneurs have secured a share of £175,000 from social enterprise start-up agency Firstport. Start It and Build It awards are part of the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund. Start It awards support social entrepreneurs who are ready to get their ideas off the ground and running. Build It…

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Geovation Scotland welcomes first start-ups

Registers of Scotland (RoS) and Ordnance Survey (OS) are delighted to announce the first businesses joining the Geovation Scotland Accelerator Programme; a funded initiative that provides start-ups with support, mentorship and access to high quality data and office space. The inaugural programme, which runs for a year, will be based…

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Is your business going superfast ?

Whether you work from home or use premises having reliable fast broadband is now a fundamental part of your business – big or small. Did you know, that thanks to the £460 million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme over 33,000 homes and businesses across Glasgow can now access fibre…

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Hand on heart, Ann Budge gets set for the Edinburgh Award

Entrepreneur Ann Budge has been preparing to receive the esteemed Edinburgh Award 2019. Impressions of the Heart of Midlothian Football Club owner’s hands have been cast in clay, pictured, by Leigh Bradley of the Colin Braid Stone Workshop, ready to be carved into stone. The hand prints will be gilded…

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Miller Homes launches four new communities in October

-New homes to be built in Dunblane, Dundee, Livingston and Midlothian Leading homebuilder, Miller Homes is building more family communities in the East of Scotland, with four new developments launching in October. A prestigious new neighbourhood on the southern edge of Livingston, The Grange, Murieston, offers four and five bedroom homes…

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activpayroll, the global payroll and tax compliance specialist headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland has announced the official launch of its new Dubai office.

The new opening marks activpayroll’s first office in the Middle East and will serve as a regional hub allowing activpayroll to provide greater support to existing customers and also address the growing demand for activpayroll services both in the UAE and the wider Middle East region. activpayroll has been providing…

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Success of £1.3bn City Region Deal sparks further partnership working

Strong partnership working across the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal area has now led to an agreement to produce a Regional Growth Framework by the summer of 2020. The Framework will help shape new regional and national policy, and set the strategic direction for inclusive and sustainable…

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