News & Blog

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…

Read Story

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…

Read Story

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…

Read Story

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…

Read Story

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…

Read Story

Electricians’ campaign top of the agenda at Scottish Parliament debate

The long-running campaign by SELECT, the electrotechnical trade association, which is also backed by the Scottish Joint Industry Board (The SJIB) and Unite the Union, for recognition of Electricians as a Profession was debated in the Scottish Parliament at the end of October. The debate was triggered following a Members…

Read Story

Scotland’s Fintech Pitching Competition

Monday 29th October saw the 2018 Scottish Fintech event held at The Royal Bank of Scotland Gogarburn Head Quarter. The evening was a collaboration between; The Royal Bank, FWB Park Brown, The Times and Dell Technologies. The event is one of the largest Fintech pitches held in Scotland with a…

Read Story

Guide to shopping safely online

Shopping online can be fun and convenient but are you doing all you can to keep yourself and your family safe on the internet? Do you know how to keep your credit card secure whilst shopping online? Is your card registered for added security measures such as Verified by Visa,…

Read Story

BCC comments on labour market figures

Commenting on the labour market figures for December 2018, published today by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “While the latest data confirms that the UK jobs market remains in good shape, the second successive rise in unemployment, coupled with a decline in the number of people…

Read Story

Challenger banks create opportunities for commercial property, but the sector must keep its eyes open

Challenger banks have been nibbling at the ankles of major UK lending institutions with increasing enthusiasm for some years now with the result that a whole new realm of opportunity is opening-up for commercial property owners and developers. Banking in Britain used to be diverse, regional and primarily focused on…

Read Story