News & Blog

Read the latest business news, blogs and thought leadership articles from our members, as well as updates on the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce's work in the city.

News & Blog
  • Scottish entrepreneurs face scale up challenge

    Scottish entrepreneurs face scale up challenge

    28th November 2017

    Scottish entrepreneurs have benefited from a modest uplift in funding for new businesses, according to the Barclays Entrepreneurs Index, which tracks the UK entrepreneurial lifecycle.

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  • Families affected by imprisonment to take part in activities for Book Week Scotland

    Families affected by imprisonment to take part in activities for Book Week Scotland

    28th November 2017

    Cyrenians’ Family Visitors Centre at HMP Addiewell is hosting various activities to celebrate Book Week Scotland and Prisoners’ Week.

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  • GDPR Seminar for Accountants & SMEs Edinburgh: 6mths to avoid 4% turnover/£18m fine

    GDPR Seminar for Accountants & SMEs Edinburgh: 6mths to avoid 4% turnover/£18m fine

    24th November 2017

    Start your GDPR plan now... book your place today!

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  • Councillor Neil Gardiner Appointed As New Planning Convener

    Councillor Neil Gardiner Appointed As New Planning Convener

    24th November 2017

    Councillor Neil Gardiner has been appointed as the new Convener of the Council’s Planning Committee.

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  • Ryden and Muir Smith Evans agree merger

    Ryden and Muir Smith Evans agree merger

    24th November 2017

    Muir Smith Evans, the niche Scottish planning consultancy practice set up by Brian Muir, Adrian Smith and Robert Evans, has agreed a merger with commercial property consultants Ryden.

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  • Backing Ambitious Property Developers Crucial for Solving Housing Crisis, says GIC Capital

    Backing Ambitious Property Developers Crucial for Solving Housing Crisis, says GIC Capital

    24th November 2017

    The housing crisis is putting pressure on young families and while the issue was addressed in Philip Hammond’s budget, the government still isn’t going far enough, according to experts GIC Capital.

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  • Christmas cracker – ScotRail Alliance adds extra carriages and more services

    Christmas cracker – ScotRail Alliance adds extra carriages and more services

    24th November 2017

    Customers across the central belt are set to benefit from extra services and more carriages in the run-up to Christmas.

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  • Lindsays rural services team grows with new appointment

    Lindsays rural services team grows with new appointment

    23rd November 2017

    Lindsays is delighted to welcome new Associate Anna McLaggan who has recently joined their rural services team in Edinburgh with the specific remit of overseeing the growing number of voluntary registrations under the Land Registration etc (Scotland) Act 2012.

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  • Budget 2017: Full BCC reaction

    Budget 2017: Full BCC reaction

    23rd November 2017

    Giving his reaction to the Autumn Budget, Dr Adam Marshall, Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “Chamber business communities wanted the Chancellor to focus on the basics – rates, roads, and ringtones – and will be pleased that they will see some action on all three…

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  • Heehaw work with Scotland Women in Technology on their Promotional Video

    Heehaw work with Scotland Women in Technology on their Promotional Video

    23rd November 2017

    Scotland Women in Technology (SWiT) is a group initiative which aims to attract, inspire, empower and retain women by developing a community and network to help grow women’s contribution in the technology.

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