The second phase of the Small Business Grant scheme – which extends grant support to all subsequent eligible properties - is now open for applications, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has told the Scottish Parliament. Ms Forbes also announced a review to...
Read MoreAn Arbroath based company which provides bespoke automation systems saw turnover increase by almost 17% as it ended 2019 with a record order book. AGR Automation designs and manufactures high performance bespoke automation solutions opertaing from it's headquarters in Elliot Industrial...
Read MoreMore than £11 million has so far been dished out to support in excess of 1,000 Angus businesses with lifeline Covid-19 cash. The money has been allocated by Angus Council to eligible firms through the Scottish Government’s business support fund. But the...
Read MoreForfar textile firm Don & Low has received multi-million pound Scottish Government support to buy a specialised machine for the production of material to be used in top grade respirators for the coronavirus fight. The Scottish Government, via Scottish Enterprise, has...
Read MorePeople who have been furloughed or made redundant are being encouraged to develop their skills with the help of a new online resource. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has introduced the portal in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to connect people with...
Read MoreMillions of furloughed workers will be asked to work the fields this summer as part of a government plan to help the harvest. Environment Secretary George Eustice said the move was necessary as the usual team of largely migrant workers that...
Read MoreThe importance of tourism and North Sea oil and gas to Scotland’s economy could mean it is hit harder by the coronavirus crisis than the rest of the UK, a group of experts has warned. The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC), established...
Read MoreMeat wholesalers have hit back at criticism over a lack of transparency in the beef supply chain, and say that far from making profits, many processors are currently struggling to make any margin at all. The farmers’ union has repeatedly voiced...
Read MoreThe Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is now live, with businesses able to claim up to £2,500 a month towards staff wages. More than 140,000 firms applied for help to pay their wage bill through the government's job retention scheme,...
Read MoreThe economic impact of the efforts to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could see Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fall by around a third, according to a report by the Chief Economist. The latest State of the Economy report, published by the...
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