Attention turns to fate of state-guaranteed coronavirus loans

Lenders have already issued almost £43bn to more than one million UK-based businesses through government-backed schemes in the three months to the end of June, according to official data from the Treasury. More than 967,000...

Covid 19 recovery and new ventures for Fleximix Concrete

The past few months have proven to be a turbulent time for most businesses and although the economy is now starting to open up again, challenges still remain. The West Lothian Chamber acknowledges that there...

73 Scottish SMEs receive a total of £5M in funding from Business Loans Scotland

Business owners across Scotland have received loan funding totalling £5,023,175 to help them achieve their growth aspirations and to raise working capital to support them through the COVID-19 pandemic. Issuing funds to businesses from a...

VIRTUAL REALITY PROJECT TO HELP SCOTTISH TOURISM ON ROAD TO RECOVERY

Virtual reality is being used to support the economic recovery of the Scottish tourism sector. The project, led by the University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School, aims to increase pre-sales, donations, enable visitors offsite...

DUNDEE MANUFACTURER’S PRODUCTION OF HAND SANITISER SOARS AMID CORONAVIRUS CRISIS WITH SUPPORT OF FUNDING...

Amongst these extremely challenging times, Dundee based manufacturer, Ecoanolytes has experienced a spike in demand for production of its hand sanitiser products to support the national effort to fight Coronavirus. Formed in early 2019, Ecoanolytes...

Established Scottish businesses thrown a lifeline

A new business loan fund has been launched in Scotland to help SMEs carry on trading despite the pandemic. Business Loans Scotland (BLS) is one of two government-backed agencies making the new COVID Working Capital...

Douglas Home & Co Introduce New Covid-19 Resilience Plan

The Coronavirus pandemic has had a colossal impact on the economy, leaving many businesses wondering if they will be able to survive. However, Douglas Home & Co, one of Scotland’s leading providers of Chartered...

Douglas Home & Co Introduce New Covid-19 Resilience Plan

The Coronavirus pandemic has had a colossal impact on the economy, leaving many businesses wondering if they will be able to survive. However, Douglas Home & Co, one of Scotland’s leading providers of Chartered...

Working from home internet challenges

There are many aspects of working from home that will prove challenging over the months ahead. One challenge, which may be overlooked in the disarray, is Internet performance degradation. This will be so significant...

How smart cities are fighting Covid-19

As a result of Covid-19 many of us have embraced technology to keep connected to our families, friends, teachers and work colleagues. However, few of us will be aware of how emerging technologies, such...