Budget 2024: Increased costs could pose challenges for some businesses warns BDO
Martin Bell, tax partner at BDO in Scotland:
“Today’s Budget announcement was all about ‘short term pain for long term gain’ with one big money raiser and dozens of other smaller but significant changes to...
What are the legal considerations when buying a business?
Buying a business can be a shortcut to profit and growth, taking something already proven successful and making it better. However, when purchasing a business in Scotland, you should be aware of the legal...
Public Spending & Scottish Budget
Cutting your way to growth is strategic madness and the Scottish government must take a private sector approach to their budget challenges.
They need to listen to business and urgently act on our repeated call...
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Social Security Scotland boosts Dundee and Glasgow economies and supports local enterprises
Since being set up in 2018, Social Security Scotland has established itself as a major employer in both Glasgow and Dundee. We currently employ people in over 3500 full time equivalent posts, offering secure...
Fit for Business for 2023? Supporting your employees with Private Medical Insurance
I think it is fair to say that it feels that winter has finally arrived across most parts of the country and regardless of the season, the service I’m highlighting will be just as...
Why it pays to pay attention to your workplace pension
As an employer you will be fully aware of your responsibilities under the auto enrolment legislation after all the requirements commenced in 2012 and became fully operative from 2019 for businesses to provide, administrate...
Developing the financial planning workforce
Many young people are led to believe that they must go to university if they wish to gain a career in financial services. Working alongside schools at a grassroots level, we have worked hard...
Business recovery and growth under pressure
The cost of doing business is in crisis mode and is undermining Scottish business recovery and growth, according to the latest findings from a leading Scottish business survey by the Scottish Chambers of Commerce...
How women can plan their financial future
At a time when cost of living is skyrocketing, it has never been more important to be on top of your finances.
The pandemic has witnessed a change in awareness, with more of us thinking...