Business Gateway support helps Highland businesses take advantage of tourism boom

Danny Gallagher, Business Gateway Manager for the Highlands and Moray area, discusses how Business Gateway support helps local businesses navigate the challenges and benefits of the recent tourism boom.

Intelligencia Training calls on business leaders to rethink cyber security

The majority of business leaders are aware of the threat that cyber crime presents to their organisation or department, however, new research highlights a significant increase in successful cyber breaches. Reported by BBC News, research...

Six Ayrshire Businesses Successfully Secure Funding Totaling £425K

Six Ayrshire based businesses have successfully secured loan funding from Business Loans Scotland (BLS) which will help support their growth and expansion into new markets. Providing business loans from £25,000 to £100,000, BLS help Scottish...

5 Reasons to Apply for a Business Loan through BLS

Access to capital remains a major hurdle for many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which are looking to start up and grow in the current economic climate. Due to this, businesses may wish to consider...

CMS ADVISE ON THE FIRST SUBSIDY-FREE WIND FARM IN SCOTLAND

CMS in Scotland has acted on a joint instruction for the developer and funder of what is thought to be the first subsidy-free wind farm development in Scotland. The success of this 46MW, ten turbine...

Barrhead Travel reinvestment breaches £500,000 during 2019

Barrhead Travel has revealed a reinvestment of over £500,000 into their retail network, technology and training as they prepare for further growth during 2020. During 2019, the Glasgow-headquartered agency added an Edinburgh-based branch to their...

Assurgo Associates nominated for ‘Start up Business of the Year’ Award

Assurgo Associates Ltd. are delighted to announce they have been nominated for 'Start-up Business of the Year' for the 10th Annual Ayrshire Chamber Business Awards! The shortlist of finalists was unveiled earlier this week with...

GLASGOW ACADEMY FIRST SCHOOL IN UK AWARDED HIGHEST HONOUR FOR ANTI-BULLYING WORK

The Glasgow Academy has become the first school in Britain to be accredited with the Diana Gold Award for anti-bullying. The Diana Award was founded as a legacy to Diana, Princess of Wales’ belief that...

Glasgow Based Tech Firm Secures £85K Investment from Business Loans Scotland

Since its inception in 2012 by Director Lance Gauld, Cloud Cover IT has grown from a small IT company with 3 members of staff serving 40 clients, to a firm which now employs a...

Scottish SMEs Thrive After Securing Over £1 Million Worth of Loan Funding

Under the Scottish Growth Scheme, Business Loans Scotland has announced the total sum loaned to Scottish SMEs has exceeded £1,250,000. Providing loans from £25,000 to £100,000, Business Loans Scotland give businesses access to an invaluable...