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February 2024

Scottish financial services experts forecast economic headwinds

Scotland’s financial services sector will continue to navigate challenging conditions in 2024 amidst ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainties, a national finance report suggests. While the overall economic forecast for Scotland is largely unchanged bar slow and fragile growth, Core-Asset Consulting’s Industry Trends and Salary Guide has predicted that those in Scotland’s financial sector can expect […]

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SYTECH marks record year and major expansion

SYTECH, the UK’s longest-established digital forensics consultancy service provider, is celebrating a landmark year as it secures an additional eight new contracts with a projected value of over £11 million. The Stoke-on-Trent firm, which also has offices in South Wales, has won a series of highly competitive tenders for public sector bodies including four separate

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Research reveals gap in succession planning among UK Businesses

New research by UK top ten accountancy and advisory firm Azets has revealed that fewer than one in ten UK businesses have succession planning fully integrated into their strategy, despite 30% of companies demonstrating a widespread recognition of its importance. The Azets Barometer January 2024 survey shows that more than half (58%) of businesses have

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Henry Dannell announces partnership with Windmill Ventures to revolutionise high value lending

Henry Dannell, a leading mortgage advisory firm, and technology innovator Windmill Ventures have joined forces in a partnership aimed at redefining high-value lending through innovation. Through their collaboration, Henry Dannell and Windmill Ventures are not only setting the stage for the pilot launch of this groundbreaking technology in March 2024 but also demonstrating their commitment

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Rapid expansion on the road ahead as fast-growing brokerage CarMoney launches exciting new franchise model

CarMoney, one of the UK’s largest car finance brokers, is set for a major acceleration in growth as it launches its franchise model in key territories to significantly increase brand awareness, footprint and geographical reach. The brokerage, part of the Peter Vardy Group, has unveiled its ambition to become the fastest-growing operation of its kind in

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Survey aims to find out if there really is a disconnect between investors and founders

The team behind Scotland’s flagship event for business founders and investors has launched a survey to try and establish clarity around the state of the investment landscape in Scotland. EIE24, which returns as an in-person event in Edinburgh this year, wants to know if the perceived aversion to risk in the investment community is real

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Empowering women to reach their full business potential through unique Elevator Programme

Women across Scotland are being empowered to turn their passion or idea into a burgeoning business with the launch of a new programme.    Run by Elevator, a social enterprise which supports entrepreneurship and employability across Scotland, E3f is a free six-week initiative dedicated to help women dream big and turn their aspirations into a reality.  

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David Adamson and Partners deal marks Hardies fifth acquisition in five years

The purchase of the Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy offices of property and costs consultancy David Adamson and Partners marks Hardies Property & Construction Consultants’ fifth acquisition in five years. Established as a chartered surveying consultancy in 1930, David Adamson and Partners has since grown organically and developed its expertise. Today it offers clients a broad range of consultancy

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DataVita launches new service in response to exponential AI demand

DataVita, Scotland’s largest data centre and cloud services provider, has invested in new infrastructure and capabilities to host the high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, supporting the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. This marks a significant milestone, allowing for the hosting of high-density workloads at DataVita’s DV1 facility in Lanarkshire, a first for

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Vail Williams opens Oxford office

Left to Right: Roland Browning, Guy Parkes, MatthewSamuel-Camps, David Barden, Emma Parker, Sarah Isherwood, Clark Tersol,Richard Dawtrey, Carl Grint, Jiezel Richards, Dan Pearce, Mike Watson,Chris Bailey and Shrutika Tekawa Expanding property consultancy Vail Williams has opened a new office in Oxford to meet growing business demand. The office, forming an extension of the firm’s Thames

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