Social enterprises in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray can now apply for a share of a £2 million funding pot designed to support the third sector with the transition to net zero. The Social Enterprise Just Transition Fund, supported by the […]
Inflation has stagnated at 8.7%, the same rate as three months ago, causing businesses and consumers concern amid hopes of a decline, since the UK has been on a downward trend in inflation figures which peaked at 11.1% last year. As […]
The West Midlands welcomed 141.2 million visitors in 2022, smashing the previous record set before the covid-19 pandemic, according to newly released data. The figures represent a 38% increase on tourist numbers in 2021 and a 5% rise compared to […]
Wylie & Bisset, Accountants and Business Advisers, has said that profitable businesses that suffered financially during the pandemic are now being squeezed by a cost-of-living crisis which has led to a high level of Scottish insolvency activity. The number of insolvency-related activities […]
The £600 million sale of its petrol forecourt business to the billionaire Issa brothers and cutting hundreds of jobs has helped boost profits at The Co-op. The Manchester-headquartered group has hailed a “strong operational performance” over the past year and […]
New figures suggest Space Park Leicester has generated some £89 million for the economy in its first 12 months. The £100 million development, led by the University of Leicester with backing from the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and city […]
Total Fitness returned to the black for the first time since 2015 during its latest financial year after its turnover returned to near pre-pandemic levels. The Cheshire-headquartered gym group has reported a pre-tax profit of £961,000 for the 12 months […]
An expanded devolution deal for the North East has been welcomed by business groups in the region. The £4bn deal – which will extend the current arrangements in the North of Tyne to cover Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County […]
Scottish Enterprise’s support is forecast to generate £709.74m of Scottish innovation expenditure. The agency approved £120m in grant funding and equity investment for innovation activities in the 2021-22 financial year, which is now calculated to deliver a further £502m innovation […]
AM Bid, Scotland’s leading bid and tender specialist, is pleased to report a record turnover in excess of £1 million for the second year in a row as it continues to recover from the impact of Covid-19. Figures to the […]
