Budget update: Responding to the cut in relief for entrepreneurs
Reducing Capital Gains Tax after cuts to Entrepreneurs’ Relief The reduction of the entrepreneurs’ lifetime limit from £10 million to £1 million stands out as a headline-grabbing change introduced in the recent Budget,...
Managing your digital afterlife
For most of us, laptops, tablets and smartphones are an integral part of life, the digital successors to the filing cabinet, photo album and CD collection, writes Gillian Campbell. But...
Edinburgh’s tech sector sees 67% leap in investment
Edinburgh’s tech sector has seen an investment leap of 67% in the past year, according to new figures. The annual Tech Nation report shows the capital secured £120m in venture...
Scotland loses top spot in league of working women
Scotland has lost its top spot as the best place in the UK for working women, overtaken by the South West of England, Northern Ireland and Wales, respectively. The country...
‘Green’ data centre announces 76% growth in revenues in 2019
A purpose-built data centre powered 100 per cent by renewable energy sources and serving an estimated 2 million people in Scotland has reported strong growth rates in 2019. Lanarkshire-based DataVita...
New alliance between Scottish Enterprise and Boeing will focus on space, advanced manufacturing and digital
Scotland’s business support agency has signed a strategic alliance with the world’s largest aerospace company – focused on sectors including space, advanced manufacturing and digital technologies Boeing and Scottish Enterprise...
Sopra Steria announces acquisition of cxpartners
Digital transformation specialist Sopra Steria has announced the acquisition of an industry-leading consultancy in customer experience and user-centred design. In a strategic move for the multinational technology – which counts...
Paul Driver joins Infinity Works as non-executive chairman
Infinity Works, the fast-growing digital transformation consultancy, has appointed Paul Driver as non-executive chairman. Paul, originally from Lenzie, near Glasgow, is an entrepreneur and management consultant with significant experience in...
Global health and safety software company secures £7m to expand
A global health and safety software company headquartered in Scotland has secured £7m investment funding to accelerate growth. Glasgow-based SHE Software has completed a Series B round led by Frog...
Prince Harry’s digital eco-tourism venture has its UK launch in Edinburgh
More than 150 industry travel and tourism executives gathered in Edinburgh on Wednesday for a global sustainability initiative launched by Prince Harry. Travalyst – a digital partnership led by by...

