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Responding to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics on the UK Labour Market showing that unemployment has risen to its highest rate in nearly five years and that wage growth is continuing to slow, especially in the private sector.

For many family businesses, shares in a trading company form a core part of long-term family wealth. Importantly, they’ve historically provided a tax-efficient way to pass on wealth via inheritance.

Owning a valuable art collection is a source of immense pride and personal satisfaction, but it comes with responsibilities that go far beyond curation and display.

A Perthshire-based food and drink training business has strengthened its internal operations and embraced new digital tools after receiving tailored growth support from Business Gateway.

Property consultancy Vail Williams has successfully negotiated the sale of nearly one-and-a-half acres of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) land in a prime Croydon area.

An accountancy firm has been acquired by Nuvo, marking the company’s arrival in Warwickshire.

Property finance specialist MSP Capital is on track for more growth amid an exceptional rise in demand for its lending solutions from housing developers and other borrowers.

Leonard Curtis has secured a £15 million refinancing and growth facility for Charles Trent Limited, providing increased working capital and long-term headroom to support continued expansion, investment in innovation and the scaling of its circular-economy operations.

Aberdeenshire-based author James E Mack is expanding his creative enterprise with a new live events business thanks to support from Business Gateway.

Urban Pubs & Bars, London’s largest independent pub company, comprising 66 sites, is delighted to announce its strongest Christmas trading performance on record, capping off an exceptional 2025 for the group.

A Dumfries and Galloway photographer has expanded her business after receiving support from Business Gateway.

A family-run farm based tourist destination in Castle Douglas has launched a new gelato venture, using milk from its own herd of pedigree Holstein cows to create fresh gelato, after securing support from Business Gateway.

Despite global economic headwinds, The Insights Group Limited delivered a robust performance in 2024/25. Figures filed at Companies House show turnover of £88.9M and operating profit of £12.3M.

An Aberdeenshire whisky specialist is marking its 10-year anniversary with a major expansion, thanks to support from Business Gateway.

After more than two years of commissioning, Robinsons Brewery have completed their £8.4 million investment in their new brewery.

The UK’s flagship annual barometer of collaboration between universities and industry warns that progress is stalling, with signs of declining business investment, major corporate partnerships contracting, and growing financial strain across universities.

Lidl GB has published its first ever socioeconomic impact report which reveals that it generated £14.5bn in Gross Value Added (GVA) through its operations and supply chain in the financial year 2024 alone.

Responding to the much anticipated Autumn Budget, Ross McNally, Chief Executive and Executive Chairman of Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “The Chancellor had already said she would avoid putting further headline tax rises on businesses but nothing she has announced now will put a spring in the step of Chamber members."

Responding to the Autumn Budget, Steven Martin, Senior Tax Manager at HWB Chartered Accountants, said: “I would have liked to see more simplification in the range of tax rates and allowances. Instead, there is more complication, with fine judgements needed about marginal rates when it comes to tax planning."

Executives and investors from the hotel industry have ranked London as the most attractive city for hotel investment in Europe in the year ahead for a third consecutive year, according to the 2025 European Hotel Industry and Investment survey by Deloitte. Edinburgh remains the most attractive regional UK city for investment for a fifth consecutive year. The Scottish capital was ranked most attractive by over half (54%) of respondents, followed by Cambridge (41%), up two place