Support clients with grant aid 

At the end of July, the government announced £20m of new grant funding was to be allocated to Growth Hubs, specifically to help smaller businesses that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to access much needed professional support. These...

COVID measures – tougher fines announced

The Home Office has announced tougher measures targeting the most serious breaches of social distancing restrictions. In most cases they will come into effect on Friday 28 August 2020 ahead of the bank holiday weekend. In their announcement issued 23 August, the Home...

Banks stand up to be counted

The fifth publication has been released ranking the service quality league table of personal and business current account providers.  For personal and small business customers, the survey is designed to show clearly how the quality of services compares across...

Greening of Scotch Whisky

Needless to say, the greening does not refer to the colour of whisky. The Green agenda has received endorsement from Scotland’s world famous distilleries who are aiming to cut their emissions by almost half a million tons of CO2 every year. The achievement has...