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Petrol duty hike freeze 'too small to make a difference'

IN ASSOCIATION WITH BUSINESS INSIDER Call for more Government help Read

In brief...: Pimm's puts punch in pub chain profits

Jd Wetherspoon reports promotions for seasonal drinks such as Pimm's helped the pub chain reverse a sales dip during the last quarter. Read

In brief...: Revenue rise for Premier

Premier foods, makers of Hovis, announced revenues from bread sales were up 16 per cent after it increased prices to cope with sharp increases in wheat costs. Read

In brief...: Mothercare's positive sales

Retailer Mothercare reported a positive sales performance in the first quarter of its financial year. Read

Co-op's deal boosts Scots market share

Rival Somerfield snapped up in £1.6bn buyout Read

Overseas business lifts spread betting company

Ig Group, the UK's largest spread betting firm, is expected to announce strong full year numbers on Monday. Read

Benefits of tidal power explained

The Sustainable Development Commission says Scotland has huge opportunities for renewable tidal power but surveys show few people understand it. Read

HBOS chiefs defend plan to axe 650 staff

Move not due to credit crunch as fears grow over issue Read

Red tape hits small businesses

Small businesses are facing a double whammy from the credit crunch and burgeoning red tape, the Forum of Private Business warned this week. Read

In brief...: Exports key to tackling downturn

Exports are the key to combating the downturn in the economy, according to research by employers' organisation EEF and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward. Read

In brief...: Napier tops uni rankings

Napier University is celebrating being ranked as the top university in Scotland for graduate employability. Read

In brief...: Website role for agency

Creative agency Tsuko has been appointed by Dundas Castle to create a new website for the five star functions venue on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Read

Scots sweets firm reveals tasty profits

Advertising campaign helps makers of Millions buck the market trend Read

Phoenix happy to acquire ATR

Ashtead Technology Rentals (ATR), part of the publicly quoted Ashtead Group, has been acquired in a management buyout worth £95.6million. Read

Comment: Oil price fall gives hope for economy

Are we seeing signs of the oil price coming down at last? Certainly it is starting to look that way with the price of light sweet crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange dropping Û10 to Û134 dollars a barrel this week. Read

Comment: Why our councils need competition

Mention local government to people in the business community and you will often be met with groans of dismay. Read

Holloway joins Exchange board

Media guru Sue Holloway has been elected to the board of directors of the Entrepreneurial Exchange. Read

Scots keen on slashing power bills

New toolkit to help firms save energy Read

In brief...: £170m skills cash offer

Construction firms have been urged to apply for a share of a record £170million being made available in training grants. Read

In brief...: New interior firm launch

Chess Storage & Interiors Limited has launched a new company, Strathtay Storage and Interiors Limited, to add a Dundee presence to its Scottish portfolio. Read

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