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Always nice to see something we first reported in Business7 coming to fruition.

In October last year Colin McLean, operations director of Scotmid and Semichem, told me about the trial the company were doing of a standalone perfume business in this interview.

Having seen a good uplift in Semichem stores by introducing a more upmarket fragrance selection McLean, pictured, was sure the success could be repeated in a standalone brand.

Now it has been confirmed The Fragrance House concept is being rolled out.

Some rather important and positive news for the Scottish gaming industry.

Almost £1m in funding from the European Regional Development Fund has been allocated to help 20-start up companies and support 30 existing businesses.

The prototype fund will help developers to create demo games to showcase to potential investors.

There will also be coaching in entrepreneurial skills such as deal-making and practical advice on areas including improving business processes.