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Date published:
19 December 2023
The Scottish business base – some facts and figures
Scotland’s business base is overwhelmingly comprised of small businesses that employ fewer than 50 people (98.3%). However, as at March 2022, the 0.65% of firms that employ 250 or more people accounted for 44.1% of employment and 59.8% of turnover in Scotland’s private sector.
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