Size and employment structure
The Scottish Government Businesses in Scotland publication showed that of the 350,410 private sector enterprises operating in Scotland in 2016:
enterprises with no employees – that is sole proprietors or partnerships comprising only the owner-managers or companies comprising only the employee director – accounted for 69.4% of all private sector enterprises in Scotland and 13% of employment
100,885 (29%) were small (1-49 employees) representing 29% of total employment
3,920 (1.1%) were medium-sized (50 to 249 employees) and represented 13% of total employment in Scotland
2,365 (0.6%) were large (250 or more employees) and accounted for 45% of employment.