Size and employment structure
The Businesses in Scotland publication showed that of the 364,310 private sector enterprises operating in Scotland in 2020:
enterprises with no employees – that is sole proprietors or partnerships comprising only the owner-managers or companies comprising only the employee director – accounted for 70% of all private sector enterprises in Scotland and 14% of employment
103,085 (28%) were small (1-49 employees) representing 29% of total employment
4,055 (1.1%) were medium-sized (50 to 249 employees) and represented 13% of total employment in Scotland
2,440 (0.7%) were large (250 or more employees) and accounted for 44% of employment.