Scotland business start-up rate falls significantly
Sir Tom Hunter has commented that Scotland is facing a declining rate of business start-ups.
Responding to Sir Tom Hunter’s comments, David Matthewson, Scotland sales director at specialist business finance provider, Bibby Financial Services, said: “It is discouraging to see that business start-up rates in Scotland have fallen significantly below UK rates last year, reaching their lowest level since they began to be recorded 10 year ago.
“There is no doubt that the global economic slowdown has led to reluctance amongst would-be entrepreneurs to start up businesses and invest in new
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