1. Scottish Government Business Statistics Marina Curran Office of the Chief Economic Adviser 24 March 2015 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/ Publications

3. IDBR Units

4. Ownership – current definition “Scottish-owned” enterprises are UK-owned enterprises that have their registered office in Scotland. In the majority of cases the registered office will be based on the address provided in the VAT return. UK government business statistics similarly allocate businesses to Scotland using the VAT office address. Commercial databases, such as the Business Insider 500, tend to allocate companies to Scotland based on Company House registered office address.

5. Ownership – alternative definitions

6. Business Size Bands

7. Scottish Annual Business Statistics

8. Scottish Government Business Statistics Marina Curran Office of the Chief Economic Adviser 24 March 2015 http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Business/ Publications