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Morning Call: 17/02/2014

17/02/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 17/02/2014

Louise White asks whether new businesses are being shown enough love.

TOPIC 1 EU
President of the European Commission - Jose Manuel Barroso has called into question an Independent Scotland's membership of Europe. Mr Barroso said that Scotland would have to reapply for membership of the EU and that the success of that application would depend on the unanimous agreement of all other members states. He hinted Spain veto Scotland becoming a member of the EU.

Louise asks: How important is EU Membership to you?

TOPIC 2: Business
More people in Scotland are choosing to start their own businesses, according to new figures collated by the Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland.

They're asking the public to "show some love" to new businesses, and are calling on banks, regulators and the government to do the same.

The number of businesses newly registered in Scotland rose by nearly 20% from the year 2012 to the year 2013, rising from around 25,000 to around 30,000 companies. Recent Scottish Government figures show that around 340,000 businesses were operating in Scotland last year, the highest since records began.

Louise White asks if we're showing new businesses enough love.


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