The number of businesses in Scotland is at its highest for more than a decade, official statistics have revealed.
In March there were an estimated 341,360 private sector enterprises, up 9.9% on the previous year and the largest total since 2000, the first year for which such figures are available.
Despite the economic crisis, the estimated number of business has increased every year since 2006.
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