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Job becomes matter of self preservation

SME Focus: This week, we hear from one man who bounced back from the bitter blow of redundancy by going into business, ultimately in competition with the firm that laid him off. By Mark Williamson

Economists seem determined to find evidence that the employment boom of the last few years has ended, but signs are that the labour market in Scotland is in good shape.