The Business - 07/12/2008

Banking group HSBC has announced that it's making £1bn in extra credit available to support small businesses. We get the reaction of Niall Stuart from the Scottish Council for Development and Industry. Former Intelligent Finance boss Mark Parker tells us why there's still a future for thousands of bankers who've lost their jobs. The Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency is to host a conference for business leaders next month to raise awareness of serious organised crime. As Detective Chief Inspector Alan Cunningham tells us, it's the first time the agency has approached the Scottish business community. And we look at giving fledgling companies a helping hand. Ross Clark, director of the Hillington Park Innovation Centre, tells us about the "E Cubed" programme which is being held to mark the first Global Business Incubation Day.