The Business - 31/05/2009

With Jack Perry's decision to stand down from his post as chief executive of Scottish Enterprise, Graham Stewart asks what the future holds for job creation in Scotland? Iain Macmillan of CBI Scotland and Peter Hughes of Scottish Engineering assess Mr Perry's legacy and ponder what direction a new boss might take. Laurie Russell, chief executive of the Wise Group, tells us about the role enterprise companies can play in finding the unemployed new work. Just this week Wise announced it had won a contract worth more than £120m to deliver the government's flexible New Deal employment programme. We hear some thoughts from business tycoon Sir Tom Hunter on how innovation will beat the recession. Shortage of capital remains, however, a major barrier to functioning of many businesses. Alan Campbell of law firm Dundas and Wilson tells our business editor, Douglas Fraser, how lawyers, especially those working in the commercial field, are feeling the squeeze. And Gillian Sharpe reports on the market for online bingo, which is expected to grow by 50 per cent over the next few years.