Business
- Arthur Anderson (1792–1868), co-founder of P&O
- James Gordon Bennett, Sr. (1795–1872) founder and publisher of the New York Herald
- Alexander Berry (1781–1873), town of Berry named after him, possibly first millionaire in Australia
- David Buick (1854–1929) founded the Buick car company
- Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), steel magnate, major philanthropist
- William Davidson (1740–1890) entrepreneur and founder of the first colony in New Brunswick, Canada
- Dr. Henry Duncan (1774–1846) Church of Scotland Minister. Started the world's first savings bank in Ruthwell, Dumfries and Galloway
- Sir Tom Farmer (born 1940), entrepreneur
- Ann Gloag (1942–Present) Co-founder of Stagecoach Group, born in Perth
- Thomas Blake Glover (1838–1911) Nagasaki-based trader in 19th century Japan
- Robert Gordon (1668–1731), founder of the Robert Gordon University
- Willie Haughey (1956–present) Entrepreneur and founder of City Refrigeration Holdings
- George Heriot (1563–1624), goldsmith and founder of George Heriot's School
- Tom Hunter, entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Sports Division
- Irvine Laidlaw (born 1943) Scotland's 6th richest man and founder of the modern conference company
- John Law (1671–1729), advocate of paper money and founder of the Mississippi Company
- Thomas Leishman, founder of United Breweries, India
- Stewart Milne, founder of Stewart Milne Group and majority shareholder of Aberdeen F.C.
- Alexander Mitchell (1871–1934), entrepreneur
- Michelle Mone (born 1971), founder of Ultimo
- William Paterson (1658–1719), founder Bank of Scotland and Bank of England
- George Watson (1654–1723), first chief accountant of the Bank of Scotland, and founder of George Watson's College
- William Walls (1819–1893), lawyer and industrialist, influenced the development of 19th century Glasgow
- Wilson, Sons (1837–present) Edward and Fleetwood Pellow Wilson (One of South America's largest shipping brokers)
- Brian Souter (1954–present) Entrepreneur and co-founder of Stagecoach Group
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“Now, in my opinion, a woman has no business with Power—Power admits no equal, and dismisses friendship for flattery. Besides, it keeps the men at a distance, and that is not always what we wish.”
—Edward Moore (1712–1757)
“Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand—a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods—or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values.”
—Willa Cather (1876–1947)
“And what if my descendants lose the flower
Through natural declension of the soul,
Through too much business with the passing hour,
Through too much play, or marriage with a fool?”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)