SCOTTISH businesses are being urged to develop plans to grow with the economy.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) want firms to make sure they are equipped to take advantage of the upturn.

The call came ahead of the third National Business Convention, which opens in Edinburgh on Thursday. The event will bring together 250 business owners. It follows evidence the economy may be gaining momentum after almost four years of stagnation.