BBC News - Scottish referendum: Business leaders join new pro-independence group 14 May 2013 Last updated at 12:50 Dozens of Scottish businesses have joined a new organisation which has been set up to lobby for a yes vote in the independence referendum. Business for Scotland, which said it had recruited more than 350 members, will officially launch in Glasgow later. Voters in Scotland go to the polls on 18 September next year. They will be asked the simple yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" One of the group's co-founders, Gordon Macintyre-Kemp, said: "We believe that a yes vote will act as a catalyst for Scottish people to become more entrepreneurial, confident, successful, ambitious and international in their outlook. We believe that when people take the time to investigate the facts it will be clear that Scotland's economy, our business community and our nation as a whole will be better off as an independent country. Business for Scotland is made up of individuals from mainly small and medium-sized enterprises. Care home businessman and ex-Falklands veteran, Tony Banks, will be on the board of the organisation. He said small and medium sized businesses had a vital role to play in the referendum campaign. Mr Banks added: "It is very clear Westminster simply isn't working for Scotland - or the rest of the UK. But a yes vote next year will give us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end the inertia, make our own decisions, realise our huge potential and re-balance the economy of these isles.