Today, some of the major contributors to Farrell's business base include:

Employees who work away from their business' base.

This includes retaining and expanding the business base in Marion.

Those firms who did not have one strong business driver building the operation were often unable to establish a business base in the late 1970s.

Brains, education, looks, charm-even a halfway decent business base to build upon.

A growing business base increases the value of real estate and brings in new support services, further adding to tax revenues.

This has helped to revive the local small business base.

"This has given us a little bit more of a diversified business base," he said.

Less visible than the former aviation giants, many have shifted their business base from military to commercial production.

A strong local business base is a necessary condition for the economic future of Glasgow.