Every company that trades in Scotland also trades in the rest of the UK, every company in Scotland will have to decide whether they want to pin themselves to a market of 5 million, with no currency in place, no central bank and no economic plan as not even the yes side thought it was worth bothering with. Or move their operation to the larger more established market that is in the EU.
Scotland will lose almost all it's financial sector, as they would lose access to the UK market if they arnt set up in London, much as Quebec lost its financial sector when it looked like they were leaving.
The worst thing about the yes campaign is it's attempt to sell independence as pain free, an independant Scotland will take an absolute beating economically for at least 5 years, they lose their membership in the EU as soon as they seperate and it will take years to reapply, and will likely be blocked by Spain.
Unfortunately there's an assumption that all they need is oil and it will pay for everything else.
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