Highlands And Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has set out its plans to create jobs and support an inclusive and green economic recovery over the coming year. 'Action for Jobs and Communities’ is the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) operating plan for 2021-22.

A pony trekking business in the Isle of Lewis has secured £30,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for a project that will see new jobs created for young people.

Young entrepreneurs in Scotland are being encouraged to sign up for the fully-funded business growth programme, IMPACT30. The programme offers bespoke support from industry specialists and forms part of the Northern Innovation Hub, a project led by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), with £

Ten community organisations in the Outer Hebrides are working to build back better after lockdown with support of £320,141 distributed by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

A £150,000 project to expand and commercialise a seaweed nursery in Argyll, has secured up to £75,000 investment from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

A three-year project to restore confidence and resilience in the Outer Hebrides’ tourism sector has secured £375,354 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). The £710,652 project, led by destination management organisation Outer Hebrides Tourism (OHT), will deliver a series of

Bute Island Foods (BIF), a manufacturer of vegan cheese, ice cream and other plant-based products, has secured an investment of up to £375,540 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help accelerate its latest growth plans. BIF has expanded rapidly over the past four years, during which

Social enterprise Woodside Arran CIC has secured up to £30,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help expand their activities by creating a fresh produce vending machine in Brodick. The social enterprise was formed in May 2017 by husband and wife team Andrew and Jennifer Macd

Dingwall-based firm WoodBlocX is expanding its manufacturing capacity with a £750,000 investment, which is expected to double production capabilities and create new jobs. WoodBlocX makes innovative kits for building raised beds and landscaping gardens. Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) ha

Charlotte Wright, the chief executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), is to leave the organisation later this year. Ms Wright, who has led the development agency for the past five years, has announced she plans to step down in the summer for personal reasons.

A three-year community-led project to bring about a recovery and create a more sustainable future for tourism in Wester Ross has secured £193,000 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has awarded a new framework agreement to business advisory firm Anderson Anderson Brown (AAB) for the procurement of specialist advice to support its clients. AAB will identify, procure and manage specialist advisors who will support HIE clients as they recover

More than 2,800 businesses that operate within the Scottish wedding industry have been supported by £25.9 million worth of funding to help survive the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Scotland’s growing space industry has the potential to help put the UK at the forefront of the worldwide launch market for small commercial satellites over the next few years, a new study conducted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has found. A detailed market analysis of the UK space

A community landowner in the Isle of Lewis has purchased a workshop and a small area of land with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Urras Oighreachd Chàrlabhaigh (UOC) has been awarded a grant of £11,855 to help purchase the building in Breasclete, associated legal fe