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A strategy for Caithness and North Sutherland.
Caithness and North Sutherland Strategy The document entitled 'A Strategy for Caithness and North ...
A9
Business perceptions of A9 and A96 roads This report was commissioned in March 2006 to research the business perceptions of the A9 and A96 roads
Road and rail along the A9 corridor Research commissioned by HIE and delivered in July 2006 assessed the complementarity of proposals to upgrade road and rail links in the Inverness - Perth corridor.
A96
A96 Corridor The coastal plain between Inverness and Nairn presents a ...
Abbatoir slaughter meat processing mobile agriculture food production farming
meat processing - research reports The attached four reports here - in Acrobat pdf format - give details of research commissioned by the HIE network on the subject of the provision of abattoir and meat processing facilities.
About broadband
What is broadband? What is broadband?
About tourism
Quick tourism facts Quick facts about tourism
About whisky
Whisky tips Tips and advice to make whisky tourism work for you
Absence
Q&A: Managing staff on long-term sick leave Acas policy adviser Margaret McMahon outlines your responsibilities and the steps you can take to help employees back into work with minimum disruption to your business.What constitutes long-term ...
ACAS
Q&A: How can Acas help my business? Acas assistant director of individual conciliation, Ron Woods, tells Afsheen Latif how small businesses can benefit from his organisation's services.What kind of problems does Acas deal with? RW: ...
Q&A: Preparing for a tribunal claim Ron Woods (RW), assistant director of individual conciliation policy at Acas, explains how to prevent employment tribunal claims and what to do if one is made against you. What claims do small firms ...
Q&A: Preparing for a tribunal claim Ron Woods (RW), assistant director of individual conciliation policy at Acas, explains how to prevent employment tribunal claims and what to do if one is made against you. What claims do small firms ...
Access
More than just speed Promises of ‘blistering’ or ‘lightning fast’ access speeds are overshadowing broadband's other benefits
Access database
Access For Power Users Improve the way you gather information from your database.
Accessibility
disabled access Making sites accessible to all
Accessibility visual impairment Highlands Scotland Scottish Islands Enterprise disabled disability blind sight colour-blind deaf discrimination assistive technology people business skills
Accessibility The Highlands and Islands Enterprise network is committed to making its output as accessible as possible to all audiences (including those with visual, hearing, cognitive or motor impairments) to fulfil its public service mandate and to meet its requirements under the Disability Discrimination Act.
Accessible websites
Q&A: Website accessibility Richard Morton (RM), designer of accessible websites at QM Consulting, tells Afsheen Latif about making websites fully accessible.Where should I start?RM: Make sure your website is just as easy to ...
Accidents
Road safety "One-third of road deaths each year in the UK are linked to work," reveals Tony Moore, facilities manager at the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. "Beside the human cost, ...
Accommodation
Tourism A mainstay of the local economy
Accountability
Corporate governance The governmental / public sector environment in which HIE operates.
Accounting
Accounting Accountany SVQ
Accreditation
Apply for accreditation Application form to apply for Hospitality Assured accreditation
Achiltibuie
Summer Isles Hotel, Achiltibuie EatScotland award winner, Summer Isles Hotel, Achiltibuie, Ullapool, Ross-shire
Ackergill Tower
Ackergill Tower Ackergill Tower, Glenfiddich Distillery, Aviemore Highland Resort, Blue Reef Cottages
Acronyms
acronyms What do they mean?
tech tips Tech tips for e-business and small to micro-sized companies
Action plan
Forum agenda The area's LEF works to progress priorities in its action plan.
Administration
Community training Skills training for community groups
Adoptive leave
Q&A: Maternity and paternity leave Steve Williams (SW), head of equality services at Acas, explains what the recent changes to maternity pay and leave mean for employers. How much time off is allowed for maternity leave? SW: ...
ADSL
Alternative exchanges List of Highlands and Islands local exchanges for which no ADSL trigger point has been set.
Choosing a Broadband service As Broadband becomes available across most of Argyll in ...
Adult skills
Adults For people who have faced setbacks such as sudden redundancy or long-term unemployment, feel excluded for a variety of reasons or simply want to improve your skills, we can offer assistance through a variety of methods.
Advanced tourism
LINK Courses 2007 Trainingg courses, Skye, Wester Ross, Learningcentres.
Advertising
10 ways to... advertise on a budget Don't blow your advertising budget on an expensive radio advert which goes out at 3am. Spread your risk and save money by investing in a range of low-cost advertising options Use your local press. ...
10 ways to... advertise on a budget Don't blow your advertising budget on an expensive radio advert which goes out at 3am. Spread your risk and save money by investing in a range of low-cost advertising options Use your local press. ...
Is this your problem? I need to make sure my recruitment advertisement is legal and effective...Taking on an employee is a major step for all business, but recruiting the right person is particularly crucial to a small ...
Advice
About HIE Highlands and Islands Enterprise is based in Inverness and has administrative offices in Dingwall, Auchtertyre and Lionacleit in Benbecula. Local offices across the area are the prime point of contact for businesses, communities and individuals looking for our assistance and advice.
Community Toolkit Informational Swiss Army knife
Forward planning Get your organisation into shape
Advice and training
Advice for business Advice and training for tourism operators
Advice information businesses communities individuals Moray Badenoch Strathspey
Advice and information Expert advice and information services for new and existing businesses and community-based projects.
Advice online marketing content management e-commerce web site shopping cart
Improving Your Web Site Tips on marketing, search engines, e-commerce and content management
After-sales support
10 ways to... make more sales Take an objective look at your existing sales strategy. Do you have the right approach? If not, adopt a more customer-focused sales strategy and re-evaluate its success in six months. Look at what ...
Age discrimination
Age concern Following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations, employees who have been discriminated against on grounds of age can take their complaint to an employment tribunal. Employers ...
Is this your problem? One of my staff has accused another employee of sexual harassment... Not only does sexual harassment make the victim's life a misery, it can land your business in very hot water unless you act ...
Agreements
Breaking up a business: how to avoid trouble There are many reasons for wanting to set up in business with other people, particularly friends and family. But it brings its own risks too, including the legal, administrative and financial ...
Agriculture
Agriculture Agriculture remains a key primary sector. HIE aims to help the sector in a number of ways.
Key industries and broadband Key industries and broadband
AIE FAQ questions
Skills development Frequently asked questions regarding skills development
AIE faq questions communities
Communities Frequently asked questions regarding help to communities
Air
Communications The area has high quality road, rail, air and sea links. Future growth, however, will depend on helping to create better transport and communication links.
Air services benefits economic social development flights Highlands Islands Scotland
Developing air services This page outlines HIE's work to improve air links to/from and within our region, and links to a number of useful reports.
Air services economic social development Highlands Islands Scotland presentation
Air services presentation This paper was presented at the 'Transforming Scotland's Transport' conference in Edinburgh on 13 May 2005.
Aircraft engineer moray resettlement bob clay RAF kinloss task force
Bob Clay Aircraft Engineer, Bob Clay “Take advantage of the ...
Allowable expense
Business gifts and VAT The importance of looking after important customers has been known ever since people began trading. But when it comes to business gifts, what can you claim for? When it comes to VAT, what are the ...
Analysis
Is this your problem? I need to perform a SWOT analysis An accurate, comprehensive SWOT analysis is a very beneficial tool which allows you to consider internal and external factors that affect or could affect your ...
Ancestral tourism
Ancestral Tourism Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise and VisitScotland are working in partnership with the industry to deliver the Ancestral Tourism initiative. A series of activities will be delivered to ensure that opportunities for ancestral tourism are maximised.
Ancestral tourism product development The Ancestral Tourism Initiative is working with businesses across Scotland to develop new and existing products for the ancestral tourism marketplace.
Ancestral tourism research Keep up-to-date with the latest ancestral tourism market information, and find out how to develop your business by carrying out your own visitor surveys and research.
Background to ancestral tourism initiative In both the new Strategy for Tourism and the more recent Tourism Framework for Change, ancestral tourism is identified as a potentially significant niche market.
Info, news and events Learn more about how your tourism business can benefit.
And agriculture
Key industries and broadband Key industries and broadband
Anna Miller
News media enquiries Contact HIE's communications team
Annual
Annual report 2001-2002 The HIE Network's eleventh annual report and accounts 2001-02.
Annual report and accounts 2006 2007
Annual report and accounts 2006-2007 The HIE annual report and accounts 2006-2007 - available to download in Acrobat pdf format. Previous reports can also be accessed from this page.
Annuity
Planning your personal pension According to the Office of National Statistics, less than half the self-employed people in the UK pay into a pension. "Many self-employed people who are earning a lot of money assume they will ...
Anti-social behaviour
Managing anti-social employees "Bad habits such as untidiness and a lack of personal hygiene can cause offence at work," says Dr Jaafar El-Murad, lecturer at Westminster Business School. "Too many long personal phone ...
Anti-spam
spam law How companies can prevent accusations of email spamming
Anti-virus
Do I need extra security Do I need extra security with a broadband connection?
Appin
The Airds Hotel EatScotland award winner, The Airds Hotel, Port Appin, Argyll
Applications
And the winner is... Cash, publicity and personalised business growth advice; all these could be yours in exchange for filling in a form. If that sounds too good to be true, think again; given out regularly as business ...
How winning an award helped my business THE SOLUTION: "The business was set up in 1995 and now employs 21. We produce a range of single-malt and blended Scotch whisky from our distillery on the Isle of Arran, which we export to 36 ...
Appointability
Board of Directors HIE Innse Gall board members
Apprentices
Modern Apprenticeships and Skillseekers SALE's Modern Apprenticeships and Skillseekers programmes have been devised by industry to meet the growing demand for a highly trained workforce.
Young people There is a variety of programmes available, such as Modern Apprenticeships, to help get your career off to a strong start, with or without additional support.
Apprentices skillseekers school-leavers training business vocational qualifications Caithness Sutherland CASE
CASE Studies - Modern Apprenticeships #2 CASE Studies of Modern Apprenticeships in a range of sectors.
CASE Study - Modern Apprenticeships Case studies of the experiences of Modern Apprentices in a range of sectors.
Apprenticeship vocational school leavers young people training skills
Modern Apprenticeships Vocational training for the 16+ age group
Apprenticeships
Develop your skills There are many different ways in which we can help you to develop your skills, whatever your age or circumstances.
MA Awards 2006 The winners of the Scottish Modern Apprenticeship Awards 2006 ...
Approval list Board Approval Successful Applications Cases Approved People Funded Grant Awards
Applications approved Approvals of financial assistance from 1st April 2006, including archive of previous assistance up to 31st March 2006 for Ross and Cromarty Enterprise (RACE) and Inverness, Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (INBSE)
Approvals
Archive Approvals Western Isles Enterprise publishes monthly lists of financial assistance ...
Approvals grants finance assistance Caithness Sutherland CASE HIE Scotland
Monthly reports A monthly list of HIE Caithness and Sutherland financial assistance approvals.
April
April 2006 Issue Lots of up-to-date news, reports and advice for fledgling or established businesses.
April 2007 Issue Lots of up-to-date news, reports and advice for fledgling or established businesses.
Aquaculture
Aquaculture HIE works closely with producing and processing businesses as well as with the industry’s service sector.
Archive
Archive news This archive of our news releases stretches back to 1996. You can use our 'advanced search' function to make the most of its contents.
Archived Issues Access our older - and still interesting - business updates.
broadband news archive Broadband news archive
Archived documents community land projects programmes
Archive area This section contains information from previous community land projects and programmes.
Area economic demographic profile inverness east highland skye wester ross
Inverness East Highland / Skye West Ross profiles 2006 An organisational review in March 2006 saw three of the HIE's then local enterprise companies merging into two.
Area overview
Introduction The HIE Inverness and East Highland Area
Area profile demographic economic inverness nairn badenoch strathspey hie moray
Moray and INBSE area profiles 2005 Strategic alterations to the boundaries of two local enterprise companies resulted in the formation of HIE Moray and Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (INBSE) in 2005. They replaced Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE) and Inverness and Nairn Enterprise (INE) respectively. Profiles were completed to provide a demographic and economic overview of the resulting new areas.
Argyll
Archived LEF minutes 01-02 Archived LEF minutes and agendas for 2001-02
Coast, Oban EatScotland award winner, Coast, Oban, Argyll
Dunvalanree in Carradale EatScotland award winner, Dunvalanree in Carradale, Port Righ,Carradale,Campbeltown
Grow your business How HIE Argyll and the Islands provides support to businesses
How we operate HIE Argyll and the Island's position within the HIE network and core values
Kilcamb Lodge Hotel EatScotland award winner, Kilcamb Lodge Hotel, Strontian, Argyll
Marine Energy - Wave Harnessing Argyll's wave energy to produce Renewable power
Performance The targets we aim to achieve
Argyll and the Islands Enterprise
Skillseekers Are you aged between 16-18 and in employment, or self employed? Why not work towards a qualification linked to your employment?
Argyll islands annual report HIE network scotland
Annual report HIE Network annual report 2005-06
Argyll Islands basic book-keeping course business training
Basic book-keeping A practical seminar, giving business operators the opportunity to work through and develop skills in book-keeping
Argyll islands business training workshops
Business skills seminars Business skill seminars available
Argyll Islands communities financial assistance
Financial assistance How HIE Argyll and the Islands can assist with funding for community groups
Argyll Islands community advice support
Advice and support How HIE Argyll and the Islands can provide support and advice to community groups
Argyll Islands frequently asked questions
FAQs Frequently asked questions on the network and the work carried out by AIE, together with answers, are available ...
Argyll Islands improve selling skills workshop
Improve selling skills A practical seminar, designed to give business operators a professional approach to selling
Argyll Islands Local Economic Forum LEF
Argyll and the Islands LEF Background and information on Argyll and the Islands Local Economic Forum
Argyll Islands Local Economic Forum LEF Minutes
LEF minutes and agendas Minutes and agendas of LEF meetings and next scheduled date
Argyll islands local economic forum members
LEF members List of Argyll and the Island's LEF members
Argyll Islands marketing and promotion clinic
Marketing and promotion clinic A practical seminar, giving business operators the opportunity to learn how to get better results from their promotional approach
Argyll islands scotland
Argyll and the Islands The most southerly of HIE's local enterprise companies, HIE Argyll and the Islands covers a variety of mainland and island communities. Visitors from around the world enjoy the area's stunning scenery, supporting the all-important tourism industry.
Easy access The area covered by Argyll and the Islands Enterprise enjoys proximity to Central Scotland.
Growing businesses AIE business plan objectives for growing businesses
North Argyll The area of North Argyll encompasses the north ...
Our directors The people behind HIE Argyll and the Islands
Tourism How we can assist the tourism industry
Argyll islands scotland area profile kintyre
Kintyre The peninsula of Kintyre is the most southerly mainland ...
Argyll islands scotland area profiles by geographic area
Area profiles HIE Argyll and the Islands offers a world of opportunity - for businesses, both inward investors and indigenous ventures; as a great place to live and work, and for leisure activities.
Argyll islands scotland arran cumbrae area profile
Arran & Cumbrae The island of Arran lies in the Firth of Clyde between the Ayrshire mainland and Kintyre. The population of the ...
Argyll islands scotland business information service
Information service Access to business information for businesses, individuals and community groups
Argyll islands scotland business investment economic development
Business investment Assistance for business expansion or development
Argyll islands scotland business plans economic development
Business plans HIE Argyll and the Islands continually reviews its business priorities and outlines them in these publicly available plans.
Argyll Islands Scotland business start-up workshops
Business start-up workshops Business Start-up Workshops April 2007 - March 2008
Argyll islands scotland community economic development european CED
Community Economic Development Programme European funded community initiative
Argyll islands scotland community european programmes leader +
Leader + European initiative Leader + in Argyll and the Islands
Argyll islands scotland community events and festivals arts and culture
Events and festivals How HIE Argyll and the Islands can support local events and festivals
Argyll islands scotland community land
Community land How AIE can assist Community Groups to purchase or develop land
Argyll islands scotland developing skills
Develop your skills How HIE Argyll and the Islands can help the development of skills for individuals and businesses.
Argyll islands scotland developing skills business objectives
Developing skills To realise their full potential, the people of Argyll and the Islands must be enabled to acquire new skills and ...
Argyll islands scotland developing skills businesses communities global connections
Our mission HIE Argyll and the Island's mission statement and areas of responsibility
Argyll islands scotland economic development
HIE Argyll and the Islands Our aim is to enable the people of Scotland's Argyll and the Islands to realise their full potential.
Argyll islands scotland economic development job vacancies
Job vacancies Current AIE and HIE Network job vacancies
Argyll islands scotland financial approval economic development
Projects assisted by area 2002-03 Projects assisted by area for year ending March 2003
Argyll islands scotland financial approvals geographic
Projects assisted by area 2001-02 Projects assisted by area for year ending March 2002
Argyll islands scotland financial assistance approved
Projects assisted Details of projects assisted financially by HIE Argyll and the Islands
Argyll islands scotland financial assistance economic development
Projects assisted 2001-02 Projects assisted for year ending March 2002
Projects assisted 2002-03 Projects assisted for year ending March 2003
Projects assisted 2003-04 Projects assisted for year ending March 2004
Argyll islands scotland global connections business objectives
Global connections AIE business plan objectives for making global connections
Argyll islands scotland global connections economic development
Global connections How hie HIE Argyll and the Islands is working to attract more people to live and work in the area by making global connections
Argyll islands scotland investors in people staff development
Investors in People Improve business performance through staff development
Argyll islands scotland islay jura colonsay area profile
Islay, Jura and Colonsay Islay, Jura and Colonsay are located off the west ...
Argyll islands scotland map AIE
Our location Argyll and the Islands location maps
Argyll islands scotland marketing advice
Marketing Free advice tailored to your specific business
Argyll islands scotland mull and iona area profile economic development
Mull & Iona Mull and Iona are islands located off the west ...
Argyll islands scotland new business start up support
Business start-up Tailored support for new business starts.
Argyll islands scotland profile economic development islay kintyre dunoon bute
About our area Argyll and the Islands is a large, geographically diverse area situated in the south-west of the Scottish Highlands. Although predominantly rural the mainland communities are for the most part within a two hour drive of central Scotland and the majority of the area's 27 inhabited islands are easily accessible by ferry.
Argyll islands scotland property
Property provision Serviced land, workshops and offices
Argyll islands scotland strengthen communities economic development
Strengthen your community How HIE Argyll and the Islands can help strengthen your community
Argyll islands scotland strengthening communities economic development
Strengthening communities AIE business plan objectives for strengthening communities
Argyll islands scotland tiree coll area profile economic development
Tiree and Coll Tiree and Coll are two adjacent islands at the ...
Argyll islands self assessment business training course
Self assessment Inland Revenue Self-assessment course dates and venues
Argyll renewable energy scotland capital investment energy efficiency
Renewable Energy Investments Businesses and organisations considering capital investment in renewable energy solutions or energy efficiency gains
Argyll Scotland business training grants
Business skills grants Discretionary assistance towards training and development will be considered ...
Argyll scotland cowal bute area profile mid-argyll
Mid-Argyll, Cowal & Bute Mid-Argyll is the area immediately north of Kintyre extending ...
Arnish oil energy renewables
Arnish Point Updates on the redevelopment of the Arnish yard
Arran
Garden Restaurant, Auchrannie Country House Hotel EatScotland award winner, Auchrannie House Hotel, Arran
In-migration 2003 Research among in-migrants to three parts of the Highlands and Islands (Arran, Wester Ross and Skye and Raasay) was undertaken in 2003.
Arrest
Shoplifters are plaguing my business... Shoplifting is the same as any other form of theft and, as such, is classed as an arrestable offence. This means you can detain a shoplifter by making a citizen's arrest. Police advise caution, ...
Art
HI Arts Hi-Arts - arts and cultural development agency for the north of Scotland.
Arts
Arts These pages outline the important place of the arts in the development of the Highlands and Islands - and the role of the HIE Network and HI-Arts.
Culture and heritage The distinctive Gaelic, Norse and Scots traditions of the area, together with the natural and man-made heritage, are treasured assets and we can further improve their attractiveness and contribution to development.
HIE's arts strategy HIE sees arts development as part of its overall development remit.
Arts culture highlands islands scotland scottish books painting literature dance drama festival
Arts and culture HIE's 'Culture Corner' - get a flavour of what's happening in the Highlands and Islands cultural scene.
Assets
Q&A: Valuing a business Rob Harman, partner at accountants Morris Owen and adviser to Business Link Berkshire and Wiltshire, talks to Georgina Harris about the best ways to value a business.What are common reasons for ...
Assistance
Approvals 2005 Grants awarded from Lochaber Enterprise during 2005
Construction, Quarrying & Mineral Extraction CASE considers that the capacity of the building industry and the related building trades within Caithness and ...
Finance for business Optimising your business opportunities
Financial assistance What financial assistance is available to business?
Fishing Since the late 1980s there has been mounting concern about the over exploitation of many species of seafish and the ...
Growing your business A summary of HIE Innse Gall business development assistance.
Monthly approvals Grants awarded from HIE Lochaber and historical archive of previous years approvals
Tourism Tourism projects may be broadly classified under three main headings: accommodation catering recreational ...
What assistance can CLU give? Details of the various levels of financial and other assistance which HIE's Community Land Unit can offer Highlands and Islands communities.
Who can CLU assist? Criteria for community land assistance.
August
August 2006 Issue Lots of up-to-date news, reports and advice for fledgling or established businesses.
August 2007 Issue Lots of up-to-date news, reports and advice for fledgling or established businesses
Autoresponders
Customer care 24 x 7 Email autoresponders are the answer
Aviation environment aircraft highlands islands air noise pollution
Aviation and environment Highlands and Islands Enterprise commissioned this independent research which was undertaken by Environmental Resources Management between June and August 2003. The overall objective of the study was to quantify the environment impacts of aviation in terms of carbon emissions, local air quality and noise pollution.
Aviemore
Aviemore Aviemore, leading the way as a world-class Highland resort
Property Help with finding industrial sites and units within the Inverness and East Highland area
Awards
MA Awards 2005 MA Award winner's names for 2005 ceremony
A-Z metadata search keywords Highlands Islands Scotland Scottish Enterprise
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