News archive
HIE Caithness and Sutherland news archive from October 2005
| Ethnic enterprise seminar Minority ethnic businesses and representatives of minority ethnic groups are being invited to attend a seminar which will report the results of a key study into the extent and issues facing minority ethnic enterprises in Scotland.
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| Full steam ahead for Press On A new Caithness business aims to offer a very welcome alternative for those tired of hours spent at the ironing board. Janet Crossley and Lorna Gunn from Watten have started ‘Press On’, which will offer a complete ironing service, including collection and delivery, throughout Caithness. | |
| Youth Challenge 2006 launched The hunt has begun to find the Highlands and Islands' answer to Richard Branson.
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| HIE Network publishes fourteenth annual report The Highlands and Islands Enterprise network (HIE) has published its 14th annual report and accounts, covering the agency’s activities during the period from 1st April 2004 to 31st March 2005. | |
| Dynamic place awards 2005 shortlist of entries announced The search to find the winners of this year's Dynamic Place Awards, the only awards in Scotland that recognise the country's leading design, innovation and regeneration projects, has taken a leap forward with the announcement of this year's shortlist of entries.
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| Curries for Kashmir The devastating earthquake that struck areas of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8 killed at least 38,000 people and left a further 2 million without access to food, shelter and medical care.
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| 40th anniversary reception for retired HIDB/HIE staff A reception will be held in Cowan House on Friday 4 November 2005 for staff, now retired, who had previously worked with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and / or its predecessor, the Highlands and Islands Development Board. | |
| Read the latest HI-Arts bulletin Latest arts and cultural news from around the Highlands and Islands. Prepared and published by the HI-Arts online journal team. | |
| Scottish software industry conference thinks big Dragons' Den panellist Doug Richard and the EDS futurist Jeff Wacker are lending their support to the Scottish Software Industry Conference 'Think Big'. October 6 2005, Airth Castle, Stirlingshire. | |
| MAC5 - Marketing and communications seminar The latest initiative in an international series of events focusing on the importance of marketing and communications will take place in the Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Inverness on the 1st and 2nd of November, followed by an International Business Summit on the 3rd (November). | |