INE News archive
HIE Inverness and East Highland news archive from August 2006
| Businesses - protect your intellectual assets From the end of August 2006, one of the Glasgow-based Intellectual Assets Centre's team - Fiona Jackson – will be based in the Highlands and Islands for six months - to work on a new intellectual assets management company development programme, supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise. | |
| Two weeks left - Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards There are only two weeks left before entries close for this year's Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards. Organisers of the awards have urged companies to get their entries in before the 11th September deadline. With ten different categories ranging from Food and the Environment to Innovation, there are opportunities for all businesses involved in the food and drink industry to get involved. | |
| Viral marketing is music to Highland ears The development of 'viral marketing' is having a profound impact on the creative industries of the Highlands and Islands according to a record label manager visiting the area next week. | |
| HIE chairman speaks of 'new breed' in Highlands and Islands The Highlands and Islands should be fully exploiting the area's natural flair for social enterprise according to HIE chairman William Roe. | |
| Businesses to benefit from graduate placement programme A new initiative is underway to help businesses in the HIE Inverness and East Highland and HIE Moray areas to recruit the skills they need. It also offers graduates from any area a unique opportunity by helping them find the right placement. | |
| Businesses - win a trip to MIT Media Lab, Boston USA. Would you like to explore new technologies and meet some of the world’s experts in innovation and technology development? If so, tell us why visiting the MIT Media Lab will benefit your business. | |
| Film, fabric, music and muse... coming soon to Inverness Ideas for a TV show or a film, a brand new fashion look or an overnight chart-topping single should be dragged out of your kitchen and into the Royal Highland Hotel in Inverness when some of the creative industries' top professionals come to town. | |
| Local economic forum launches new strategy for growth A new strategy document pointing the way ahead for the public and private sectors to successfully promote and support economic development in Inverness and East Highland has been launched. The area covers the commuting hinterland of Inverness. | |
| Developing leadership - not just leaders Make your place of work a great place to work. This inspirational half-day event offers a practical hands-on approach to developing not only leaders but leadership across your organisation. Shay McConnon will share with you the leadership model he has developed for organisations like Siemens, BAE Systems and Selex Communications. Aviemore, 12 September. | |
| Careers Scotland exam results helpline - opens 8 August ‘What did you get, then?’ will be the question for thousands of Scottish young people on the morning of 8th August when Standard and Higher Grade results are due to arrive. | |
| Jobs secured at Wester Ross The future of one of the longest established, independently owned salmon farming companies in Scotland has been secured in a management buyout deal worth over £1.1million. | |
| Eden Court theatre plans branding makeover As part of Eden Court's redevelopment, the Inverness-based theatre, cinema and arts centre plans to review and update its brand identity - and invites graphic designers to be included in the tender for this contract. | |
| French Connection for new Highland business An Invergordon design and print business is going from strength to strength thanks to financial help and advice from HIE Inverness and East Highland. | |