Orkney Enterprise news archive
HIE Orkney 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. | |
| Orkney firm calls on Octopus for tidal turbine task A specialised offshore construction vessel has taken up position off the Orkney island of Eday to begin the process of installing the UK's first grid-connected tidal turbine. | |
| 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 - 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. | |
| 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. | |
| EMEC - The European Marine Energy Centre The project to create the UK's first grid connected tidal turbine will take a significant step forward later this week with the arrival in Orkney of a specialised offshore construction vessel. | |
| 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. | |
| Local producers create showcase in Orkney A new exhibit will be making its presence felt at this year's County Show - when the Orkney Village opens its doors on home soil for the first time. | |