All-HIE news 2007 archive from November 2007
| The Highlands and Islands food and drink forum reaches out This month's Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Forum (held Tuesday 27 November) drew a record attendance of 55 to its Inverness meeting, with video-conferencing links to another eight locations across the region as speakers considered the subject of a 'Local Food Economy'. | |
| Ceàird na Gaidhealtachd - Craft in the Highlands A free exhibition celebrating the work of Highland craft makers will open at the Scottish Parliament on Thursday 6 December and run until Sunday 6 January 2008. | |
| Elgin hotel scores a first for Moray The owners of a well known Moray hotel have been praised for their success in a demanding award scheme which aims to encourage top quality service in the tourism industry. | |
| Marine renewable energy development in Scotland A big drive is underway to secure business and industry backing for an Orkney-based research effort aimed at boosting marine renewable energy generation in Scotland. | |
| Environment finance Business Breakfast in Inverness Business people in the Highlands and Islands are being given an opportunity to hear about a range of financial initiatives available for environmental improvements within their business. | |
| Business rights and responsibilities under the new fire safety law Are you a volunteer or a self-employed person with no staff? If yes, are you interested in receiving expert advice, free of charge, on your rights and responsibilities under the new fire safety law? | |
| Fund helps Unst look forward to a brand new future Tourism, heritage, and food and drink projects representing a total investment of up to £1.6m are set to benefit from the Investing in Unst fund. The fund aims to boost the island's fortunes following the withdrawal of the RAF from its Saxa Vord base in 2006. | |
| Orkney residents encouraged to register for broadband With exchanges due to be upgraded to receive Broadband in seven more Orkney communities, a project is underway in the islands to identify solutions for those who remain out of reach. | |
| Taste of local food could reap £57.2m for Highlands and Islands Skye and Lochalsh residents could generate an additional £1.35m every year for their local economy by spending as little as £2.50 a week on locally produced food, according to a study commissioned by HIE Skye and Wester Ross. | |
| Business and environment finance - business breakfast Do you know your Loan Action Scotland from Enhanced Capital Allowances? Business Angels from Venture Capitalists? A range of financial initiatives are available to assist businesses to invest in environmental improvements or to develop new environmental products and services. | |
| Uist arts centre's top award for Runrig exhibition Gaelic rockers Runrig, currently riding high at number nine in the UK singles charts, have helped an island arts centre receive a highly-prized tourism award. | |
| Local graduate looks forward to a career in renewables It took just one hour for Kathleen Maclennan from Callanish to set her sights on a career in renewable energy. | |
| Whisky and golf blend together in tourism drive Tourism operators from Speyside and the wider area are being encouraged to find out how two of Scotland's most iconic products can give their businesses a welcome boost. | |
| HIE pledges to take a lead in sustainable construction This week heralded a new generation of energy efficient construction when Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) launched its Sustainable Construction Plan. | |
| New generation office seeks ambitious tenant An exciting opportunity has arisen for businesses across Scotland and beyond to lease state-of-the-art new office accommodation located in the small market town of Keith in Moray, in the north east of Scotland. | |
| HIE on course to meet annual targets Highlands and Islands Enterprise today (Tuesday, November 13) delivered half-year results which show excellent progress against its annual performance targets. | |
| Site for a new Highland museum and gallery - your views sought The search is on to find the right location for a new Highland Museum and Gallery in Inverness - and you are invited to participate by giving your views on three possible city centre sites. Come along to hear a presentation on the evening of Wednesday 14 November in the Inverness Town Hall. | |
| Boating club looks landward for growth A group of boating enthusiasts is steering a new course into tourism to take full advantage of its new marina. | |
| Renewables project makes learning fun If the idea of bingo in the classroom sounds a bit unusual try asking the pupils at Holm Primary School in Inverness what they think and they'll give you a rather different answer. | |
| UK's most remote pub is worth 18 mile walk for a pint Only accessible by an 18 mile hike across hills and moors or a seven mile sea crossing, The Old Forge, Inverie on the remote Knoydart peninsula, has to go the extra mile to attract its customers. | |
| Virtual business audience urged to 'go ballistic' More than 200 people from across the Highlands and Islands took part in a business conference broadcast live today (November 8) over the Internet. | |
| Skye and Raasay - e-communities survey Local community groups on Skye and Raasay are being invited to participate in the 'e-communities project' - aiming to help the community sector of the Highlands and Islands develop their knowledge, skills and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to enable community groups and organisations become more efficient and effective. | |
| Angels to meet innovators for mutual benefit An opportunity for entrepreneurs to share ideas with potential investors, is being organised in Inverness by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) together with Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). | |
| Entrepreneur helps Highlands and Islands businesses go ballistic Over 100 businesses will virtually connect to an hour-long lunchtime Learningworks conference on Thursday, November 8, to find out how they can dramatically grow their business. | |
| HICCaP's 'Meet the Trainers' HICCaP's 'Meet the Trainers' network and showcase events in November 2007 across the Highlands and Islands are an opportunity for training providers and voluntary groups to mingle and chat about training provision and issues locally. | |
| Highlands and Islands Enterprise seeks new board members Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), the Scottish Government’s economic and community development agency for the north-west part of Scotland, has vacancies arising in 2008 for new board members. | |
| Countdown begins for Scottish Space School 2008 Ten S5 pupils from Highlands and Islands schools are over the moon with the news that they have been chosen to attend a once in a lifetime experience at the 2008 Careers Scotland Space School at the NASA Space Camp, Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. | |
| Orkney food firms inspired by Dutch example Leading Orkney food companies are to explore new ways of working more closely together after witnessing strong inter-business co-operation on an overseas fact finding mission. | |
| Scotland's music businesses win funding for new future Seventeen applications from music businesses in Scotland have been approved for funding support from the Scottish Music Futures Fund. | |
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