The Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) network has just published its 13th annual report, covering the agency’s activities from 1st April 2003 to 31st March 2004.
28 October 2004

Two Lochaber friends have made setting up their own business to provide a vital service to working parents look like child's play.
27 October 2004

Next Monday (1st November) sees the start of a new era for Northmavine with two new local development workers taking up their posts.
27 October 2004

Ross Outdoors Ltd, the outdoor activity and climbing shop in Nairn, has been named a "Centre of Excellence" by the world famous Swiss army knife manufacturer Victorinox.
26 October 2004

Surprisingly, many bed and breakfast and guest house operators work very hard to make very little profit. If this is true of Orkney, a visit to Kirkwall next week from Denise Drummond should change all that.
26 October 2004

A Dingwall-based IT company that travelled to the Cannes Film Festival, along with international film stars in May, is still reaping the benefits from the trade show with a number of contracts confirmed and several more in the pipeline.
26 October 2004

A search is underway for candidates keen to take on the challenge of a unique job opportunity.
25 October 2004

An extreme sports company in Lochaber is taking the plunge with a raft of new activities for the brave.
20 October 2004

A Grantown company is expanding in response to growing demand for its meat and traditional Scottish products.
19 October 2004

Making the most of the opportunities broadband technology can really offer will be the theme of a major conference in the Highlands next month.
18 October 2004

A Lochaber forestry company is reaping the benefits of new and powerful tree-felling machines.
13 October 2004

A new organisation tasked with boosting the profile of Loch Ness is looking to recruit two members of staff to help realise their aims of marketing the loch as a destination in its own right, increasing visitor numbers and boosting the area's economy.
13 October 2004

A new manager has been appointed to oversee delivery of the European-funded Community Economic Development (CED) programme, which is aimed at helping the most fragile communities in the Argyll and the Islands Enterprise (AIE) area.
12 October 2004

Holiday makers were able to enjoy their visit to Skye even more this summer; safe in the knowledge their pets were enjoying their holidays in equally happy surroundings.
12 October 2004

Carroll Buxton, chief executive of Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE) said: "The decommissioning work at Dounreay has already created many opportunities for businesses in the far north of Scotland and has resulted in a number of new jobs - directly and indirectly.
11 October 2004

The consistent excellence of service offered to customers by four leading Moray businesses will be recognised at an awards ceremony this week.
05 October 2004

Skye and Lochalsh photography has undergone a digital revolution with the Skye Photo Centre (SPC) installing a digital photo lab.
05 October 2004

A 12-person liaison group has begun considering issues and priorities for action during the Lochs area of Lewis' period under Initiative at the Edge (Iomairt aig an Oir) designation.
05 October 2004