Local business people, both established and new business starts, who are thinking of exporting their products are being offered the chance to find out what is involved at a free presentation on Wednesday 5th May at 7.30pm.
28 April 2004

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is continuing to support the development of the arts across the region by awarding a new funding package to HI-Arts, the body set up to drive forward development in the sector.
27 April 2004

A privately run riding school on Orkney will soon be able to offer clients all-weather facilities after securing a business development grant from Orkney Enterprise.
27 April 2004

Residents in Lairg are celebrating securing the last piece of funding for the upgrade of the local community centre.
27 April 2004

Situated at the foot of the spectacular mountains, the Five Sisters of Kintail, Shiel Bridge café, shop and campsite, is often people's first stop in Lochalsh. The location is now to undergo an upgrade to enhance the quality of the services on offer.
27 April 2004

Primary school pupils and business people from across Orkney will meet their local MSP and Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Jim Wallace MSP at the Pickaquoy Centre, Kirkwall, on Friday 30 April.
26 April 2004

Four potential engineers of the future gained a fascinating insight into the real world of engineering during a special visit to a Grantown-on-Spey company.
20 April 2004

Moray Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise (MBSE) is holding a series of short e-business workshops in Buckie and Elgin, dealing with a range of issues vital to firms using the internet as a business tool.
20 April 2004

New homes and business units on the Island of Colonsay will be officially opened by Brian Wilson MP later this week (Wednesday 21st April).
20 April 2004

Young people throughout the Western Isles can succeed in their search for jobs by taking part in Skillseekers courses, which enable those aged 16-25 to gain both work experience and qualifications.
13 April 2004

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), owner of the Cairngorm funicular railway, has reduced the level of rent charged to the operating company CairnGorm Mountain Ltd (CML).
13 April 2004

A university is vital to maintaining the growth and success Inverness has enjoyed in recent years, according to a new report by Inverness and Nairn Enterprise (INE) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
13 April 2004

Staff at the Shetland Soap Company, who already supply the Scottish Parliament gift shop in Edinburgh, are being kept busy meeting new orders to supply Jenners in Edinburgh and a Michigan (USA) based company specialising in the sale of Scottish goods.
13 April 2004

Charlotte Wright has been appointed the new chief executive Lochaber Enterprise, following a period working as acting chief executive.
13 April 2004

A new printing business that recently opened in Skye has had a busy start. Strath Print Ltd, which is owned and managed by Peter Dunlop and Martin Benson, will fill the market gap created when the West Highland Publishing Company (WHPC) ceased printing.
13 April 2004

The first ever Modern Apprenticeship in Learning and Development has been awarded to a Nimrod aircraft engineer from Moray.
13 April 2004

Who is moving to the Highlands and Islands and why? These questions have been tackled in a new study by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
13 April 2004

Holiday-makers to Kintyre might wonder if they've taken the wrong road and ended up in Wild West America - they might not see any totem poles but there are definitely a few wigwams around!
13 April 2004

Three projects in Shetland totalling an investment of £1.6 million are set to bring much needed jobs to the islands.
13 April 2004