From this week one of London's most prestigious five star hotels will be flying the Orkney flag to announce its high profile promotion of the county.
28 February 2003

A former ship's master has taken the plunge and started his own diving business with help from Skye and Lochalsh Enterprise (SALE).
25 February 2003

A new £1 million fish grading and packaging factory is to be built at Scrabster Harbour with funding support from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE) and the Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department.
25 February 2003

Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE) is spending over £1.2 million creating two advance offices in Golspie and Wick in a bid to attract inward investors or to help indigenous companies to grow.
25 February 2003

The £4 billion task of decommissioning the Dounreay nuclear site has been presented to Orkney businesses as a money earning opportunity they should thoroughly investigate.
25 February 2003

Company director Graham Bichan believes serious study is needed if you want to savour the sweet smell of success.
24 February 2003

An independent study has highlighted significant existing and potential economic benefits of no-frills air services to the Highlands and Islands.
24 February 2003

A three-year project aimed at enhancing the health of wild and farmed fish in the Highlands and Islands is to receive support of £449,771 from Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
24 February 2003

Second-year school pupils are to be given an insight into the world of 21st century manufacturing at the latest in a series of roadshow events being run across the Highlands and Islands by Careers Scotland.
24 February 2003

Representatives from 12 Highland-based tourism businesses, including ones from Islay, Lochgilphead and Fort William, have begun an eight-month programme aimed at improving the competitiveness of both the region and its individual tourism operators.
21 February 2003

Pupils at Cradlehall Primary, Inverness, are doing their bit for a worthy cause this week, organising a series of Burns suppers to raise funds for the Chest, Heart and Stroke Association.
20 February 2003

Residents of Newtonmore are being invited to a meeting in the Balavil Hotel at 7.30p.m. on Thursday (20th February) to discuss the setting up of a wireless broadband demonstration in the village.
18 February 2003

Second-year pupils from Portree High School and Plockton High School are to be given an insight into the world of 21st century manufacturing at the first of a series of roadshow events being run across the Highlands and Islands by Careers Scotland.
18 February 2003

Scotland is to become home to one of the world's largest permanent indoor ice climbing facilities once construction of an ambitious £2million project in Kinlochleven is completed.
18 February 2003

Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise (CASE) is spending £200,000 constructing a light industrial building on the Dornoch Business Park.
18 February 2003

Staff and management at the South Kintyre Credit Union are celebrating after receiving the Investors in People (IIP) award, the national recognition for organisations that aim to develop staff skills in line with business planning.
17 February 2003

Ambitious proposals to boost the volume of goods being traded by sea from the Highlands and Islands are to be unveiled at a series of meetings to be held over the coming weeks in Inverness, Shetland and Orkney.
17 February 2003

The Inverness area is bracing itself for international attention this May as host of Europe's toughest and premier adventure race - the Adrenalin Rush.
17 February 2003

Ten new jobs are to be created at the Forres based quality meat producer, Highland Country Foods Ltd, as part of a £1m expansion programme backed by the local enterprise company and European funding.
14 February 2003

The Isle of Skye Falconry has become a popular tourist attraction since it was formed last summer, but recent interest in the birds' natural killer instincts has led to a change of direction for the business. The birds of prey have attracted attention from companies wishing to enlist the natural predators to solve bird problems of their own.
12 February 2003

A new manufacturing business in Sutherland is aiming to stay ahead of the game with help from Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise.
11 February 2003

Reporter with the Orcadian, Lorraine Shearer, is the Highlands and Islands Journalist of the Year.
10 February 2003

Farmers and crofters in Argyll are being urged to take part in a major survey, which aims to assess the current situation of agriculture and crofting in the region.
10 February 2003

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise (AIE) is committing over £100,000 to the development of a hi-tech visitor orientation and tourist information centre in the village of Inveraray.
10 February 2003

Today (Thursday 6 February), Marine Harvest (Scotland) Ltd are celebrating their Investors in People accreditation.
05 February 2003

A Skye-based internet software development company is poised to break into the UK software market with a £1million project which will create 16 jobs and a company with truly global connections.
05 February 2003

Skye & Lochalsh Businesses were a big success at last week's Scotland's International Trade Fair at the SECC, Glasgow. The Fair resulted in four days of hard work for the nine local businesses who showcased their products on the Skye & Lochalsh Enterprise Pavilion Stand.
04 February 2003

An Inverness man has started his own mobile boat repair business with help from Inverness and Nairn Enterprise (INE).
04 February 2003

Plans to renovate an area which has been derelict for several years will soon get underway in Lerwick, Shetland.
04 February 2003

Five Tiree businesses were awarded Investors in People (IIP) status at a ceremony in the Tiree Lodge Hotel last night (Monday 3rd February). Tiree can now boast having a total of 10 IIP recognised businesses on the island.
04 February 2003

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise (AIE) this week confirmed its funding support to establish a new livestock auction mart on the Island of Tiree.
04 February 2003

A project aimed at helping disabled adults in the Highlands to access vocational and pre-vocational training and employment opportunities is to become a Learndirect Scotland virtual learning centre.
03 February 2003