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Building our future
Our vision is to make the Highlands and Islands a highly successful and competitive region where increasing numbers of people choose to live, work, study and invest.
We have four priorities we will focus on over the coming years to support Scotland's economic recovery and deliver sustainable growth across the region.
Find out more about the people at HIE. You can search our staff directory to get directly to the correct person and also find out more about our senior management and board members.
If you are interested in working for HIE, keep an eye on our job opportunities page. We also post vacancies on our Linkedin, facebook and twitter pages.
This section helps to put into context the various policies HIE operates within. It also gives you access to HIE publications which explain what we are doing and the success that follows.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise invest millions of pounds of grant-in-aid funding each year to deliver the objectives of the Scottish Government's Economic Strategy.
HIE is a public agency and must ensure public money is used in a manner that is effective, efficient and achieves value for money. Services in excess of £50,000 are subject to a process of open competitive tendering.
HIE want the Highlands and Islands to be a highly successful and competitive region in which increasing numbers of people choose to live, work, study and invest
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Latest news and updates
- 17 April 2019
£90k funding to strengthen community vision at Cairngorm
Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust (AGCT) have secured more than £90,000 from HIE to support the development of detailed plans for community ownership of the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Resort.
Read more - 17 April 2019
Shetland consultancy completes transfer of ownership to employees
A pharmaceutical consultancy business based in Shetland has completed its transition to become Scotland’s latest employee-owned business.
Read more - 09 April 2019
Business leaders join IMPACT30 programme
Twelve Highland business leaders have been selected to take part in the next IMPACT30 programme.
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