Highlands and Islands Enterprise is an ambitious organisation with a unique remit which integrates economic and community development.
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.
HIE responds to Government and other consultations on issues affecting the Highlands and Islands. We also consult on a number of issues ourselves.
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.
We post information about our events, as well as those run by our partner organisations.
Latest news and updates
- 07 March 2014
Further funding success for Tourism Co-operative
An innovative tourism co-operative covering Argyll and the Isles has received a funding boost from economic development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).
Read more - 07 March 2014
Further expansion for EFC in Enterprise Park Forres
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry has opened a new facility in Forres.
Read more - 06 March 2014
Isle of Harris distillery go-ahead to create 20 jobs for the island
Work has begun on the first whisky distillery to be built on the Isle of Harris – with the aim of creating 20 local jobs.
Read more
Upcoming events
- Feb 12Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness
Preparing to Export Intermediate Course
12 February 2014 to 27 March 2014 - Mar 11Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
Introduction to developing your international golf tourism markets - Inverness
11 March 2014 to 12 March 2014 - Mar 12Slèite, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach
Let's Do Business Roadshow - The Risks Taken by Banks in Funding Business
12 March 2014 - Mar 13
Our maps
Have a look at our maps to find out more about the projects we're investing in and the communities we're working with.