Table 1

Table 1. Information advice and aftercare

Organisation

Type of information, advice and aftercare

 

Start-up

Start-up aftercare

Existing businesses

Innovation and product development

Sectoral advice

Specialist advice

 SALE

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Food & Drink

Tourism

Ebusiness

Marketing

Counselling

Business Planning

IIP

 

 BIS

Information only, including a wide range of databases

 

Information only, including a wide range of databases

Information only, including a wide range of databases

Information only, including a wide range of databases

Information only, including a wide range of databases

 Highland 
  Council

Ö

 

Ö

Ö

Fisheries

Minerals

Agriculture

Aquaculture

Golf

Planning

Building Regs.

Food hygiene

Health & safety

Trading standards

 PSYBT

Ö

Ö

Ö

 

 

 

 

 

 Highland 
  Opportunity 
  Ltd

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

Ö

 

 

 

 Euro Info 
  Centre

Ö

 

Ö

Ö

Ö

Public procurement.

Market information.

Business Co-operation.

Organisation

Type of information, advice and aftercare

 

Start-up

Start-up aftercare

Existing businesses

Innovation and product development

Sectoral advice

Specialist advice

 HC

All programmes

All programmes

All programmes

 

 

 

 HIE

 

 

Business Mentoring Scotland

5 counsellors available to and through LECs.

Outreach Incubator Scheme.

Food & Drink

 

 Scottish 
  Executive

 

 

 

Innovators Counselling and Advisory Service

 

 

 SEPA

v

 

v

v

 

Water and air pollution

Waste reduction and disposal

 

 Scottish 
  Agricultural 
  College

 

 

Ö

 

Ö

 

Agriculture

 

 Inland 
  Revenue

Specific scheme

Specific scheme

Ö

 

 

Taxation issues

 Customs &
  Excise

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

VAT

Customs & Excise

 Health & 
  Safety 
  Executive

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

Health & Safety

 Scottish Low 
  Pay Unit

Ö

 

Ö

 

 

Pay trends

Rates for jobs

Minimum wage issues

Basic employment rights