Make your life easier with a MyHIE account. It’ll save you time, help you find and organise content based on your needs and interests.
This initiative is helping businesses thrive by securing new markets and refining products and services, as well as developing new ones, to make them more competitive.
It’s all about resilience: planning for the future, innovation and attracting investment. The Northern Innovation Hub aims to ensure that higher-skilled and better-paid jobs are created and sustained, and encourage young people to move to or stay in the region.
The Hub is helping the Highlands become more connected and outward facing, showcasing its unique offering and world-class sectors.
Support offered centres around the themes of Young People, Growth, Sectors and Place:
Have a look below to find out more about each of the programmes on offer and see how the Northern Innovation Hub can support your business.
A full list of our current Northern Innovation Hub programmes can be found here.
HIE’s Let’s Grow Adventure Tourism programme offers free support from industry experts to help you grow your business.
NEXUS is a life sciences and technology business hub based on Inverness Campus. It can support new and established businesses to grow and develop.
Our series of tourism webinars brings you all of the latest industry trends and insights to help you attract more visitors.
The Highland Food & Drink Innovation Network supports companies across the region to develop collaborations, identify opportunities for growth, improve productivity and access new markets.
HIE's Impact30 programme supports young business leaders make an impact on their industry. We can help you develop skills, knowledge and tools to grow your business.
Pathfinder Accelerator is a six-month business support programme that helps you accelerate your business through a range of support in the Highlands and Islands.
HIE’s technology placement programme offers SMEs in the Highland Council area funding of up to 50% of salary costs towards employing a graduate
HIE’s XpoNorth Digital programme supports those in the creative industries make better use of digital tools to strengthen and grow your business.
I went on it to be challenged and certainly was. I’m really glad I did, I wouldn’t have be online without it. Trialling the software was a real lightbulb moment that turned everything on its head for me and my business. I would 100% recommend Pathfinder.Karen Simpson, Director and Tutor, My Primary Tutor
Many ambitious and innovative businesses across the Highlands are benefiting from our programmes. Read more about how our support has helped.
A Fort William native, Kirsty, has found time to develop her real passion - a bespoke bridal occasion and evening wear brand. After years of planning and preparation, Kirsty finally took the plunge and launched Kirsty Elizabeth Studio in 2020.
Read more hereDiscover how one Highland business owner faced the challenges brought about by COVID-19 and, by taking part in HIE’s Pathfinder Accelerator, was able to turn them into opportunities to innovate and grow.
Read more hereNEXUS, our Northern Innovation Hub-supported collaborative co-working space for the life sciences and tech sector, supports the growth of many ambitious young companies. One of these is MIME Technologies.
Read more hereWhen COVID-19 struck, the West Highland Museum in Fort William knew it would need to adapt in order to survive.
Read more hereA childhood spent in Papua New Guinea, combined with expertise in micro renewable energy systems, led Terry Stebbings and his brother Neil to develop HydroTrailer, a cost-effective mobile hydropower system designed for developing countries.
Read more hereIn 2019, Pat Munro’s commercial director, Mark Bramley, identified several IT projects that would introduce digitised processes and reduce administration time across all departments. The company’s existing IT team was already stretched, so Mark applied to hire a graduate via our Technology Placement Programme.
Read more hereThe Northern Innovation Hub is part of the Inverness and Highland City-Region Deal - a joint initiative supported by £315m investment from the UK and Scottish governments, The Highland Council, HIE and the University of the Highlands and Islands. This programme also receives financial support through the European Regional Development Fund Scotland Programme.
If you're starting a new business and seeking advice, please contact your local business gateway adviser or visit their website for support, tutorials and business information.
