Access specialist support to help identify opportunities, enter new markets and grow sales beyond your current customer base.
Expert advice and guidance to help businesses develop export capability and expand into international markets.
A programme of learning events and networking opportunities designed to help island communities share experiences, build skills and support sustainable, community-led tourism.
Guidance, resources and practical ideas to help organisations use Gaelic to strengthen their identity, enhance products and services, connect with customers and create new opportunities for growth.
Growing sales often relies on strong products, capable people and the right technology. Explore additional support to help strengthen your offer, build capability and create new opportunities for growth.
Funding of up to £5,000 is available to help organisations access specialist digital expertise and explore opportunities to adopt technology, improve productivity and solve business challenges.
A programme providing tailored support, expertise, community and resources for entrepreneurs and start-ups at every stage of growth.
Access to advice, expertise, workshops and funding to help organisations develop new products and services, improve processes and explore new opportunities.
Funding of up to £10,000 is available to help organisations research, test and develop early-stage digital or technology-led products, services and processes.
Explore upcoming events and webinars.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about how local ownership, participation and decision-making helps tourism create lasting benefits.
Join this webinar to hear from women-led businesses that have successfully expanded into international markets. Gain practical export insights, and discover support to help you grow in new markets.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, in this online workshop you'll learn how to influence tourism planning and build effective local partnerships.
Explore how to strengthen your island as a destination by addressing local tourism challenges, enhancing visitor experiences and identifying community-led opportunities.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about what makes our islands special and how to bring that to life for visitors.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about identifying the markets that best align with values, assets and community capacity.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about understanding tensions and ways to ensure tourism works for communities and visitors.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about creating viable visitor experiences.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about how tourism can create economic, social, cultural and environmental value.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about viable and ethical community tourism enterprises.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about measuring the impacts.
Part of the Islands Community Tourism Learning and Networking Programme, this online session is about bringing the programme learning together into a practical, community-led tourism action plan.
Discover how organisations across the Highlands and Islands have grown their business with support from HIE. From reaching new customers to expanding into new markets, explore real stories and the impact they've made.
A question on the water sparked a global business. Hear how Keith Wilcox created the award-winning Lodestone Leashes, taking it from concept and prototype to international markets.
Ulva Farm & The Boathouse on the community-owned Isle of Ulva is using SPPF funding to expand food production capacity through Ulva Larder.
Local talent with a worldwide client base. Find out how HIE supported the Orkney business expand and reach new markets.
Find out about Dunnet Bay Distillery and the exporting journey the business has taken towards growth and international sales.
You may also be interested in support to improve productivity, build skills, grow sales, become more resilient or strengthen your community.
Explore programmes, funding and specialist support to help develop ideas, create new products and services, adopt technology and find better ways of working.
Access expert advice, funding and practical support to improve efficiency, adopt technology and strengthen business performance.
Find funding, advice and practical support to reduce environmental impact, improve efficiency and build resilience for the future.
Access leadership development, workforce support and practical resources to build skills, strengthen teams and create a more effective workplace.
Find funding, advice and practical support to develop community projects, grow local assets and create lasting benefits for people within your community.
Find answers to some of the most common questions about our support to help you reach new markets.
Support is available to help organisations identify growth opportunities, reach new audiences, strengthen their offer and build the skills and capabilities needed to grow with confidence.
Yes. Support is available to help businesses understand international opportunities, develop export capability and explore routes to overseas markets.
No. Support is available to organisations exploring opportunities to grow sales and reach new customers, whether locally, nationally or internationally.
Yes. Support can help organisations strengthen their offer, identify growth opportunities and develop approaches that better meet the needs of existing and potential customers.
Many organisations use their unique story, culture, heritage or connection to place to strengthen their brand, differentiate their products and services, and create meaningful connections with customers.
Yes. Developing new products, services and customer experiences can play an important role in reaching new customers and creating new opportunities for growth.
Yes. Technology can help organisations improve efficiency, automate processes, make better use of data, develop new products and services, enhance customer experiences and identify new opportunities for growth. Support may be available to help organisations explore and adopt the most appropriate solutions.
Some support includes funding, while other forms of support focus on advice, expertise, mentoring, networking and practical guidance. The most appropriate support will depend on your organisation's ambitions and stage of development.
Whether you're looking to grow sales, reach new customers, explore new markets or strengthen your offer, we can help identify the support that best fits your goals and opportunities. Please get in touch to discuss how we can help.
If you’re not sure what support is right for you, or can’t find what you need, get in touch with our team and we’ll help point you in the right direction.
