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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Support for businesses and communities

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COVID-19

Advice and support for businesses and communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aseptium

Find out why this cutting-edge life sciences business chose to make Inverness Campus its home.
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The people leading community and social growth

Meet just a few of the remarkable people, enterprises and organisations we work with every day.

Find out how the community has developed a scheme with environmental and community benefits.

Cumhachd Shlèite

Arts, education and science combine to explore food production and construction, with positive benefits for our climate

CLIMAVORE

West Highland communities invest in tourism

West Highland Tourism

What does a community-led tourism project look like?

Loch Ness Hub

An island wide approach - community at the heart of tourism

Visit Unst

Heating a community, fighting fuel poverty and saving the planet.

Communities and low carbon - SHEAP

The West Harris Trust were the first community company to purchase its crofting estate from the Scottish Government in 2010. Read more about their journey here.

West Harris Trust

Wach our video to find out how the community of Sandwick are developing local and visitors services to sustain their community.

Sandwick Social and Economic Development

Community leading on priorities and opportunities

Papay Development Trust

Hear how the community of Westray use their wind turbine to facilitate other services supporting locals and improving their quality of life.

Westray Development Trust

Find out how shared ownership in renewables can benefit communities

Soirbheas

HIE supports Inverness bases social enterprise, Highland Blincraft, develop and grow its range of employment opportunities.

Highland Blindcraft

Supporting young people through employment and innovation

Calman Trust

The Shieling Project, an off-grid learning centre, that invites and encourages everyone to experience outdoor living, harnesses centuries old skills as a blueprint to a more sustainable future.

The Shieling Project

A development trust since 2004

Sanday Development Trust

Paving change for those living with hidden disabilities

Friendly Access

Communities striving for net zero

Pioneering low carbon communities

youngster looking intently at piece of wood

South West Mull & Iona Development was set up in 2010 to help this remote part of Scotland reach its full potential by consulting with the community and focussing on areas of improvement.

South West Mull and Iona Development

COVID-19 response

Hundreds of volunteers across the region stepped up to support those who needed help in the pandemic lockdown. Meet some of them, and see the amazing efforts they've made.