Next week – Highlands and Islands #hellodigital conference
More than 250 businesses and community groups will get together with local and national digital professionals in Inverness on Monday (20 February) for #hellodigital…
HIAL announces additional daily flight between Inverness and Amsterdam
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL), has announced Dutch national carrier KLM will, for the summer 2017 timetable, increase its flights from Inverness to…
CalMac carries more than five million for first time in 20 years
Caledonian MacBrayne’s official carrying statistics for 2016 reveal that the west coast of Scotland ferry company passed five million passengers for the first time…
Scottish Microfinance Fund launched to help start-up and growing businesses access finance
A new £6 million microfinance fund is now available to make small loans more accessible to businesses throughout Scotland.
The Scottish Microfinance Fund (SMF) is…
Cotswold Outdoor secures retails space in Inverness
Cotswold Outdoor has taken space at 1 Longman Road, Inverness.
The outdoor recreation retailer agreed to a new 10-year lease on Unit 2, extending to…
Moray business park seeking aspiring new starts
One of Moray’s leading business centres is inviting new start creative and technology businesses to take advantage of its incubator facilities and dedicated business…
Laura Sutherland: Expert PR advice for a successful exhibition
Exhibitions can be big drivers for sales and leads and it’s essential if you’re participating, you make the most of the investment.
Often businesses tell…
Strategic shortlist success for Scott-Moncrieff
Accountancy and business advisory firm Scott-Moncrieff has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards at the UK MPF (Managing Partners’ Forum) Awards for Management Excellence…
Gareloch Support Services wins contract to maintain Aid to Navigation system
Gareloch Support Services (GSS) Ltd has won the contract to maintain Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd Aid to Navigation systems.
The contract includes the inspection, servicing,…
British Heart Foundation Scotland seek Development Board members
The British Heart Foundation is currently funding over £60 million of world class research in Scotland; with 2 centres of excellence in Edinburgh (£30…
Diane Holden: Starting a business on a budget
Guest column by Diane Holden, senior account manager at Xero.
Creating a new business is an incredibly daunting thing. Both the investment of time and…
Distillers set for growth with £45million funding package
One of Scotland’s leading single malt whisky producers, Inver House Distillers, has positioned itself for growth by securing a £45million asset-based lending (ABL) facility…
Bob Keiller: Seeing the whole story
I spend a lot of time talking about storytelling in business.
Good stories often depend on someone or some group overcoming a challenge or a…
New Conon Bridge shopping development prepares to open
Developers of a new £1.5m neighbourhood retail complex in Conon Bridge have confirmed building work is now complete.
West Coast Estates, the Aberdeen-based property and…
Interview – Digital forensics specialist leading the attack against cyber crime
Ian Stevenson, CEO of Cyan Forensics, is a computer scientist by training, and has spent the last 20 years in and around startups, first…
Success for region’s companies at prestigious awards
Two of the seven categories in this year’s Scottish Enterprise Life Science Awards were won by companies from the Highlands and Islands.
The awards, which…
World first for Moray boat builder could triple turnover
A Moray based boat builder is to become the first in the world to build and supply a new type of rigid inflatable boat…
Eight Scottish restaurants in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants
Eight Scottish restaurants have been included in The Sunday Times Top 100 Restaurants supplement, which is published on Sunday February 5.
The list, which features…
Black Isle Brewing Co. to be stocked in Majestic Wine
Black Isle Brewing Co. has secured a national off-trade listing with Majestic Wine, the UK’s largest independent wine retailer.
The deal will see the organic…
The Caravan Club reveals increased boost to Scottish economy and tourism
The Scottish economy has seen an increase in growth courtesy of champions of the great outdoors, The Caravan Club.
Members of The Club spent £37…
Clare Scott: Three great habits to cultivate in 2017
Apparently most of us who bothered to make New Year’s resolutions will have broken them by now.
This raises a question: instead of throwing ourselves…
Interview : Recruitment professional matches tech graduates to jobs using algorithms
Joe Afif, founder & managing director of graduate recruitment jobsite Gradit, is a self confessed “millennial“ whose big idea was sparked while working in…
Scottish Business Network to go global in 2017
The Scottish Business Network (SBN), founded at the beginning of 2016 to build networks for Scottish business leaders in London and accelerate growth opportunities,…
Whisky legend tempted out of retirement for new role
World-renowned whisky distiller Jim McEwan has been appointed Production Director of Ardnahoe Distillery on Islay – 18 months after he retired.
The Islay-born whisky industry…
Scrabster Harbour Looks Forward With Confidence In 2017
Scotland’s most northerly mainland commercial port, Scrabster Harbour Trust enjoyed continued strong success in 2016 bringing in more than £2.95 million in revenues from…
Shetland engineering company plans £1.1m expansion
Shetland engineering company Ocean Kinetics Limited is set to create 21 quality full time jobs.
The downturn in the oil and gas market has offered…
More than 100 Forres jobs secured and up to 150 new jobs planned
More than a hundred jobs have been secured in Forres after they were deemed at risk following a major contract delivered by contact centre…
Distell to invest in distillery upgrade at Tobermory
South African spirit and wine producer, Distell Group Ltd, is planning to invest in its Tobermory distillery and visitor centre.
The distillery will stop production…
Forres company launches Men’s Health Fuel Beef Jerky
Forres based Meatsnacks Group Ltd, the largest producer of jerky and biltong in Europe has launched a new Men’s Health Fuel Beef Jerky.
With the…
Your Inbound Marketing New Year’s Resolution
How are your resolutions going? Are you still in the gym three times a week or is the pub beginning to look more appealing?…
Fallen Brewing doubles its capacity and launches range in cans
Scottish craft brewer Fallen Brewing has installed a canning line and plans to move its entire beer range into cans thus doubling its output.
Fallen…
Laura Sutherland: Tips on how to integrate PR and SEO
PR and SEO can and should exist side by side.
One of the biggest challenges for PR and SEO is assuming either everyone knows everything or no-one…
Outer Hebrides wool enterprise to spin out
A community benefit society based in Uist is to receive support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) to help it transition to a trading…
Large scale expansion plans for Kirkwood Homes
Aberdeen-based housebuilder, Kirkwood Homes, plans to acquire six new sites in 2017 as it expands its operations to Inverness, the Highlands and Dundee.
After doubling…
Self-build home business enters administration
Self-build home business, Inverness-based Roy Homes Ltd, and its sister company, Roy Homes Timber Frame Ltd, have entered administration, with Iain Fraser and Tom…
Food and drink strategy engagement road tour
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), Scotland Food & Drink and Scottish Enterprise are holding a series of events to discuss the emerging 2030 food…
Stuart Mason: How long does your ONE HOUR Meeting last?
How long does your ONE HOUR Meeting last? The hint should be in the title! Most businesses I work with find that meetings rarely…
Interview: Gavin Henry – A man destined to succeed
SureVoIP’s Managing Director Gavin Henry is over the moon about last year’s ITSPA award win for Best Business ITSP (medium enterprise), an accolade that…
Interview: The Scottish Lawyer who became a Digital Entrepreneur
Ruairidh Wynne-McHardy admits that being a qualified lawyer who is also a self-taught programmer is a strange mix but the two skills combined perfectly…
Can cloud technology help Scottish businesses go global?
By Diane Holden, Xero Regional Account Manager
Scotland is home to a wealth of small businesses across a multitude of industries, and some of these…