Fast track your business ideas with our new Pathfinder Accelerator programme for life scienes and technology businesses
Fast track your business ideas with our new Pathfinder Accelerator programme for life scienes and technology businesses
We are Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE). Our purpose is to generate sustainable economic growth across our region
ScotGrad’s Student Placement Programme introduces fresh talent, skills and knowledge into businesses and social enterprises
Scotland's leading creative industries festival, XpoNorth has announced the line-up of bands set to take the stage across various Inverness venues.
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is calling on businesses in Fort William to be ‘Business Brave’ and take the leap into trading overseas by signing up to its Selling Online Internationally trade workshop on 4 May.
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Thirty-four of the region’s businesses will take centre stage at the UK’s biggest renewable energy exhibition and conference in the SEC, Glasgow on the 2-3 May.
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Have a look at our maps to find out more about the projects we're investing in and the communities we're working with.
Businesses and social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands are ambitious, both for their individual enterprise and for the growth of the region as a whole. Greater economic prosperity will be delivered through private sector led investments which create jobs and wealth.
The Government Economic Strategy (GES) identifies seven sectors as offering particular opportunities for growth due to existing comparative advantages or through potential to capitalise on Scotland's unique natural assets.
HIE plays a leading role in developing the conditions which will enable the Highlands and Islands to fulfil its potential as a globally competitive region with a thriving, low carbon economy.
Strong communities are essential to the continued success of the Highlands and Islands. Social and economic developments are complementary in achieving growth, particularly in remote, sparsely-populated areas.