Creative Industries Newsletter

The January 2011 issue of the HIE Creative Team's newsletter is now available and, as ever, contains a wide range of information on funding, marketing and training opportunities for this sector  - in addition to the latest news for anyone involved in the Creative Industries.

You can download the Newsletter here

Survey - Access to Finance

Highlands & Islands Enterprise have published a report based on research into accessing enterprise finance, growth intentions and, for example, levels of business optimism.

Although based on  a relatively small sample of Highlands & Islands businesses, "Access to Finance" does identify some trends in attitude and growth planning among enterprises assisted by HIE.

You can download the (MS Word 147k) document here

Trend and Product Design Workshops

HIE are sponsoring a series of Workshops aimed at fashion/textile/interiors businesses.

The 2-day events are being held in:

Inverness: 22nd & 23rd February 2011
Stornoway: 24th & 25th February 2011
Kirkwall: 28th February & 1st March 2011

The events cover:

• Product and design trends in fashion, textiles, accessories and interiors
• International market and trade show overview
• London retail update
• Colour exploration

Delivered by industry specialists, the full day workshop will be followed by the opportunity to book a 1-2-1 appointment with the lead consultant.

For details and booking, follow this link to the organisers (Upper Quartile): Link

Happy New Year from Business Gateway 2011

Well, we're all back and rarin' to go -  so let's hope for a successful 2011 for all Sutherland enterprises, old and new.

(And don't forget that VAT increases to 20% from today)