HiDigital Workshops - Dornoch

HIE and Business Gateway are hosting a series of workshops to help businesses make the most of the Internet and digital technology.  The next Sutherland event is being held in Dornoch on 16th/17th April 2013 and will cover the basics of social media, enhancing your web presence and using IT to produce meaningful financial information.  Places are limited and booking is essential.

For more inforamtion or to book a place, please email

HIE Guide to Managing Community Funds

HIE have published a Guide to Managing Community Funds:

"...the new guide contains advice and guidance on how communities can manage the distribution of the income. Currently, communities are choosing areas such as investing in jobs, housing, new business starts, investing in energy efficient measures or addressing fuel poverty. 

Many communities use their own organisations to manage income from energy projects and some which are planning or already investing income back into the community have provided case studies within the guide....."

You can find out more  - and download the guide  - by following this Link

Preparing to Export: 14/15 November

Here's a message from HIE about their Introduction to Exporting Event in Inverness 0n 14/15 November:

"Highlands and Islands Enterprise, in partnership with Scottish Development International, is offering a Preparing to Export - Introductory course. 

This is fully funded by Smart Exporter, an ambitious new international trade skills programme, and is targeted at Highlands & Islands companies that are thinking about exporting for the first time or are in the early stages of exporting. 

Delivered by Giraffe Consulting, the programme runs over two consecutive days. Benefits of attending include: 

• Understanding the basics of exporting & opportunities in international markets 
• Gaining the skills & confidence to succeed in highly competitive international markets 
• Developing a practical export plan to help your business to grow...."

Full Details from this Link

Report: Socio-Economic Impact of Dounreay Decommissioning

For statistics fans, HIE have released a survey of the economy in Caithness & North Sutherland (mainly Caithness) based on the effects of  the Dounreay redevelopment.

"The study - "The Socio-economic Impacts of Dounreay Decommissioning" - was commissioned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd (DSRL) from Grangeston Economics as a follow-up to a previous study from 2006. It examined economic data as well as surveying Dounreay workers, contractors and local supply-chain companies...."

Link to HIE Website and Report Download

HIE Food & Drink Strategy Forum - 21 June 2012

HIE has organised a Food & Drink Strategy Forum to be held at Cowan House, Inverness on 21 June 2012.

"Organised as part of the Smart Exporter programme, this free to attend forum is designed to highlight the importance of developing an international strategy and raise awareness of the support available to companies, giving them the best chance of achieving their international ambitions. 

Benefits to companies attending this forum: 

• Understanding the importance of preparation and planning before embarking on international growth 
• Sharing experiences, concerns, challenges and opportunities with like-minded business leaders from the food and drink sector 
• Learning about the support available through Smart Exporter...."

For more information: Link

Creative Industries Newsletter - January 2012

Here's a link the latest edition of HIE's Creative Industries Newsletter - packed with useful information about opportunities and events.  This issue includes registration details for GoNorth 2012.


Creative Industries Team Newsletter (pdf 343kB)

Ambitious For Tourism - Caithness & North Sutherland

  

Here's a message from HIE's Rachel Skene about a series of tourism development events in Caithness and the North. 

To download full details, follow this link (Ambitious For Tourism )

 

Do you want to make more of tourism for your business,
enterprise and community?
Be part of driving development forward; making more of
opportunities and shaping tourism at a local level & across the
North‐

Be at your area event:
14 NOV 2‐5 PM THURSO THE BLUE DOOR CAFÉ THURSO CAMPSITE
15 NOV 2‐5 PM HELMSDALE TIMESPAN
16 NOV 2‐5 PM WICK MACKAYS HOTEL
18 NOV 2‐5 PM SKERRAY VILLAGE HALL
 

 Part of Highlands and Islands Enterprise Ambitious for Tourism Caithness and
North Sutherland – for full ATCNS report: http://www.hie.co.uk/highlands-andislands/economic-reports-and-research/
 

For details  Contact: Rachel.skene@hient.couk
01847 805237/ 07796651306