Carrie MacWilliam

Highland businesses invited to shape Inverness Chamber’s next phase of advocacy

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Inverness Chamber of Commerce is inviting businesses across the Highlands to have their say on the issues it should be campaigning on over the next 12 months, as it prepares to launch its 2026 Business Insights Survey. The annual survey, which follows the success of last year’s inaugural Business Insights Survey, provides the Chamber with […]

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Pentland Ferries MD Helen Inkster announced as keynote speaker for Highland Business Awards 2026

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Managing Director of Pentland Ferries and newly appointed Inverness Chamber Board Director Helen Inkster will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Highland Business Awards, sharing insights from her career journey and the remarkable 25-year story of the family-run ferry business. Helen will join more than 250 business leaders, finalists, sponsors and guests at the

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Inside Stories at MAKAR: Building a different future for Highland housing

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Chamber members went behind the scenes at MAKAR Ltd this week as part of our latest Inside Stories event, gaining a fascinating insight into the Highland business’s approach to housebuilding, sustainable construction and local manufacturing. Set amongst the Torbreck woodland just outside Inverness, MAKAR welcomed members into its workshop to see first-hand how its homes

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Employment continues to increase across Scotland’s private sector in August

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The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker indicated that business conditions across Scotland’s private sector moved closer to stabilisation in August. The headline Royal Bank of Scotland Business Activity Index – a seasonally adjusted index that measures the month-on-month change in the combined output of Scotland’s manufacturing and service sectors – rose to 48.9

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Celebrating Our Trophy Sponsor, Dynam

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We’re delighted to have Dynam supporting the Highland Business Awards 2026 as our Trophy Sponsor, helping celebrate the achievement and ambition that each award represents.  Based in Inverness and Glasgow, Dynam is a branding and marketing agency that collaborates with organisations across Scotland and beyond, delivering creative solutions in branding, marketing strategy, content creation, design, digital marketing and web development.  Thank you to the

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Inverness Chamber’s response to Highland Council proceeding to visitor levy consultation

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In response to Highland Council councillors passing the current proposals for the visitor levy legislation to consultation, at a special Full Council meeting today (Tuesday 25 August 2026), our Chief Executive, Colin Marr has made this statement: “Highland Council officers have been working constructively with the business community, through a shadow visitor levy forum, for

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Scotland leads the UK with fastest growth in new start-ups, as technology start-ups drive a new wave of entrepreneurship

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NatWest/ Royal Bank of Scotland and Beauhurst’s New Startup Index published today shows the UK’s active business population continues to grow as entrepreneurs adapt to a changing business environment.  The UK’s active business population has reached a record 5.66 million companies, demonstrating the strength and adaptability of British entrepreneurship despite a moderation in new company incorporations, according to the

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Comment: Why devolution shouldn’t stop at Edinburgh

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By Colin Marr, Chief Executive, Inverness Chamber of Commerce – published in the August 2026 edition of Executive Magazine, page 47. Whenever there is a new Prime Minister it’s easy to get caught up in the politics – but business tends to look at things rather differently. Most business owners are less interested in personalities than they

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Local destination garden centre recognised for having the best plants, foodhall and more in regional awards

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Simpsons Garden Centre is celebrating an outstanding performance at the Garden Centre Association (GCA) North Area Awards 2026, with its Inverness and Mintlaw teams securing recognition across a wide range of categories. The awards bring together leading destination garden centres from across Scotland, Northern Ireland, North West England and North East England, making the achievements

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