Christina MacPhail

Guest Blog: How highland businesses can unlock growth with smarter software solutions

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by Ben Hosie, Commerical Director, sFG Software Ltd For many businesses, the biggest barriers to growth are not always big strategic challenges. Often, they are the small, everyday frustrations that build up over time. A spreadsheet that has become too complicated to manage. A manual process that takes hours every week. Different systems that hold […]

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How to make the most out of exhibiting at Highland Spotlight

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Exhibiting at a trade show is much like attending a job interview or networking event – preparation is key if you want to maximise the benefits. The Highland Spotlight business-to-business exhibition returns on Tuesday 22 September at the Drumossie Hotel, offering an ideal opportunity to network, make new contacts, and raise awareness of your business.

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Archie’s child bereavement service secures funding for bereavement staff

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Grant funding will help children and young people after a loss Children’s charity The Archie Foundation has secured new funding towards the salary costs of two of its bereavement team, amid increased demand for local children who have suffered a loss. Archie’s Child Bereavement Service provides specialist support to youngsters across the north of Scotland,

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Great Gatsby-inspired picnic raises more than £26,000 for the Archie Foundation 

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Record attendance as fundraising event continues to grow in size  Hundreds of guests stepped back in time to the roaring 1920s at this year’s Great Gatsby-inspired Prosecco Picnic, raising more than £26,000 for The Archie Foundation.  The sold-out event, held at The Drumossie Hotel in Inverness on Saturday (August 22) saw a record number of

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Funding secured to open doors for business-academic partnerships  

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Vital funding to kick-start business-academic partnerships has been secured, to support new products, processes, services and workforce practices.  The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) Innovation Voucher Programme is managed by Interface, and designed to establish new partnerships between Scottish businesses, universities and colleges.  The funding enables small and medium sized businesses, including third and public sector

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EQ, part of Sumer Group, joins forces with  Inverness-based firm Innes & Partners

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EQ, part of Sumer Group, the fastest-growing mid-market accountancy practice in Scotland, today announced a merger with Innes & Partners, a firm serving the Inverness and Livingston area.  This merger represents a strategic priority for EQ to extend into the North of Scotland. The 7% increase in headcount gives the firm further opportunity to evolve and strengthen their position as Scotland’s SME Champions.   By combining expertise,

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In Conversation with Phil Spencer MBE: Insights on opportunity, growth and home

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At this year’s Highland Business Dinner, Inverness Chamber of Commerce welcomed Phil Spencer MBE – acclaimed TV presenter, entrepreneur and charity patron – as keynote speaker who entertained guests with behind-the-scenes stories from more than two decades in television, and insights into the changing dynamics of the UK housing market. Ahead of the dinner our

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Amy Gannon, Partner and Head of Serious Injury Scotland at Irwin Mitchell, has teamed up with Amanda Masson, Partner and Head of Family Law at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM)

Guest blog: Protection of seriously injured’s damages following relationship breakdown in Scotland

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Amy Gannon, Partner and Head of Serious Injury Scotland at Irwin Mitchell, has teamed up with Amanda Masson, Partner and Head of Family Law at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM), to explain why compensation awarded to people living with life-changing injuries can become vulnerable if a relationship later breaks down. Protection of seriously injured’s

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