Inverness-based IT services provider and social enterprise, The Apprentice Store, has become the first IT provider in Scotland to achieve platinum accreditation by Investors in Young People (IIYP) and only the sixth organisation in Scotland to achieve this recognition. A plaque to commemorate this achievement was presented by Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, […]
Friday 20th May saw the Highland business community dust off their best black-tie attire and make their way to The Drumossie Hotel for the first Highland Business Dinner in three years. The audience heard from Master of Ceremonies Liam Christie and Inverness Chamber President and Partner at Ledingham Chalmers, Andrew Stott, who addressed the key
There’s nothing more motivational than meeting people and visiting places, writes Stuart Black, Chief Executive of HIE This year’s Highland Business Dinner was an ideal opportunity to celebrate all that has been achieved under the most challenging of circumstances. It was a reminder of everything that is great about living, working, studying and investing in
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Inverness Chamber of Commerce has joined Opportunity Cromarty Firth (OCF), the dynamic partnership of private, public and academic sector bodies committed to ensuring that the Cromarty Firth becomes a Scottish Green Freeport. The Chamber, the largest independent business membership organisation based in the Highlands, joins fellow OCF members including Port of Cromarty Firth, Global Energy
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The premier event in the Highland business calendar is making a welcome return as a capacity business audience gathers this Friday at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness for the 2022 Highland Business Dinner, which is organised annually by Inverness Chamber of Commerce. Inverness Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Stewart Nicol, commented: “We are delighted to
The Destination Net Zero programme is one of the Scottish Government’s funded Covid-19 tourism recovery projects. It aims to provide support for businesses to develop their Net Zero Action Plans, building their resilience and aligning with Scottish Government targets. The Fund aims to contribute to businesses’ recovery and resilience and prepare Scottish Tourism for the future and the growth
Following the announcement by British Airways that it is to cut back on flights between Inverness and London Heathrow over the summer, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and Inverness Chamber of Commerce are calling for assurances that the reduction in flights will be temporary. Commenting, Stewart Nicol, Chief Executive of Inverness Chamber of Commerce said:
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We were delighted to host the British Chambers of Commerce Director General, Shevaun Haviland, to Inverness in April on the occasion of her first visit to Inverness and the Highlands. Shevaun met the Chamber team and engaged with a group of the region’s business leaders from key sectors, representing the breadth of our economy. In
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Increasing pressure is mounting on Scottish businesses as the cost-of-doing-business crisis hits the bottom line, according to the latest findings from a leading Scottish business survey from the Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC). Firms have reported record levels of concern over inflation and rising cost pressures as the economy restructures following the impact of the
