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SSEN Transmission begins recruitment for community benefit fund decision-making forum in West and Mid Highland

SSEN Transmission is inviting people from across West and Mid Highland to apply to join a new decision-making forum that will help direct millions of pounds of investment into local communities. The company has launched recruitment for members of its new West and Mid Highland Local Investment Forum, which will be responsible for assessing and […]

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New directors drive rapid growth at Inverness technology firm

Logical Print & Document Solutions becomes Culture Business Technology following investment in its people, technology and expanding service offering. An Inverness-headquartered technology firm has doubled its team from eight to 16 employees following the expansion of its Board and continued investment in its services and technical capabilities. Malcolm Maclennan and Josh McLennan have joined the

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Make YOU the priority during High Life Highland’s Wellness Week

High Life Highland is encouraging people across the region to put themselves first during Wellness Week, with a packed programme of activities designed to support physical, mental and social wellbeing. Taking place from Monday 21 to Sunday 27 September, Wellness Week aims to showcase the opportunities available across High Life Highland’s services to help people

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Scotland’s scaling opportunity revealed in new research

The Royal Bank of Scotland has today (14 September 2026) published a major report into Scotland and the UK’s innovation economy and access to public funding for high growth businesses– From Innovation to Impact: Translating the UK’s Untapped Innovation Cohort into Regional Growth. The report, produced by the Royal Bank of Scotland using data from

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

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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From the Highlands to Sydney: Scottish tutoring takes an international stage

A new professional organisation founded in the Highlands is taking the Scottish tutoring sector onto the international stage this month, with Tutors Alliance Scotland (TAS) Founder and President Karen Simpson travelling to Sydney as an invited guest to represent tutors from across Scotland. Karen will attend the Australian Tutors Association’s Annual Conference in Sydney on

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Mikeysline scales new fundraising heights

Mikeysline supporters and staff have successfully completed a gruelling challenge, raising more than £55,000 for the charity’s local mental health and suicide prevention services. The Icelandic Lava & Light Trek saw 15 fundraisers walk 58km over three days through challenging volcanic terrain, taking in waterfalls, lava fields, fjords and geysers. Their achievement highlights remarkable determination,

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Carr’s Flour Mills named headline sponsor of High Life Highland’s inaugural World Shortbread Championships as spectator tickets go on sale

High Life Highland has unveiled a Scottish baking institution as the headline sponsor of the first-ever World Shortbread Championships, as spectator tickets officially go on sale for the landmark event. Kirkcaldy-based Carr’s Flour Mills, whose milling heritage stretches back almost 200 years, has signed on as headline sponsor of the inaugural Championships, which will take

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Guest Blog: When solving today’s cashflow challenge creates tomorrow’s problem

by Alex Russon, Regional Director, Ultimate Finance Businesses across Inverness and the rest of Scotland have faced a relentless run of challenges in recent years. From the pandemic and supply chain disruption to inflation, rising interest rates and wider uncertainty, many owners have had to make decisions fast. In that environment, borrowing can quickly become

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SSEN Transmission launches landmark Strategic Investment Fund in £12m community funding commitment

SSEN Transmission is launching a new fund to support large-scale strategic projects that will boost skills and employability and help tackle fuel poverty across the north of Scotland. The new Strategic Investment Fund will invest up to £10m over the next two years and forms part of SSEN Transmission’s existing Regional Community Benefit Fund, which

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