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We support businesses, communities and social enterprises through a range of services, including advice, funding, events and property. Find out how we can help you.
Capital funding
We can support you with funding for capital investment projects. Are you considering purchasing new equipment, fixtures or fittings to increase productivity? Perhaps you're thinking about upgrading your IT setup or changing to lower carbon processes to help you cut costs. How about constructing, adapting or upgrading premises to support your growth plans?
We recently helped Isle of Mull Oysters Ltd with £23,238 funding towards a new grading machine which has helped them increase efficiency and productivity, for example. Get in touch to see how we can help you.
Expert advice
In addition to our own skilled staff, we have access to specialists covering a range of topics who can help you develop and grow.
We can help with strategy development, financial systems and support, sales and marketing, access to finance, digital reviews, human resources, and more. Islay sea adventures recently benefitted from a digital review though our support and we've also helped Ocean Ecology with a feasibility assessment for electrification of work vessels.
Get in touch
The best way to find out if we can help is to get in touch. Fill out our short form and let us know a little about your idea, project or challenge. You can also browse support below.
Reach new markets
We can help you reach new markets, locally, nationally and internationally. We can tailor how we work with you to provide support where you need it most. We can help with strategy development, research into market opportunities, or provide funding and investment towards reaching new markets.
We recently awarded Lussa Gin with £12,500 to support their exporting ambitions. We've also helped the Scottish Association of Marine Science (SAMS) with a recent international strategy workshop to identify new international markets. The size of your operation isn't what counts, it's the impact you can make. Get in touch if this is an area we can help you with too.
Support with rising costs
We know the rising costs of doing business is impacting everyone and that means it can be a scary time to talk about change but there are a number of ways we can support you. Improving efficiencies, changing how you operate, increasing production or reaching new markets can lead to savings.
How we work
We want to help create a fair and prosperous region that benefits everyone. For this reason, we prioritise our support to achieve the most beneficial and sustainable impacts. Find out more about how we work.
Get support
Have a look at some of the support we offer and find out how to apply. If you need help with something not listed here, please get in touch as much of support is discretionary meaning, we can direct our assistance to where you need it most.
HIE Green Grant Fund
The HIE Green Grant Fund provides up to £250,000 to businesses and social enterprises to support their journey to net zero.
Young Business Capital Grant
The Young Business Capital Grant provides funding of between £10,000 and £75,000 to organisations trading less than five years.
Contact us
Please get in touch if you need our help or would like to discuss working with us.
Who we work with
Have a look at our case studies of organisations we're supporting. Find out about the different ways we can help you and the impact our support makes.
Renewable parts
Renewable Parts Ltd helps green energy providers based across the UK to reduce the waste and carbon emissions associated with the manufacture and transport of new component parts.
Argyll Coffee Roasters
Argyll Coffee Roasters, were awarded £10,751 through HIE's Young Business Capital Fund which supports businesses of five years or less to achieve their growth ambitions, create or retain jobs and increase productivity.
BC Technologies
We support BC Technologies, a leading IT specialist that supports small to medium businesses with IT and security requirements, with R&D and property.
Bute Food and Drink
Bute Kitchen is being supported with HIE funding of nearly £20,000 to upskill the island’s hospitality workforce, explore local markets for food produced on the island and promote the Bute ‘brand’ to new audiences.
Islay Sea Adventures
Islay Sea Adventures is based in Port Ellen Marina on the Isle of Islay. It offers a range of wildlife, fishing and foraging boat trips, mainly sailing out of Port Ellen but with some from Port Askaig.
Our recent support to the business has included a digital grant and funding to support a graduate placement.
Midton Acrylics
Midton Acrylics Limited is a specialist manufacturing company which has been based in Lochgilphead since 1981. We have been working with them over a number of years providing capital funding, specialist advice and skills support.
A community perspective
Our communities are at the heart of social and economic impacts. See our films for a taste of the wide ranging projects our clients are delivering for their communities.
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