Scotland: National Rural Network
Machars Movies, a community enterprise based on the Isle of Whithorn, have scooped one of the top prizes at the UK finals of the Countryside Alliance Awards. The most southerly cinema in Scotland has won the Best Rural Enterprise Award at the awards, which were held at the House of Lords last week.
Consumer Focus Scotland are carrying out a survey about the delivery of goods. Some companies do not deliver to certain areas, or if they do - they often apply extra charges. The consumer watchdog want to build a picture of what the current position is. The survey should only take about five minutes to complete, but it closes on 12th February 2010.
Are you a farmer or rural business thinking about diversifying, expanding or simply keen to find out about the grant funding opportunities that the SRDP Rural Priorities scheme has to offer?
Let us guide you through what you can apply for, show you how to apply and give you the follow-on support to help make it happen. Workshops are tutor-led, with laptops and handouts provided.
More workshops are taking place - more information here: https://www.ruralgateway.org.uk/en/node/1753
A series of outreach workshops will take place in 2010 to help farmers and rural businesses in Forth Valley and Fife to access funding from the Scotland Rural Development Programme's Rural Priorities scheme.
Stirling Enterprise (STEP) has secured a second year of funding from the Scottish Government Skills Development Scheme to run the events, which will equip farmers with the IT and web know-how to apply to the online grant scheme.
Want to diversify? Fife farmers and rural businesses this is your chance. Thinking about diversifying, expanding or simply keen to find out about the grant funding opportunities that the SRDP Rural Priorities scheme has to offer?
Let us guide you through what you can apply for, show you how to apply and give you the follow-on support to help make it happen. Workshops are tutor-led, with laptops and handouts provided.
Want to diversify? Fife farmers and rural businesses this is your chance. Thinking about diversifying, expanding or simply keen to find out about the grant funding opportunities that the SRDP Rural Priorities scheme has to offer?
Let us guide you through what you can apply for, show you how to apply and give you the follow-on support to help make it happen. Workshops are tutor-led, with laptops and handouts provided.
Get off to a good start in the new decade by coming along to the Highlands & Islands Food & Drink Forum on Tuesday 26 January at Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stadium and benefit from advice on how to ‘Raise and Save Money' for your business. All businesses and individuals involved in the food and drink industry throughout the Highlands and Islands are invited to the Forum meeting, which has no charge for attendance, and is the first in a series specifically providing advice and support in these challenging economic circumstances.
In this article, you can get information about the rural enterprise Highlands Unbridled based in Brora and run by Graham and Jan O'Neill.
The HISEZ annual conference comes to Inverness this year and we delighted to announce that our key speaker is John Bird, the founder of the Big Issue who will be presenting the key speech in the morning and taking part in a question panel in the afternoon.
The conference will also feature discussion sessions, giving you the chance to voice your opinion on matters facing Social Enterprise and there will also be workshops delivered by Social Enterprise Academy, Highland Opportunity and Highland IT Support Ltd.
The Scottish Rural Property and Business Association are holding a half day taxation seminar on 3rd December at Perth Race Course.
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