Our purpose
We work with communities, enterprises and stakeholders to unlock our region’s potential for growth and progress, while driving fair work and net zero practices. Find out more about what we do.
We are the economic and community development agency for the north and west of Scotland. We support businesses, communities and social enterprises to grow, innovate and thrive across a diverse and dynamic region.
We work with communities, enterprises and stakeholders to unlock our region’s potential for growth and progress, while driving fair work and net zero practices. Find out more about what we do.
We work with businesses, social enterprises and communities of all sizes to help them develop and grow.
Our investments and impacts are recorded in our annual report and accounts each year. Find out more about our performance.
Find out about the various policies and governance structure we work within.
Our Board has responsibility for ensuring we fulfil our statutory duties and meet the aims and objectives of our strategy. Find out more about our Board.
Find out who leads HIE and what they do.
We publish our planned procurement activity in the HIE Procurement Forward Plan. Public sector contracts of more than £50,000 are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland website. View our plan.
HIE operates subsidiaries and builds partnerships to focus expertise, drive innovation, and deliver long-term regional growth.
Supporting Gaelic development and the use of the language is at the heart of our remit for economic and social development in the Highlands and Islands.
Please get in touch if you need our help or would like to discuss working with us.
We support organisations throughout the region to help them with a number of challenges. From community groups to larger businesses, our support is open to all.
We work continuously to ensure the Highlands and Islands is a highly successful and competitive region, where people chose to live, work, study and invest.