Community businesses

Two Western Isles community run-businesses are taking part in a new initiative aimed at strengthening social enterprises.

Urachadh Uibhist and Urras Nan Tursachan are amongst eight firms in the six-month pilot across the Highlands and Islands to strengthen social enterprises.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has teamed up with the Bank of Scotland to provide highly qualified and experienced individuals to serve as non-executive directors on social enterprise boards.

The specialists bring skills from a range of backgrounds including commercial, retail and private banking, alongside those of project management, leadership, finance and commercialisation.

Bank lends a hand in helping community run-businesses

31 March 2017