Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Business Gateway
Approved Funding In 2004
Please note, these are approvals only and not all loans/ grants will be taken up.
| Month | Business | Activity | Area | Total | Schemes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Stornoway Salmon | Packaging & retailing smoked salmon products | Lewis | £3,075 | KSMG P-2 |
| Virtual Nations Ltd | Internet Shopping Service | Lewis | £5,000 | KSMG P-2 | |
| Paul A MacInnes | Joinery / Cabinet Making | Eriskay | £5,000 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Olwen Shone | Piano Tutor & Artist | North Uist | £2,000 | PSYBT Expansion Loan | |
| November | Planasker Old School | B&B accommodation & small venue facility | Lewis | £ 4,101 | KS Grant-P2 |
| Malcolm MacLeod Photography |
Photography & retail of photographic equipment |
Lewis | £10,000 | KS Loan P-2 | |
| October | Wild West Foods (UK) Ltd |
Import, branding,packaging & marketing beef jerky | Lewis | £ 5,000 | KS Grant-P2 |
| Skoon | Online Art Café/ Website/Framing services |
Harris | £ 2,065 | KS Grant-P2 | |
| Fasgadh Studio | Self-catering accommodation |
Harris | £ 1,916 | KS-Grant-P2 | |
| Kilda Cruises | Charter cruises | Harris | £ 2,194 | KS-Grant-P2 | |
| Western Isles Salmon Company | Packaging, marketing & distributing salmon | Lewis | £ 2,000 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Hands Up | Nail Technician | Lewis | £ 1,000 | PSYBT Grant | |
| FV Celtic Dawn | Fishing | South Uist | £40,000 | FLS | |
| September | ITECH Computer Graphic Design | Services | Lewis | £1,000 | PSBYT Grant |
| Donald MacLennan | Fishing | Lewis | £5,000 | PSYBT Loan | |
| The Iron Lady | Ironing & Laundry Service | Lewis | £2,500 £412 |
KSL P-2 KSMG P-2 |
|
| The Old School House | Self-catering Accommodation | South Uist | £10,000 | KSL P-2 | |
| Hebridean Biotech Ltd | Research, development & production of high value fatty acid derived products | Lewis | £10,000 | KSL P-2 | |
| August | R.M. Services | Contractor | Lewis | £5,000 | PSYBT Loan |
| TECHMOBILE | PC & mobile phone repairs | Lewis | £3,000 | PSYBT Loan | |
| D. Finlayson Property Letting | Self-catering Accommodation | Lewis | £10,000 | KSL P-2 | |
| The Islands Book Trust | Produce publications & arrange lectures on the work of the late Angus MacLeod | Lewis | £5,000 | KSMG P-2 | |
| Celtic Cuts | Hairdressing | Harris | £2,000 | KSL P-2 | |
| FV Lily V | Fishing | Lewis | £20,000 | FLS | |
| June/July | John MacLeod Joinery | Joinery Services | Harris | £1,500 | KS Loan |
| An Lanntair | Arts Centre | Lewis | £9,890 | KS Grant | |
| Theatre Hebrides | Theatre Company | Lewis | £2,594 | KS Grant | |
| Western Isles Netspace | Advertising website for businesses | Lewis | £1,000 £803 |
KS Loan KS Grant |
|
| Kilda Cruises | Charter cruises | Harris | £10,000 | KS Loan | |
| May | RPS Express Ltd | Parcel Delivery Service | Lewis | £5,000 | PSYBT Loan |
| Catherine’s Home Hair Care | Hairdressing | Lewis | £750 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Alasdair Ellwood | Fishing | North Uist | £62,000 | FLS | |
| April | Shepherd Engineering | Welding & Fabrication | Benbecula | £4,000 | KSL |
| Taigh nan Creaganan | Lewis | Lewis | £2,700 | KSL | |
| Potter’s Corner | Pottery | Lewis | £1,000 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Alba Engineering Design Ltd | Engineering design service | Lewis | £1,000 £4,000 |
PSYBT Grant PSYBT Loan |
|
| Alex Liddle Music Teaching School | Music Tutor | Lewis | £1,000 | PSYBT Grant | |
| K MacIver Floor Laying | Floor Laying | Lewis | £1,000 £500 |
PSYBT Grant PSYBT Loan |
|
| March | Shepherd Engineering | Welding & Fabrication | Benbecula | £ 4,000 | PSYBT |
| Café Kismul | Café & Takeaway | Barra | £10,000 | KSL | |
| Uig Community Co-operative | Shop, Post Office & Petrol Pump | Lewis | £10,000 | KSL | |
| Am Politician | Lounge Bar/Restaurant | Eriskay | £10,000 | KSL | |
| Islepac | Packaging Consultancy | Lewis | £1,800 | KSL | |
| February | Norman A MacInnes | Fishing | Lewis | £9,500 | FLS |
| AK & DC Morrison Ltd | Fishing | Lewis | £80,000 | FLS | |
| January | Billy’s Shellfish | Buying & selling Shellfish | Lewis | £4,000 | KSL |
