APPROVED FUNDING IN 2008
Please note, these are approvals only and not all loans/ grants will be taken up.
| Month | Business | Activity | Area | Total | Schemes |
| January | Fraser Architecture L.L.P. | Private Architects Practice | N. Uist | £7,000.00 | Business Start-Up Loan |
| £600.00 | Business Marketing Loan | ||||
| Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £440.64 | IIBDS P-2 Grant | |
| February | See Harris | Boat Chartering Business | Harris | £9,000.00 | Business Start-Up Loan |
| Tranquillity | Beauty Therapist | Lewis | £4,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| I. MacDonald Plumbing | Plumber | Lewis | £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | |
| March | Hebridean Graphics | Sign Making and Graphic Design | N. Uist | £3,000.00 | PSYBT Loan |
| £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| KC Cuts | Hairdressers | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| April | Limelite | Restaurant | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan |
| £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| Donald Smith Graphic Design | Graphic Design Service | Lewis | £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | |
| Razorfish Recordings | Professional audio recording, editing and mixing services | N. Uist | £6,000.00 | Business Growth Loan | |
| Black Lab Photo's & Frames | Photography and Framing Service | Harris | £8,000.00 | Business Growth Loan | |
| £3,000.00 | Business Marketing Loan | ||||
| Murdo D Murray | Fishing | Lewis | £21,500.00 | Fisheries Loan Scheme | |
| Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £954.72 | IIBDS P-2 Grant | |
| May | Hebridean Dreams | Bespoke soft furnishings and ladies tailoring company | Lewis | £2,000.00 | Micro Business Loan |
| Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £742.18 | IIBDS P-2 Grant | |
| June | Neil Ferguson Chartered Architect | Chartered Archiects Practice | Lewis | £8,000.00 | Business Loan |
| Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £674.68 | IIBDS P-2 Grant | |
| July | Stornoway Recycling Company | Textile Recycling | Lewis | £4,500.00 | Business Loan |
| Rarebird | Design and Manufacture Harris Tweed handbags | Lewis | £8,000.00 | Business Loan | |
| Hebridean Seaweed Company Ltd | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £598.75 | IIBDS P-2 Grant | |
| Wee Studio | Music recording, performing, graphic and web design | Lewis | £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | |
| £1,500.00 | PSYBT Loan | ||||
| Gameela | Design and manufacture of clothing and accessories | Lewis | £1,000.00 | PSYBT Grant | |
| S & S Construction | Construction company | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| £2,000.00 | PSYBT Grant |