Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Business Gateway
Approved Funding In 2011
Please note, these are approvals only and not all loans/ grants will be taken up.
| Month | Business | Activity | Area | Total | Schemes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Pabbay Cottage | Self-catering cottage | Harris | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| Uig Seafare | Farm mussels | Lewis | £9,700.00 | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Revolving Loan Fund | |
| Scott Macaulay | Harris Tweed weaving | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Adventure Island | Indoor soft-play area | Lewis | £10,000.00 | Comhairle nan Eilean Siar - Revolving Loan Fund | |
| November | Hebridean Store | Online shop - promoting and selling Outer Hebrides products | Outer Hebrides | £2,922.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant |
| Rachael Mackenzie | Childminding Services | Lewis | £3,500.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| £500.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| NT Gaming | Hobbies & Modelling Shop - second hand games | Lewis | £4,500.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| £500.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| October | 58° North Photography | Freelance photographer | Lewis | £1,392.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| ASAT Media Systems Ltd | Planning, design and build of digital satellite and audio home distribution systems. Electrical and solar pv installations. | Lewis | £4,000.00 | OHSBAS Business Loan | |
| Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |||
| Dolsen Ltd | Design, manufacture and sell Harris Tweed clothing. | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Soundsparkle T/A The Decca | Bed and Breakfast accommodation. | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Hector Low Vetinary Practice | Expansion of existing business - new premises. | Lewis | £20,000.00 | CNES Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| Harris Hebrides Photography | Expansion of photographic business and opening of gallery space | Harris | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Mairi Alice Bartlett | Start up as self-employed media journalist | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| September | Flodabay Farm | Bed and breakfast and a campervan site in Harris. | Harris | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant |
| Point and Sandwick Development Trust | Construction and operation of community wind farm | Lewis | £17,500.00 | OHSBAS - Business Loan | |
| Martin's Memorials | Expansion of the existing business Martin’s Memorials | Lewis | £15,000.00 | Comhairle Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| Irenie McTaggart | Singer / songwriter | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Hebridean Environmental Ltd | Winter maintenance services | Uist | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Hebridean Sea Salt | Production of sea salt crystals | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| KM Renewables | Electrical services specialising in renewable technologies | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| August | Custom Prints | Provides professionally designed banners and clothing | Benbecula | £3,750.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| Garenin Arts | Professional artist | Lewis | £1,425.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Taigh Mairi Andra | Self-catering cottage | S.Uist | £10,000.00 | OHSBAS Business Loan | |
| £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | ||||
| July | Stag Bakeries | Marketing products | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| Louise Knowles Hairdresser | Self-employed hairdresser | Lewis | £1,000.00 | CnES Revolving Loan Fund | |
| Calum Martindale | Crofting Services | South Uist | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Allure Beauty Therapy | Beauty & wellbeing therapies | Lewis | £3,300.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| £700.00 | PSYBT Grant | ||||
| June | O'Mac Construction T/A Air Leakage Testing | Air Tightness Testing - Training, Equipment & Marketing | Lewis | £3,450.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| O'Mac Construction T/A Air Leakage Testing | Air Tightness Testing Business | Lewis | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Turning Point Solutions Ltd | Learning journey - Germany | Lewis | £1,440.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Barra & Vatersay Wind Energy Ltd | Construction and operation of a single turbine wind farm on the Isle of Barra | Lewis | £50,000.00 | OHSBAS Business Loan | |
| Hair @ Donna's | Hairdressing salon | Lewis | £1,455.00 | CNES Revolving Loan fund - Micro Business Loan | |
| Brian Macleod | Development of music tuition manual and CD | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| May | Lawrence Butcher's | Butcher | S. Uist | £1,364.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme - Phase 5 |
| 40 North Ltd | Croft-based food production unit and retail outlet | Lewis | £10,000.00 | CnES Revolving Loan Fund | |
| Hebridean Doormouse | Produces handmade Harris Tweed doorstops | Barra | £1,732.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Dave's Archaeological Tours | Specialist tour guide | Lewis | £3,835.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Paint a Pot | Provider of high quality bisque (unpainted) ceramics | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Hebrides Alpha Recycling CIC | Provides residential kerbside recycling in rural areas | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant | |
| Brian Macleod | Music tuition manual | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| April | Sollas Bookbinding | Bookbinder | N. Uist | £2,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant |
| £2,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Loan | ||||
| Hebridean Cross Stitch Company | Designing, producing and manufacturing cross stitch kits and seamstress and embroidery service. | N. Uist | £1,500.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| £1,500.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Loan | ||||
| Oir Na Mara Self-catering | Self-catering | N. Uist | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| £1,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Loan | ||||
| Westside Gallery | Artists’ studio / Gallery / Shop | N.Uist | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| £1,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Loan | ||||
| Temple Park | Visitor facility centre | Harris | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| £9,700.00 | OHSBAS - Business Loan | ||||
| Eric Jackson Violins | Creates, repairs and restores violins - constructing a new purpose built workshop | N. Uist | £10,000.00 | Comhairle Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| Norman Morrison | Electrical services | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Kevin Macmillan | Joinery business | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Norman Macisaac | Fishing | S. Uist | £8,200.00 | Outer Hebrides Fisheries Support Scheme | |
| March | "Thirty Five" Guest House | Guest house | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant |
| Colin Macdonald | Weaving Harris Tweed - purchase a Griffiths double width loom | Lewis | £3,325.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| Isa Designs | Fabric designs | Benbecula | £1,660.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| Harris Tweed and Knitwear Company | Manufacturer of premium Harris Tweed & Knitwear Products | Harris | £19,000.00 | OHSBAS - Business Loan | |
| £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | ||||
| Borve Campsite | Campsite | Barra | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| Scurival Campsite | Campsite | Barra | £3,000.00 | OHSBAS - Micro Business Grant | |
| 1st Landscaping Solutions | Ground maintenance and landscaping contractor business | Lewis | £4,000.00 | Comhairle Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| Barra Outside Catering | Catering business | Barra | £10,000.00 | Comhairle Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| A Good Yarn | Retail - haberdashery outlet | Lewis | £7,500.00 | Comhairle Revolving Loan Fund - Business Loan | |
| John Maciver & Sons Ltd | Crane / Plant Hire | Lewis | £1,503.00 | Inter-Island Business Development Scheme | |
| February | Peninsula | Self-catering tourism accomodation | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
| Scalpay Community Development Ltd | Purchase and redevelop Scalpay Shop | Harris | £10,000.00 | CnES Revolving Loan Fund | |
| Catherine Maclean | Self Employed Artist | Lewis | £250.00 | PSYBT Market Test Grant | |
| Isa Designs | Textiles & Crafts Design & Production | Benbecula | £2,700.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Norman Macisaac | Fishing Vessel | South Uist | £5,000.00 | PSYBT Loan | |
| Hebridean Seaweed | Seaweed Processing Factory | Lewis | £12,087.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme Phase 5 | |
| Polybox Ltd | Manufacturing of Polystyrene Packaging | Lewis | £9,648.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme Phase 5 | |
| Macaulay Askernish | Civil engineering contractor, quarry masters, and a manufacturer of blocks | South Uist | £1,484.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme Phase 5 | |
| MacGillivray Floor Furnishing ltd. | Floor-coverings and furnishings retailer and contractor | Lewis / Benbecula | £852.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme Phase 5 | |
| MacInnes Brothers Ltd | Civil engineering contractor & builder | Benbecula | £4,273.00 | Inter-island Business Development Scheme Phase 5 | |
| January | Outer Hebrides Tourism Industry Association (Tourism Hebrides) | Tourism development - create a collaborative marketing project | Lewis | £5,000.00 | OHSBAS Micro Business Grant |
