{"id":712,"date":"2019-11-26T09:41:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T09:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/european-structural-and-investment-funds\/?p=712"},"modified":"2020-02-26T17:12:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T17:12:23","slug":"case-study-dunnet-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/european-structural-and-investment-funds\/2019\/11\/26\/case-study-dunnet-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"CASE STUDY: Dunnet Bay Distillers \u2013 Highlands and Islands Enterprise (European Regional Development Fund)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Dunnet Bay Distillers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K-L8d1oRkpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hie.co.uk\/business-support\/innovation-r-d\/\">Highlands and Islands Enterprise\u2019s (HIE) Innovate Your Business programme<\/a> provides support and services to businesses in the Highlands and Islands region. <!--more-->It is supported with \u00a3750,000 of allocated grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).<\/p>\n<p>During this programme HIE have supported many businesses in research and development, implementing new ideas and improving existing services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunnetbaydistillers.co.uk\/\">Dunnet Bay Distillers<\/a> is one company who, thanks to HIE\u2019s support, has been able to scale up from its roots as a small-scale cottage industry.<\/p>\n<p>The company grew much more quickly than the expectations of owners Martin and Claire, which prompted them to contact HIE\u2019s Innovation team. \u201cBeing a small family business, we were struggling to find the time or find those with the skill set to help us get things done,\u201d says Martin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHIE gave us help sourcing people who had the expertise for the things we didn\u2019t have time to do. They were very supportive during the development of some of our more challenging products. Without their help these products may have disappeared, but HIE\u2019s assistance made their development and completion possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read the full story of Dunnet Bay Distillers and others supported by Highlands and Islands Enterprise\u2019s Innovate Your Business programme, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hie.co.uk\/business-support\/innovation-r-d\/\">http:\/\/www.hie.co.uk\/business-support\/innovation-r-d\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Project details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Operation name<\/em>: Innovation Service<\/li>\n<li><em>ERDF contribution<\/em>: \u00a3749,925<\/li>\n<li><em>Total expenditure<\/em>: \u00a31,499,850<\/li>\n<li><em>Lead Partner<\/em>: Highlands and Islands Enterprise<\/li>\n<li><em>Thematic Objective:<\/em> 1. 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