PICTURES: Business picks up as deals are done at Highland Spotlight
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BUSINESS showcase Highland Spotlight scored another success as it looked set to reach new records.
One of the flagship events of the seventh Highland Business Week, the business-to-business exhibition at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness featured more than 65 exhibitors. This included a wide range of businesses, charities and other organisations.
The north’s biggest football clubs, Caley Thistle and Ross County, also had a presence with players and management chatting to some of the hundreds of visitors to the free event.
Regular attendee, solicitor Sarah Lilley from Innes & Mackay, said: “It’s been a busy year, and probably busier than I have ever seen it.”
First time visitor to Highland Spotlight, Janis Wilby from charity Adopt-A-Child, felt it had been well worth attending the event.
“It’s really good to be a part of it,” she said.
“We are a child support agency. Most support comes from individuals, but we are also offering businesses the opportunity to support children and we have had quite a number of discussions with businesses here.”
Stewart Nicol, chief executive of event organiser Inverness Chamber of Commerce, said a number of exhibitors had also suggested the event was busier than ever, but he had yet to check the figures for confirmation.
“We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from exhibitors about the number of visitors and the quality and range of businesses,” he said.
“I’ve had a number of people saying that they have been doing lots of deals, which is what it is all about.”
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