Tuesday, 12 June 2007

Regional Review - Lochaber

Last week PSYBT's Chief Executive, Mark Strudwick, Highland Chairman, Bill Fraser and your author had an" Away Day" to Fort William to meet the volunteers to discuss the operation of the Trust nationally and locally. Over a sandwich or two the volunteers took the opportunity to hear, and voice their opinions about, developments in the Trust. Last year, PSYBT assisted six business starts in Lochaber, representing a total investment of just under £20,000.

We also held an Awards Panel and considering Mark, Bill and all the volunteers were there, it must have been particularly interesting for the two clients - but all went well. We'll be doing something similar in each of the Panel regions over the next few months.

Back in Inverness, Mark and I also took the opportunity to meet representatives from partner agencies, including Highlands & Islands Enterprise and HIE Inverness & East Highland. PSYBT has a close relationship with the HIE network and it is extremely useful for each organisation to keep up to date with the other's developments.

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