CITY CENTRE BUSINESS AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists in the Inverness City Centre Business Awards!

Over 34k votes were received and the following businesses will go through to the Awards Ceremony on 1st November where the winners will be announced

Independent Retailer of the Year: Keepsake Scotland; NESS MUSIC – Inverness; One of a Kind Gallery – Louise Innes Contemporary Artist; Saffron Oriental Food Shop

National Retailer of the Year: LUSH Inverness UK; Morrisons Inverness; Waterstones Inverness; Hotel Chocolat

Independent Fashion Retailer of the Year: Rouge Boutiques Inverness; Maggie Blyth – Boutique; Cafferys designerwear; Ginger Fashion Accessories

National Fashion Retailer of the Year: Marks & Spencer Inverness; H&M; Primark Inverness; Slater Menswear

Charity Retailer of the Year: British Heart Foundation; Highland Hospice; Cancer Research UK; Mikeysline

Independent Restaurant of the Year: Cafe 1; Mangrove; Rajah Restaurant; The Mustard Seed Restaurant

National Restaurant of the Year: Zizzi; PizzaExpress; Auctioneers Inverness; Bella Italia – Inverness.

Independent Café of the Year: XOKO; Café Artysans; Girvans Restaurant; Comfort Foods

National Café of the Year: Caffé Nero; Starbucks Inverness; M&S Café; Costa Coffee (Eastgate Centre)

Independent Takeaway of the Year: PERK Coffee & Doughnuts; Lettuce Eat; Harry Gow (Union Street); Miele’s Gelateria Inverness

National Takeaway of the Year: Subway Inverness; Domino’s Pizza Inverness; McDonald’s; Burger King.

Hair & Beauty Salon of the Year: J F H Design; Tony Christopher Hair Salon; The Head Gardener Inverness; The Therapy Suite Hair and Beauty Inverness

Office of the Year: Munro and Noble Solicitors,; Macleod & MacCallum; Inverness Badenoch and Strathspey Citizens Advice Bureau; Impact Hub Inverness

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED

• Posted on October 8th, 2022 in Uncategorised

Person Behind the Business Featuring Jackie Cuddy of Eastgate Centre

Jackie Cuddy of Eastgate Centre is this month’s Person Behind the Business in the Inverness Courier.

You can read Jackie’s questions and answers HERE

• Posted on October 1st, 2022 in Uncategorised

BID BUSINESS AWARDS – SHORTLIST OF BUSINESSES ANNOUNCED

The nominations have been counted and the shortlist of businesses has been announced!

The BID Business Awards recognise the public’s favourite businesses in Inverness City Centre.  Nominations were invited from the public for 2 weeks in September and these have now been counted with the top in each category going forward for a place at the Awards Ceremony which will take place on 2nd November in the Kingsmills Hotel.

Until 2nd October you can cast your votes online HERE 

• Posted on September 18th, 2022 in Uncategorised

September Successful Small Business Focus

This month’s Small Business Focus featured in the Inverness Courier is Ferit Gur from Highland Whisky Shop on Castle who are celebrating their first birthday this month!

You can read Ferit’s story HERE

• Posted on September 14th, 2022 in Uncategorised

Person Behind the Business Featuring Scott Murray of CRU Holdings

Scott Murray of CRU Holdings, which has a number of businesses including Bar One, The Keg, Scotch & Rye, The Whitehouse and Murray Travel in the city centre, is the Person Behind the Business Feature for August 2022.

You can read Scott’s story HERE

• Posted on August 28th, 2022 in Uncategorised

INVERNESS BID BUSINESS AWARDS 2022

We are delighted to be hosting the Inverness City Centre BID Business Awards once again to celebrate our city centre’s favourite businesses.

These Awards are your chance to say a very big THANK YOU to your favourite city centre shops, pubs, restaurants and service providers. The Awards were launched in 2017 and when last held in 2019 they attracted an amazing 38,000 votes from the public.  Due to the Covid pandemic this is the first time that they have run since.

Nominations should be made before the cut-off date of  2nd September.  A short list will be unveiled on Friday September 16th when businesses will have a chance to vote for their favourite finalists who will be recognised at an Awards Ceremony taking place on 1st November.

• Posted on August 23rd, 2022 in Uncategorised

August Successful Small Business Focus

The Successful Small Business Focus in the Inverness Courier features Angus MacLellan of MacLellan Vets on Millburn Road who recently took over the practice.  You can read his story HERE

• Posted on August 23rd, 2022 in Uncategorised

BID Business Comment 9.8.22

Today’s Business Comment in the Inverness Courier by the BID Director Lorraine Bremner McBride can be viewed here 

• Posted on August 9th, 2022 in Uncategorised

Person Behind the Business featuring Mary Nimmo of Munro & Noble

Our monthly Person Behind the Business feature in the Inverness Courier this month features Mary Nimmo, senior partner at Munro & Noble Solicitors and Estate Agents on Church Street.

Your can read the article HERE

• Posted on July 22nd, 2022 in Uncategorised

July Successful Small Business Focus

Our successful Small Business Focus for the month of July is Susan Young of Young’s Auld Sweetie Shop on Church Street.

A wonderful shop to browse around full of joy for children and happy memories for adults!

Susan tells her story behind the business through a series of Questions:

AULDS YOUNG SWEETIE SHOP BID QA JULY

Featured in the Inverness Courier on Tuesday 19th July 2022

• Posted on July 21st, 2022 in Uncategorised