Scottish seafood expert selected for HIE Entrepreneurship Development Programme

David Attwood, Production Director at Loch Fyne Oysters, has been selected for one of the six Highlands and Islands Enterprise sponsored places on the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) in 2011. Run by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management, the course takes place on-site at MIT in Boston. David Attwood said: “I’m delighted to have been selected for a place on the MIT EDP. Loch Fyne Oysters is always looking for new ways to develop and grow its business and I am looking forward to exploring new ideas through the course.” David was selected as a successful candidate through the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) competition to find ambitious entrepreneurs keen to take advantage of this unique opportunity to help their business reach its full potential and develop themselves as business leaders. Stephanie Anderson, Development Manager, HIE, said: “The EDP participants learn to hone their customer focus and entrepreneurial skills, and to create a more favourable climate for innovation and entrepreneurship in their organisations, which in turn will help develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem here in the Highlands & Islands. The course is aimed at the most ambitious global businesses with growth potential and aspirations.” Each year, HIE sponsors six Highlands and Islands businesses to take part on the programme. David was selected along with:  Andrew Russell, Arran Aromatics, Isle of Arran  Dougie Stevenson, Malakoff Ltd, Shetland  John Fox, The Nimrod Group, Moray  Steve Ham, The Underwater Centre, Fort William  Simon Grey, AWS Ocean Energy, Inverness Loch Fyne Oysters Ltd – background Loch Fyne started with one inspirational idea – to grow oysters in the clear, fertile waters of Loch Fyne. It has since developed into a cluster of businesses whose success is built on an honest approach to superb quality food. All Loch Fyne businesses abide by the guiding environmental principles established by founders John Noble and Andy Lane at the outset. The companies work together to ensure that only the very best produce – farmed and fished to the highest quality and environmental standards – reaches the kitchens and plates of their customers. Along with the smokehouse and shellfish farms at the base of Loch Fyne are the Loch Fyne Farm shop and the Oyster Bar, the genesis behind the Loch Fyne Restaurant group, now owned by Greene King with whom Loch Fyne Oysters have both supply and licence agreements in place. Loch Fyne Oysters work closely with the Marine Conservation Society and is one of its Oceans 25 Ambassadors. For more information on Loch Fyne Oysters, visit www.lochfyne.com ENDS This information and further details from Mia O’Neill at Denvir T: 01786 435 182 E: mia@denvirmarketing.com

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