Meet the Team
Get in touch with one of our business advisors to help take your business to the next level.
Business Support
Providing access to advice and guidance; loans and grants; and workshops and networking events to support business growth– the delivery of the Business Gateway Programme is a key element of this support and focuses specifically on start-up and high growth companies.
Business Support Team Leader
Jim Dunn
Business Development Officers
Gillian Thomson
Amanda Harris
Business Start Up Advisors
Darren Gemmel
Kaidi Hall
Anne Quinn
Events and Marketing Officer
Nicole Drummond
Business Information Officer
Emma McDade
Inward investment
Providing a principal contact for all inward investment enquiries; undertaking property searches, undertaking marketing and promotional activities and supporting the creation of new property developments aligned to job opportunities.
Economic Development Officer
Dawn McGartland
Food, Drink and Tourism
Working with a range of partner agencies to provide support to Ayrshire businesses from across the Food, Drink and Tourism sector. From ensuring they have access to advice, guidance and support to developing and growing the sector regionally, attracting more visitors, more spend and creating new job opportunities.
Sector Development Officer – Food, Drink and Tourism
Adrienne McGeechan
support staff
Supporting local residents to acquire the skills and qualifications required in the labour market and to assist individuals to access employment opportunities.
Administrative Officer
Anne-Marie Dawson
Business Administrator
Ainsley Murphy
Clerical Assistant
Lynsey Garrick
Ayrshire Growth Deal
Proactively engage and support private and third sector businesses to help stimulate growth and prosperity within East Ayrshire by promoting the pillars of Community Wealth Building and bringing a focus to local procurement spend; fair work and climate action.
Management
Interim Head of Planning and Economic Development
David McDowall
Economic Development Manager
Mags Watson
Events
Keep up-to-date with the latest events and upcoming workshops with our event calendar.
Property search
There is also a property search facility that can help you find the premises that are right for your business.
Case studies
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