Local enterprise company

A local enterprise company was a public-sector organisation in Scotland with responsibility for local economic development activities. The LECs formed part of the two enterprise networks, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and [Islands Enterprise]. The 22 LECs were abolished in September 2007 and replaced with enterprise regions.

Highlands and Islands Enterprise LECs

Argyll and the Islands Enterprise, covering most of Argyll and Bute, plus Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae
Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Enterprise
Lochaber Enterprise
HIE Moray
Orkney Enterprise
Ross and Cromarty Enterprise
Skye and Lochalsh Enterprise
Shetland Enterprise
Western Isles Enterprise

Scottish Enterprise LECs

Previously autonomous, the Scottish Enterprise LECs were fully integrated into the main organisation, and acted as branch offices in the following areas: