Cairngorms Economic Steering Group

The Cairngorms Economic Steering Group is made up of organisations and groups with an interest in economic issues in and around the Cairngorms National Park. 

The steering group coordinates the delivery of relevant parts of the National Park Partnership Plan. The specific objectives and functions of the steering group are to: 

• Collaborate with steering group members or other organisations to deliver the most effective support for the economy of the National Park.
• Collate information on activity, outputs and impact of organisations contributing to economic development within the National Park area.
• Maintain an overview of the economic and social data required to feed into the management of the National Park, sharing data and identifying gaps as appropriate.
• Support the preparation of an annual review of delivery of the Economic Action Plan and inform the development of future action plans and strategy, for example, in the Cairngorms National Park Partnership Plan.

The Cairngorms Economic Steering Group consists of representatives from the following agencies and organisations: 

• Aberdeenshire Council
• Aviemore and Glenmore Community Trust
• Cairngorms Business Partnership (CBP)
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
• GrowBiz
• Highland and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
• Prosper
• Scottish Enterprise
• Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
• The Highland Council
• Voluntary Action Badenoch and Strathspey (VABS)