Grantown Business Association

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PROJECT OFFICERS

The GBA is delighted to be working with two Project Officers from September 2024:

Jane Candlish is managing the GBA’s destination marketing activity and events.

Annie Masters is managing membership, including member offers.

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The GBA thanks the Berryburn Community Fund for funding this activity.

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Representing the interests of local businesses

The Grantown Business Association (GBA) is a sub-committee of the Grantown Initiative, the local community development company. It represents the interests of the local business community.

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Aims

  • Act as an advocate for the business community with representation at appropriate events / meetings.
  • Promote the local area for the benefit of businesses.
  • Identify priorities for business members, form a plan and act on it.
  • Keep businesses up to date via newsletters and social media.
  • Create opportunities to help member businesses collaborate with each other.
  • Manage the business directory and visitor facing content on www.grantownline.com.
  • Hold meetings of business representatives if/when appropriate.
  • Develop effective partnerships with other community groups and organisations for the benefit of businesses.
  • Set up and maintain a membership scheme for the GBA to include business members from the PH26 3 postcode area and ‘associate members’ from other areas if they fall outwith any other Business Association’s remit.
  • Gather, represent and feedback the views of the business community to the Grantown Initiative board.

What We’ve Achieved

  • Held various events to give businesses the opportunity to network and make connections.
  • Promoted Grantown as a destination by:
    • publishing engaging social media content via @discovergrantown.
    • advertising in the Landmark Press ‘Welcome To’ bedroom folder which is seen by every visitor staying in the Cairngorms National Park.
    • updating the business directory and visitor facing content on www.grantownline.com
  • Kept businesses informed of latest news and support the ‘Grantown Business’ Facebook page and emails.
  • Created opportunities for local businesses to collaborate with each other.
  • Held Grantown Does Christmas over the first weekend in December for four years from 2020 to 2023.
  • Supported the town’s creatives to stage their own event, Grantown Open Studios, in May 2025.
  • Supported many businesses during the pandemic and as they continue to recover.
  • Represented members at meetings with the Cairngorms National Park Authority, the Cairngorms Business Partnership, Highland Council and business support organisations.
  • Responded to consultations on the Cairngorms National Park Authority’s Economic Action Plan, Highland Council’s Proposed Parking Charges and the Scottish Government’s Short Term Let Regulations.
  • Re-opened the Burnfield Toilets with the Grantown Initiative, which was one of the top priorities for business when we undertook a survey in 2019.

Join the GBA

Join the GBA for only £30 per year. By joining you are supporting a small group of volunteers who are working hard to create a thriving economy.

To join, complete this FORM.

Contact Details

Email:  grantownbusiness@gmail.com.

Committee Members

Karen Martin – Chair
Rebecca Mackellar – Finance Manager
Annie Masters
Declan Gallacher
Jodie Sandiford
Joanna Wilson