The Advisor Network in Samoa

Business Link Pacific has a network of over 60 quality approved business advisory service providers; professional firms available to assist businesses across the Pacific Islands, specifically in Samoa, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and the Solomon Islands. 

In Samoa BLP has a growing network of business advisors of 10 providers in the areas of accounting and finance, marketing, event management, standards and certifications, insurance and tourism. 

There are many small and medium sized businesses located in Samoa, especially in Apia, Samoa’s capital city. In this commercial environment, there are also many local and quality assured business advisors situated close to you. 

Business Link Pacific’s extensive advisor network is a channel you can use to access these qualified services in the easiest way possible. These advisors can provide support ranging from Business and strategic planning to standards and certifications, no matter which industry you are working in.

Samoa’s economy is predominantly driven by tourism. Did you know tourism employs almost half of the formally employed labor force in Samoa? You can imagine how other industries may have grown dependent on tourism in one way or another. This is the type of factors which advisors will keep in mind when they take you through the process of finding a way to improve your business.

All of our business advisors go through a quality assurance process which endorses their professionalism and simultaneously takes out the uncertainty in finding quality local business advice in Samoa.  It is also part of BLP’s role to continue to help our advisors in Samoa to grow stronger within the BLP network, through business coaching and upskilling.

Take advantage of this network of advisors today and partner up with the right people to make the most of the business opportunities in Samoa’s commercial environment.

As a small or medium-sized business owner based in Samoa, you can access business services at a subsidised rate through approved BLP partners.

We currently offer 2 types of subsidies: 

The COVID-19 Response: Up to 100% subsidies through BLP approved advisors focusing on services that support business continuity, contingency planning, access to available financial packages, refinancing and renegotiating loans and new working setups, such as IT systems, access to communications platforms and cloud-based software.

General Subsidy: Up to 50% subsidy through BLP approved advisors in areas that are not related to COVID-19 or affect the continuity of the business.

For a one to one consultation please contact John Lemoa based at the Samoa Chamber of Commerce & Industry on [email protected] 

The landscape of the private sector in Samoa, gaps and opportunities

Listen to the podcast below to learn about the private sector in Samoa and the opportunities available to growing businesses in Samoa, with special guest, Hobart Va’ai, CEO of the Samoa Chamber of Commerce & Industry – BLP’s in-country partner.

Free Business Health Check

If you’re a growing business in Fiji and are interested in finding out how to improve your business, carry out a self assessment check below.

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