Pacific Islands Business News from Business Link Pacific

News · Solomon Islands

A challenged world is an alert world!

This upcoming International Women’s Day is all about uplifting and celebrating women in leadership, in business and in our communities. Over the next couple of weeks on our blog and across social media we will be celebrating just some of the many fantastic women in the #BLPnetwork and the BLP team who are not only…

1 March 2021

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News · Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS: Castaways Resorts benefits from local business advisor

Castaway Resort has become the first business to take advantage of a new initiative providing expert assistance and other resources to local Cook Islands businesses.

8 February 2021

News · Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS: Air Rarotonga first to sign up for new initiative

Helping other local businesses while also helping themselves, Air Rarotonga has become the first Cook Islands Business Advisory Service Provider (BASP) to be registered and approved on the Business Link Pacific (BLP) online portal.

18 January 2021

News · Fiji

FIJI: Female owned and operated real estate agency reboots finance system with support from BLP

Speaking from the bustling town of Lami in Suva, Fiji, Veronica Thoms talks to us about being a female entrepreneur, how she got started with her real estate company and why she reached out to BLP for business advisory support.

21 December 2020

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BLP launches Finance Facility for the Pacific Islands

SMEs in the Pacific have long-standing problems in accessing financial services due to both demand and supply-side factors, overlain by significant gender-related issues.

15 December 2020

News · Fiji

FIJI: The benefit of a little change

A little makeover with help from Business Link Pacific has proven to benefit Dynasty Tours & Travels in a massive way.

8 December 2020

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BLP celebrates 1000 downloads

This week we’ve reached 1000 downloads since launching our podcast on BuzzSprout, which we are very proud of. Addressing a small niche community, the podcast is hosted by Business Consultant Emma Crawford-Falekaono and Barbara Wilkinson, Professional Development Advisor. You can tune in on our website or stream via Buzzsprout, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Apple Podcasts.

23 November 2020

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News · Solomon Islands

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Upskilling for future business

Victor Nieto, Partner of E-VM Global Consulting believes in simplifying business processes in order to improve reporting, planning and cash flow.

9 November 2020

News · Fiji

FIJI: Focusing on local growth - how the BLP subsidy scheme is helping Fiji businesses

Opening up about his own business venture and vision for Fijian business owners, Lagi Fisher, owner of Niudawn Resource Procurement and Consultancy (NRP) and President of the Financial Management Counsellors Association in Fiji talks to us about his role as a BLP Business Advisor, supporting women-led SMEs and how business owners can continue to move…

26 October 2020

News · Papua New Guinea

PNG: Family-owned business expands operations to provide quality accounting services to more people

Talking from his Port Moresby office in PNG, Edward Uma proudly takes us through the history of Uma & Co and what lies ahead for the 100% nationally owned family business.

12 October 2020

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News · Papua New Guinea

PNG: Paving the way for female leaders

Here at Business Link Pacific, we are committed to supporting and promoting social inclusion and gender equality in the work that we carry out across the Pacific by providing SMEs with access to local essential business advisory services.

28 September 2020

News · Solomon Islands

SOLOMON ISLANDS: Adaption, resilience and how to upskill in times of crisis

Belinda Botha, Owner and Director of Dive Munda - Covid-19 Human Capital Services, is a well-known female entrepreneur in the BLP Network. With a commitment to sustainable dive eco-tourism and furthering the position of the Solomon Islands on the world-diving map. Belinda was named Entrepreneur of the Year in December 2019 and also received a…

14 September 2020