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Can Business Advisory Services enhance your business?
Ask any business owner who has received business advice and you will get the same response: The business service really helped my business to move forward and grow. They will most likely also tell you how much they learned in the process.
24 July 2023
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News · Vanuatu
VANUATU: MSME Day - Showcasing the BLP Network
During MSME Day, the United Nations celebrates the contribution of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to the world’s economy. These businesses account for a massive 90% of businesses, up to 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. MSME Day is a UN initiative that responds to a need for increasing awareness about MSME…
27 June 2023
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News · Fiji
Building a Supportive Ecosystem for Women-led Businesses in the Pacific: A Collaborative Effort by BLP’s partners BAF and CEFI
While women-led businesses in the Pacific region are critical to economic growth and development, they face unique challenges, including limited access to finance, business training, and networking opportunities. Despite these challenges, women-led businesses have shown remarkable resilience and significantly contributed to their communities and the broader economy.
3 May 2023
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Stabilisation in the Pacific Islands according to the latest Business Link Pacific Financial Survey results
Key findings
19 July 2022
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News · Fiji
FIJI: Business Assistance Fiji, new BLP In-country Partner
Some good things came out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and one very positive initiative is the partnership between Business Link Pacific (BLP) and Business Assistance Fiji (BAF). Identifying an emerging and urgent need in the micro, small and medium-sized business market, four key Fijian organisations collaborated to establish BAF with the shared goal of assisting…
7 June 2022
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News · Fiji
FIJI: BLP partnering with Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) to give access to finance and business advisory services
Through the SME Finance Facility managed by Business Link Pacific, the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is investing $530K NZD through the Sugar Cane Growers Fund’s Cane Development Revolving Fund, as well as its priority loans service.
27 May 2022
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News · Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS: BLP partners with SI Development Bank to help SMEs with access to finance and business advisory services
Under the Business Link Pacific (BLP) Finance Facility, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI), which will support the growth and recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Solomon Islands.
4 April 2022
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Tower Insurance and Business Link Pacific enter new partnership.
Tower Insurance and Business Link Pacific (BLP) have announced a new partnership focusing on lifting insurance awareness, understanding and penetration across the South Pacific region.
2 November 2021
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News · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce - a partnership for growth and resilience
The vibrant local art on the wall of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce boardroom is a first hint of the passion CEO Stacey O’Nea has for the culture of PNG, and its largely SME economy. In an interview in August 2021, Stacey described the wide array of innovative business services on offer to SMEs…
11 October 2021
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News · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Kina Bank - a bright future for SMEs with BLP
BLP partners not just with businesses and business advisors across the Pacific, but also has robust partnerships with financial institutions. Using an online platform, SMEs are able to identify the financial products and services which suit their needs best, and approach the financial institution directly.
27 September 2021
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News · Papua New Guinea
MiBank: Committed partnerships with BLP
Taking a step towards empowering SMEs to access financial and advisory services, MiBank has partnered with BLP to enhance the support they can offer to SMEs.
13 September 2021
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News · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Lae Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc - positive partnerships with BLP
Across the Pacific, a collaborative process is underway to enable Chambers of Commerce to utilise and work alongside BLP’s individually contracted business service managers. Through a series of interviews with a range of Chambers demonstrates just how positive this partnership is proving to be.
30 August 2021