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Podcast · Tonga
Season 6, episode 4: The impacts of business advisory service in Tonga
A conversation with BLP Business Service Manager Sonia Lea and business owner Mr Simana Kami on impacts Tongan businesses are seeing post-COVID lockdowns, what kind of services are needed and how business advisory services have helped SME owners in Tonga.
21 December 2022
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Podcast · Samoa
SAMOA: A conversation on the impact of Business Advisory Services
Like many countries, Samoa has struggled significantly with the pandemic and lockdowns, but with the border opening up to international guests, we see many SMEs and local tourism operators gearing up for an influx of overseas visitors.
22 August 2022
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Podcast · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Series 6, episode 2: The impact of business advisory services in the Cook Islands and how SMEs have adapted to changing business environments
In episode two of season six of the BLP Podcast, we’re speaking with Rebecca Tavioni, CEO of the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce, Kiesha Dais, BLP’s Business Service Manager in the Cook Islands and Chantel Napa, who is a BLP subsidy and Adaptation Grant recipient.
4 August 2022
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Podcast · Fiji
FIJI: Season 6, Episode 1: The Market of Business Advisory Services in Fiji - The impact of business advice and its role in economic recovery and growth.
In this episode, we focus on the work of our in-country partners in Fiji. Since 2018, our partnership has contributed to the development of the local market for business advisory services and supported thousands of Fijian businesses. Here are some highlights of the partnership:
20 July 2022
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Podcast
Series 5, Episode 11: How to protect your business in times of crisis
In this episode, we speak to Veilawa Rereiwasaliwa, Head of Pacific Digital Distribution at Tower Insurance about business innovation and protection during times of crisis.
6 September 2021
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Podcast · Papua New Guinea
PNG: How to thrive as a female-led business!
In our latest episode, we talk with John Byrne, Ensie George and Jenna Rekon from the Lae Chamber of Commerce about business innovation for small women-led businesses in Lae, Papua New Guinea.
23 August 2021
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Podcast
Episode 9 of the BLP Podcast: How to apply for finance as an SME
In this latest BLP podcast episode (Episode 9 of Season 5), Stanard Wai SME Manager of Retail Banking and Daniel Faunt, Group General Manager of Bank of South Pacific Ltd talk to us about best practices for SMEs who are looking to apply for finance and what SMEs should consider when starting up or transforming…
9 August 2021
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Podcast · Papua New Guinea
Series 5, Episode 8: Innovation & Digital Transformation in banking
In episode 8, series 5 of the BLP Podcast we talk to the EGM Business, Wealth & Advisory Services of Kina Bank, Deepak Gupta, about how access to finance can lead to greater innovation for SMEs in PNG and throughout the Pacific.
19 July 2021
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Podcast · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Reinventing during Covid-19 – a chat with MiBank CEO Tony Westaway
Desperate times call for desperate measures - something that has certainly been obvious during Covid-19 lockdowns, where a range of PNG companies have been reinventing themselves quickly in order to keep operating.
5 July 2021
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Podcast · Vanuatu
How we can stimulate ‘new thinking’ in SMEs
In the latest episode from season five of the BLP Podcast, Barbara Wilkinson & Richard Busby talk to Yumiwork Founder, Marc Gerard about business innovation and how to foster new ideas. Marc delves into business challenges in Vanuatu and how co-working spaces, in particular, can encourage innovation amoungst entrepreneurs.
14 June 2021
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Podcast · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Small to Medium Enterprise Corporation and the future of business in PNG
John Pora, Chairman of the PNG Small to Medium Enterprise Corporation (SMEC), talks to the BLP team about the future of business in PNG and how technology is powering that future.
31 May 2021
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Podcast · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Financial Inclusion and how to access affordable finance in PNG
Saliya Ranasinghe, CEO of Centre for Excellence & Financial Inclusion (CEFI) in PNG and new BLP partner in financial inclusion talks to our hosts about affordable finance, how to access it and why CEFI partnered with BLP to launch the #BLPFinanceFinder in PNG!
17 May 2021