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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: Naodamu Supermarket ‘solar’ powers ahead with BLP Climate Grant
With support from Business Assistance Fiji (BAF) and a $20,000 Business Support Grant from Business Link Pacific (Climate Category), Naodamu Supermarket in Fiji has taken a major step toward greater sustainability and energy independence.
13 August 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: The link to improved tourism outcomes in local communities
Working on a short-term contract employment within the Milne Bay provincial tourism office in 2015, Maleta Tokwakwasi saw a business opportunity.
6 August 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Marino Tours – propelling their boat tours
Marino Tours business owner Marokii Maoate says a BLP grant gave their business a real kickstart … and later a BLP business advisory subsidy helped expand their sales.
1 August 2025
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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: SynBiz Solutions – Kudos to Rajendra Singh
In 2018, Rajendra Singh launched SynBiz Solutions Business Consulting in Samoa, after a career building a diverse set of business skills working in large international companies.
28 July 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Accounting Made Easy – easy and affordable!
Founded on the principle of giving confidence to small and medium sized businesses to succeed, Accounting Made Easy in the Cook Islands is certainly doing just that.
15 July 2025
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Case study · Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Oravae Cottage builds a stronger, more sustainable business
With any small and medium sized business there is no shortage of challenges. Oravae Cottage has weathered its fair share – especially when a tsunami destroyed it in 2007.
10 July 2025
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News
Lifting MSME’s, to lift economies
Today we celebrate #MSME Day - a day to recognise the vital contribution of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises to create jobs, drive #EconomicGrowth and empower women, youth and marginalized communities.
27 June 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: McLeod Pearls of Manihiki - building a beautiful business
In the Cook Islands, cultured pearls emerge from their black-lipped mother-of-pearl shell in an amazing spectrum of colours, reflecting iridescent tones that shimmer across the pearls' deeper silver grey to black shades.
25 June 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: A coffee (business) boost
A fledgling coffee, ginger, and turmeric enterprise, Gray Café Trading, which has cash flow issues has been given a lifeline to grow with support from BLP.
16 June 2025
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Case study · Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Maintaining a lasting tradition in the community
In remote Langa Langa Lagoon in the Solomon Islands, the traditional occupation of creating beautifully crafted shell money is being kept alive by a local businesswoman and resident, Hilda Sofaemaena.
6 June 2025
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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: From Ink to Impact – a grant boost for Pillay's Printing
Just five minutes from the centre of Labasa Town, Fiji, stands a vibrant green home that now serves as the headquarters of Pillay’s Printing Press.
4 June 2025
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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: A green business journey and community commitment
When Stuart Gow first landed in Fiji in 1996, he and his wife were chasing a dream to find the perfect scuba diving destination. What started as an adventure soon developed into a new life in Fiji with a lifelong commitment to the community.
14 May 2025