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Stories, news, podcasts and webinars from Business Link Pacific and the SMEs we work with.
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Case study · Samoa
SAMOA: Jessohn’s Fashion n Design
On the rural island of Savai’i, SME business owner Jessie Televave John Pulaa is strengthened her business with the support of BLP, local private sectors organisations and business associations.
21 March 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Paula's Crafts & Jewellery
Paula Sherwin most definitely has the crafty gene which runs through the female side of her family. Selling crafty products largely produced by her extended family, Paula’s Crafts and Jewellery is located in Tutakimoa, Rarotonga.
17 March 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Fefem Makana Merchants - a 'cold, clear’ business opportunity
Fefem Makana Merchants, a family-run enterprise in Port Moresby, transformed from an informal business into a successful structured business entity with the support of a local business advisor.
5 March 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Taking care of business means taking care of staff
Breaking news – your one-stop shop for human capital management is soon to open a separate division, just for you! Yes, the human capital needs of SMEs in PNG will be packaged up and tailored to suit the particular challenges SMEs face. Who is this one-stop shop? Human Capital Management Solutions (HCMS), and Linda Paru…
3 March 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: Passage Travellers Inn gets a tech boost!
Passage Travellers Inn provides accommodation services. In 2022 it started with three rooms and has since expanded to 17 rooms today, catering to travellers visiting Buka, offering a comfortable and convenient place to explore the island. The business employs eight staff members including six females.
24 February 2025
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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: Get For Less - meeting the needs of local communities
Despite being the sole convenience store in the area, Get For Less Dairy Shop has become the go-to destination for approximately 500 residents from local communities. Nestled on Narendra Singh Road in Sabeto, Nadi, Get For Less is the brainchild of entrepreneur Saleshni Devi.
20 February 2025
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Case study · Fiji
FIJI: Top quality Bormann tools now available
Spotting a gap in the construction market, Vishaal Sharma, owner of Genuine Suppliers Pte, set about securing a contract to supply quality hardware from Bormann Tools to Fiji. Now the official distributor, Vishaal doesn’t plan to stop there.
18 February 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Tavake - Aitutaki’s future community hub
A Tavake is a bird, a white tern with a long red tail, once highly prized for decorating traditional Cook Island costumes. The Cook Islands are one of the only places in the world where you will find this beautiful bird. Recalling happy weekends with his childhood family spent on Cook Island atolls surrounded by…
10 February 2025
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Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: SNS Tech leading the way in PNG tech support and advice
Samson Korawali of SNS Tech is more than something of a tech expert. With over 18 years of industry experience working across hundreds of technology projects both in PNG and internationally, Samson is well placed to provide professional IT advice through Business Link Pacific to SME businesses in PNG and across the 12 Pacific countries…
7 February 2025
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Case study · Vanuatu
VANUATU: Weaving a growing business
Tousong Kalsong has been selling locally made handicrafts in Vanuatu for nine years now, but Aelan Creations only really got underway when a local resort – Eratap Beach Resort – started offering weekly village tours to guests. This opened the tourist market to Tousong and her fledgling business based in Eratap, just five minutes from…
5 February 2025
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Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Building resilient business in the Cook Islands, one SME at a time
As an accountant and Business Link Pacific business service provider Iokopeta Williams is known to many small business owners in the Cook Islands. With her background in offshore businesses and the tourism sector, ‘Yogi’ (as she prefers to be known) is perfectly placed to advise on what SMEs need to do to improve their access…
3 February 2025
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Case study · Tonga
TONGA: A picture tells a thousand words - the story of Tini Media
Tini Media provides any manner of photography services to local clients in Tonga but also international clients who seek Tini’s videography and documentary services. Anaseini and Robati Iotebatu discovered their love of all things photographic when Ropati did a course in photography at university.
30 January 2025