News and Updates
Stories, news, podcasts and webinars from Business Link Pacific and the SMEs we work with.
343 posts
-
Case study · Fiji
‘Elite’ success with quality, local, subsidised advice
With years of experience and a wealth of knowledge in the spare parts field, in 2020 Jitendra Kumar established Elite Motor Link, a motor vehicle spare parts business in Labasa Town. The convenient location ensuring accessibility for customers seeking reliable automotive solutions.
23 January 2025
-
Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: It takes a network, to build a business!
We have all heard the saying ‘it takes a village’ to raise a child; in business, it takes a network.
21 January 2025
-
Case study
Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Printing plus, plus, plus
Located in the bustling heart of Avarua, Cook Islands Printing Services (CIPS) is a stalwart of the business community. In operation now for over two decades, General Manager Abes Tuumaga states, “The business undertakes any and all printing, design and managed print services; no matter how big or small the job, the team at CIPS…
16 January 2025
-
Case study · Samoa
SAMOA: I’aulualo Minimart & Marnitta's Bakery
Nearly 30 years ago Tapusoa Malulaufai I’aulualo, along with his wife Vaotoga Lauaki I’aulualo, started a humble shop selling groceries to passing customers through a street-facing window in their home. That shop is unrecognisable now as it has been converted to a walk-in minimart or supermarket in front and a rapidly expanding bakery at the…
16 December 2024
-
Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: The Good Way Farm
COOK ISLANDS: Eat your greens - the Good Way to feed the community
6 December 2024
-
Case study · Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS: The Ginger Beach Retreat. Paradise just got better!
Like many small business owners supported by Business Link Pacific, Danielle Garo had never received financial assistance or advisory services before. BLP supported her business, Ginger Beach Retreat, with both a business grant and subsidised advice.
26 November 2024
-
News · Kiribati
KIRIBATI: BLP Network of Business Advisors is expanding!
Kanaan learned about Business Support Grants available to SMEs through BLP from Bweman Tong, BLP’s Business Service Manager in Kiribati. He quickly realised the difference this could make to his business, so he promptly applied online for a grant to purchase a generator. This generator would ensure continuous power supply to his laundromat during the…
30 September 2024
-
Case study · Samoa
SAMOA: C-Bloom Café – one cappuccino please!
Faith Purvis makes a great coffee out of her new machine, with her new coffee cannisters and her supply of fresh delicious coffee. Just ask her regulars! C-Bloom Café is perfectly situated to serve bank staff and customers and visitors to the township of Salelologa, Savai’i. “The C is for Coffee, and Bloom because it…
23 August 2024
-
Case study · Cook Islands
COOK ISLANDS: Mint Beauty
Mint Beauty was unashamedly born of an obsession – an expensive obsession. Owner Jasmin Beer took her obsession in hand and turned into a business. She still gets to shop but no longer keeps all the things she buys – her lucky customers do!
12 August 2024
-
Case study · Papua New Guinea
PNG: MADD Consultants & Associates Growth by Design
Well-established registered architectural design consultancy business MADD Consultants & Associates started life in the shadows – as many small businesses do – while founder Winter Taniti Robert honed his professional skills in full-time employment. Registering as a business in 2015, in 2020, Winter took the plunge and quit his job to devote his attention and…
23 July 2024
-
Case study · Solomon Islands
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Solfresh Products
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Fresh ideas from Solfresh Products
18 June 2024
-
Case study · Tonga
TONGA: Vava’u Marine Services Ltd
TONGA: Floating ideas become floating reality in Vava’u
10 June 2024