Workshop to further enhance Pacific businesswomen

A workshop to further enhance the skills and knowledge of Pacific businesswomen on intellectual property rights, business modelling and digital storytelling will take place early next year. 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has put out a call for applications, due September 30th of this year, for the next cycle of the WIPO Training, Mentoring, and Matchmaking Program on Intellectual Property for Women Entrepreneurs from Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. 

This opportunity is available to 24 women entrepreneurs from Fiji, Kiribati, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

The training will be held in Sydney, Australia, from March 24 to 28, 2025, followed by a year of mentoring and business matchmaking.

“I’m happy to help get the word out to women entrepreneurs throughout the Pacific Islands that could benefit from this program, including those in our closest neighbour Samoa and the three states in free association with the U.S.,” said Aumua Amata, the United States Representative from American Samoa. 

“While this specific program is not for the U.S. territories, we support each other in pursuit of economic growth efforts throughout the islands, and uplifting entrepreneurs can benefit the whole region,” she added. 

For information, visit here and for the WIPO learning center, visit https://welc.wipo.int/