By Jernese Macanawai Nailed It began as a home-based nail business. Now, it has four branches across Viti Levu and 22 employees. Founder and owner Tanisha Lal Veitata started with a simple gel nail kit, a love for nail art and a dream ten years ago. A law student at […]
By Glynis Miller, Trade Commissioner, Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) New Zealand The Pacific Islands have never lacked for product stories. What we have lacked, too often, is a consistent way to convert those stories into trust, and that trust into premium value. From single-origin vanilla and cocoa to kava, coconut […]
Fine Food Australia is the Southern Hemisphere’s largest trade event for foodservice, hospitality and retail, attracting buyers, distributors, retailers and industry leaders from Australia, the region and international markets. The event will take place from 31 August to 3 September 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Pacific Trade […]
Results will inform regional discussions As global trade conditions are increasingly shaped by evolving tariff settings, geopolitical competition, freight volatility, labour constraints and climate‑related pressures, it is critical that Pacific export businesses ensure their voices are heard. Pacific Trade Invest (PTI), the trade and investment promotion network of the Pacific […]
All Fiji Ministry of Commerce and Business Development MSME grant programmes can now be seen on a centralised and secure platform. This fully online system should make it easier for MSMEs across Fiji, including rural and maritime communities, to access grants and tailored support. The platform and all grants currently […]
Are you a local artist ready to take your talent to the next level? Design Fiji 2026 is officially open! Jack’s of Fiji and Aisokula are teaming up to find three incredible designers to represent the spirit of Fiji. With $2,500 in participation prize money and up to $8,000 in […]
The 2026 Graduate Business Start-Up Grant Scheme, a $500,000 initiative supporting aspiring entrepreneurs with innovative, bankable and scalable business ideas was launched in Suva yesterday. Twenty-two graduates were officially welcomed into the programme which was launched by the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF), in partnership with the Tertiary Scholarship […]
The Cafe-Restaurant bringing French cuisine to Suva By Jernese Macanawai Several months after opening, owner Noellie Garand reflects on what it took to build CHEF PHILIPPE and her long-term plans for the business. Noellie and her husband Philippe dreamt of opening an eatery that combines their French roots with Pacific […]
Hilda Mondo shares her advice for aspiring designers By Jernese Macanawai “Did I make the right decision?” was a question Papua New Guinea-born fashion designer, Hilda Loii Mondo asked herself after launching her own label. Making clothes was just a hobby for Mondo, who emigrated to Fiji three years ago. […]
By Jernese Macanawai What started as a modest fashion show three years ago has grown into a major platform for emerging local designers and artisans to showcase their work. The Makete fashion show was created as the Suva Flea Market launched its Visual Arts store and Business Hub, initiatives designed […]
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