Pacific communities have been adaptable and innovative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but with some support they could do even more, Regina Scheyvens and Apisalome Movono write. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the economies of tourism-reliant Pacific Island states hard. But the pandemic has also helped to create – […]
Fijian baker Krishneel Nair baked his first cake at the age of nine over a wood fire. The Cuvu baker, who has worked in resort and hotel kitchens for more than seven years, has long dreamt of running his own business. His dream came to fruition at a trying time, […]
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) will work together to find innovative ways to finance Fiji’s women entrepreneurs. The partnership will focus on research, policy dialogue, special projects and advisory services designed to provide innovative financial services […]
The U.S. Embassy has signed a grant agreement with the Women Entrepreneurs Business Council (WEBC)to run the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) program for the third year in a row. The US$20,510 AWE grant will fund trained facilitators from WEBC and the Makoi Women’s Vocational Center to guide 130 women […]
William Parkinson set up Fiji’s first commercial radio station when he was just 22. With decades of entrepreneurial experience at the head of Communications Fiji Limited (CFL), Parkinson shares some of his lessons. Be passionate about your business “Ask yourself the question — Is this something that really keeps me […]
By Kite Pareti That our fellow citizens working in the informal economy were amongst those most affected by the COVID-19 crisis is well known. An International Labour Organisation report released last year showed that COVID-19 impacted 1.6 billion people of some 2 billion informal workers globally. In Fiji, it was […]
A new market is operating in Taveuni, the Taveuni Dateline Handicraft Market. Established by Susanne Neli and her family, with support from the Taveuni Tourism Association (TTA), it is located at the International Dateline in Waiyevo. The new market will initially be open every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with plans […]
By Kite Pareti New accommodation for women at Nausori market has been officially opened by Australia’s Governor-General, David Hurley, and Fiji’s Minister for Commerce, Trade and Tourism, and Transport, and acting Minister for Local Government, Faiyaz Koya. The accommodation centre will provide a safe space for women market vendors who […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Fiji’s first ever fully functional coworking space, Greenhouse Coworking opened in November 2021. It is a warm place where you are welcomed by a creative frontage, breath-taking view of the city, empowering messages on the walls, modern interior set-up and a culture of care from its staff […]
Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia has reopened applications to their COVID-19 Freight Assistance Package, a monetary grant designed to support Pacific exporters in the wake of COVID-19 through the subsidisation of freight costs. Eligible Pacific exporters can apply for assistance towards freight costs incurred in the prior 6 months with grants of up […]
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