The pandemic may have forever changed the way people shop. As COVID-19 caused a sharp economic downturn in travel-related industries, home-delivery services boomed and are continuing to be vital. During lockdowns and containment zones in Fiji, numerous families opted for online shopping with home delivery rather than making the trek to retail stores masked, social-distanced […]
The constant struggle to find the right outfit to wear when going back to work after maternity leave or on an outing is a challenge many breastfeeding mothers are all too familiar with. Any thoughts of fashion are often thrown out the window in favour of comfort and the obvious need for decency when breastfeeding […]
From her garage-turned-lab, entrepreneur Beatrice Nast is creating Fiji’s first soap made from pure goat milk. The current president of the Society of Fiji Travel Associates, Nast has worn many hats during her tourism and entrepreneurial journey. Prior to COVID, she was visiting Natabe Retreat in the Yasawas when she had an epiphany. Already a […]
Eight producers from five Pacific nations are preparing to showcase their premium products and unique Pacific flavours in Australia this September. They are on their way to Fine Food Australia is the southern hemisphere’s leading trade exhibition for the food, hospitality, and retail industries. The trade show, which attracts over 1000 exhibitors, features new and […]
The idea for a delicious new Fiji-made peanut butter was born during a family holiday several years ago. “All we could find was peanut butter with lots of additives, preservatives and sugar,” says Labasa-born Gary Pickering, founder of Island Style, whilst on a family holiday in the west of Viti Levu. Then the family spotted […]
Two young entrepreneurs have been given $60,000 grants to turn their ideas into businesses. They are Christopher Vanualailai, owner of High Flyer Enterprises Pte Limited, and Dhiresh Kumar, who will set up a paintball business in Suva. Vanualailai plans to provide environmental monitoring services to Fiji and the Pacific. Awarding the grant this week, Commerce, […]
Today was International Day of MSMEs, and to mark the occasion, United Nations (UN) joined colleagues from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and partners from the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) to host a mini ‘market day’ in front of Kadavu House in Suva. The market provided a free space for Fijian MSMEs to […]
“I started selling from just five bundles of fish and then I worked myself from there. Starting a business is not hard but a lot of sacrifices need to be made,” said Fane Vereivalu, speaking at the launch of a financial literacy course last week. Vereivalu, who owns a stall at a fish market in […]
By Jason Jett The story could have ended with a flight attendant being told she would never walk or talk again, simply being grounded, but Vitila Vuniwaqa hopes to inspire others with chapters in which she overcomes the physical block of a stroke to stick a landing as a farm-entrepreneur. Not so long ago, Vuniwaqa was literally atop the […]
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 – or bring to the fore […]
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