By Angus Delaney Being a woman and starting a business in a male dominated field is a real challenge, says Sera Bernadette Nicholls. This is why the General Manager of Plumbing and Property Services recommends they join the Women Entrepreneurs and Business Council (WEBC) to give and receive support and advice, no matter how experienced […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Traveling the world has the power to inspire, change perspective, inspire big dreams, and open up our minds to new possibilities. This was the case for Mydesk founder and owner Dipti Sharma, who got the idea for her business after travelling to Singapore, Australia, “and a couple of other countries.” The vibrant […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Mue Bentley-Fisher’s love for coffee, teamed up with her husband, Darran’s business acumen, birthed what we now know as Mana Coffee. “We saw there was a gap,” Mue says of Mana’s beginnings. “Coffee was a bit sluggish at the time, and I think one of the originals, (the Republic of Cappuccino or […]
Ni-Vanuatu student Damien Chilia travelled from Port Vila, Vanuatu, to the Fiji National University (FNU) with high hopes of establishing his own business after gaining a qualification in the marketing field. The former Central School student is enrolled in the Bachelor of Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations and Marketing programme at FNU’s College of […]
By Kite Pareti The Projects Collective recently opened a new store on Narewa Road, on the way to Denarau. Opening a store in Nadi was critical, Laura Cahir told Pacific Makete. “We noticed the average traveller only comes to Fiji for five days for their holiday. We want to make sure that international customers are […]
A new market for the women of Nui Island Community on Funafuti has officially opened. The Tuvalu Department of Trade had worked together with the Nui Island community through the Enhanced Integrated Framework TIPS project to establish the new market. Minister for Local Government and Agriculture, Saaga Talu, was in attendance and participated in the […]
By Kite Pareti A group of women in the Solomon Islands is on a mission to preserve the art of fine weaving. The group, Strivers, was founded in 2017 to help market women’s crafts to potential buyers overseas. Women crafters would normally sell their products at the National Arts Gallery in Honiara. “This skill has […]
Fiji’s Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, and Small and Medium Enterprises, and Communications is laying the groundwork for a five-day outbound mission to be held in Auckland and Wellington from 20-24 March, 2023. Gathering approximately 150 participants including over 50 Fiji business leaders the mission’s goal is to further reinvigorate Fiji’s growing trade and investment market in […]
Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i is the keynote speaker for Fiji’s second Women Invigorating the Nation (WIN) Convention. Tafuna’i is a Co-founder and Executive Director of Women in Business Development Inc in Samoa. Since 1991, Tafuna’i has led the organisation through several transitions, which included shifting from economic empowerment for urban women to creating and sustaining rural economies […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti The owner of Kavalicious Taveuni, Ana Malumuvatu, grew up watching her parents struggle to market their product as farmers, and raise their eleven children. “I remember one time when I was going to primary school with a plastic bag [to carry my books], and I said to myself, ‘One day I’m going […]
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