By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Creative arts practitioners and entrepreneurs gathered in Fiji this week to discuss how to strengthen their sector. Opening their consultation, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, SMEs, and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica, said: “When we give young entrepreneurs the right support they need, we are securing our future and building a […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti Raiwaqa Bakery founder, Atela Yee, grew up watching her father work hard at many different jobs to raise his family. “My dad came from China in 1951, and he started his first business out of an old truck and $500. “The foundation of how to run a business came from observing him—simple […]
Seruwaia Kabukabu is South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Fiji’s Businesswoman of the Year 2021. The 45-year-old is a dairy farmer in Naitasiri, who also cultivates cash crops for a living. She previously engaged in mushroom farming. Kabukabu first joined SPBD five years ago. “I have always been a business-minded person and have always wanted to […]
Fiji’s Women Entrepreneur Business Council (WEBC) will soon host their 2nd Women Invigorating the Nation (WIN) Convention. The Convention theme is “Sustainable Solutions for Success”. WEBC Chairperson, Eseta Nadakuitavuki said “planning is progressing well and delegates can expect to hear from some prominent and eminent speakers and moderators from Fiji and internationally at this WIN […]
Island Style Peanut Butter is garnering global attention, which has led them to secure an international trade deal. Director Gary Pickering says a distributor from Japan saw their products on Investment Fiji’s website and expressed interest in purchasing them. “We have already dispatched one shipment to Japan, and we are excited about the future partnerships,” […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti The tradition of spreading a sweet-smelling fragrance, such as yasi (sandalwood) on the hair of Fijian brides and grooms at weddings has been a tradition for many generations. This ageless method has been turned into a contemporary business, the production of hair perfume thanks to entrepreneur Kristin Wells, the owner of Hair […]
More than 105 Fijian businesswomen have graduated in the third cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. Since 2020, the Academy has mentored over 300 Fijian women to establish and scale-up their businesses. U.S. Ambassador to Fiji, Kiribati and Tonga Marie C. Damour told the women at Friday’s graduation ceremony: “The U.S. Embassy is proud […]
Agribusinesses in Niue can look forward to new growth opportunities as a new partnership has emerged between the country’s Chamber of Commerce and the PHAMA Plus Program. It will enable grant support to three local women-led enterprises that are part of the Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a cohort of entrepreneurial women under the Chamber. […]
From Roselle fruit preserves and coconut oils infused with elilai to itabori, tet and bedaoch, hundreds of Palau residents had the opportunity to taste, feel and purchase locally made products at the Second Biodiversity Friendly Local Product Showcase. “This event was held to showcase local products. There are a wide variety of items all made […]
A new Pacific e-commerce portal has been launched to help businesses transition from purely physical operation to online trading. The portal was launched by the Pacific Islands Forum yesterday, and includes self-paced training courses for any traders that want to either transition to online trading or set up an online business. Tradeworthy Director, Danny Burrow, says […]
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