Mana Coffee has launched #ManaMotivationMondays, featuring a talanoa with Fiji Development Bank CEO Saud Minam. If you’re interested in how FDB can help you, stop by to find out more about their products and services, including support #womeninbusiness, #greeninitiatives and #MSMEs. 🕰️ 6:30-7:30pm, Monday 24 July 2023📍Mana Coffee 8 Selbourne […]
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By Alfred Tora This week we will look into a topic that has come highly requested — Work-Life balance. Though there is no consensus on what work-life balance actually is, a common definition is that it is an equilibrium between your time at work and your time outside of it. A good […]
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As a child from the Lau Islands growing up in Suva, Fiji, Eseta Nadakuitavuki dreamt of becoming a nurse. She may have ended up following a different path, but never lost her desire to overcome the barriers to women pursuing a successful career. Nadakuitavuki has just been appointed by the […]
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Savvy is a free 12-week virtual fellowship program for passionate and brilliant professionals. You will learn how to start, build and scale an impact venture. It is open to all nationalities – ages 18-40. What to expect Week 1: Know your customerWeek 2: Know your product or service Week 3: […]
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Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Fiji will soon benefit from a new financial assistance agreement worth $7 million, says the Fiji Government. The EURIZ Portfolio Guarantee, facilitated by the Fiji Development Bank (FDB) and funded by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and European Union (EU), offers a […]
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The Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce & Industry is hosting a three-day workshop program this month in Port Vila. Producing Customer Service Champions – 17th February 2022 – 8am-4pmLearn how to deal with difficult customers and turn them into satisfied customer with our one and only super star facilitator Tahnia Cook. […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$13 million in support of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in five Pacific countries for the next five years. The five-year support will help government-owned banks in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu to increase the number and volume of loans […]
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COVID-19 has been a stark reminder of how our economic, social and environmental systems are closely intertwined and dependent on each other. The pandemic has deeply affected the economies of many Pacific nations. How the region recovers will be driven by the investment decisions we make now and the capital […]
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