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 […]
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 […]
The 1st Pacific Islands Beekeeping Congress is coming to Nadi, Fiji, from May 22–26, 2023 supported by Pacific Island Farmers Organisation Network (PIFON), Fiji BeeKeepers Association and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. Participants will enjoy hands-on beekeeping workshops, training sessions, presentations from local and international beekeeping experts, beekeeping tours […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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