A workshop to further enhance the skills and knowledge of Pacific businesswomen on intellectual property rights, business modelling and digital storytelling will take place early next year. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has put out a call for applications, due September 30th of this year, for the next cycle […]
The National Bank of Samoa (nbs) is developing a suite of new banking products that would benefit women entrepreneurs and improve remittances in Samoa with the support of IFC and the New Zealand Government. The new products include tailored financial offerings for women entrepreneurs and a remittance product designed specifically […]
A local bank in Samoa has taken the initiative to make the next step towards progressing e-commerce and has announced that their small loan requests can now be submitted online. In a statement issued by the Samoa Commercial Bank (SCB), customers just have to register with the bank’s internet banking […]
Twelve Pacific micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) will see their businesses grow from strength to strength with the support of grants worth over $400,000 euros. The grant is part of the European Union-funded ‘Safe Agricultural Trade Facilitation through Economic Integration in the Pacific’ (SAFE Pacific) project. Implemented by the […]
The Samoa Victim Support Group is working to strengthen the business skills of nofotane women entrepreneurs through a project funded by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UN ESCAP). Titled, The SVSG/ESCAP Nofotane Business Development Training, the Project’s goal is to economically empower 100 current or aspiring Nofotane woman […]
Up to US$4 million will be invested in the National Bank of Samoa (nbs) as part of efforts to boost access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Samoa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced. The investment, in the form of an eight-year unfunded risk-sharing facility (RSF), underscores […]
By Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti The lack of a market for Samoan rural business owners spurred now-iconic business leader, Adimaimalaga Tafuna’i and her team to venture out into agriculture, and the passion for helping vulnerable families is what has kept them going during challenging times. Tafuna’i, the co-founder and executive director of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Are you an early-stage green entrepreneur in the Pacific? Are you passionate about addressing environmental or social issues through your business? Want to build your business through training, mentoring, coaching & networking? Interested in winning USD 5,000 in seed grant funding? The wait is over! In celebration of the International Micro, […]
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