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 Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) will be running a series of workshops for Vanuatu entrepreneurs. The topics to be covered include customer service, Facebook business marketing, budgeting, and how to keep financial records. Workshop 1: Using Facebook to promote your small business When? Monday, 7 August 2023 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand is hosting a two-day Photography workshop with renowned photographer David Kirkland in Port Vila, Vanuatu on December 1-2, 2022. The workshop is designed to take the mystery out of photography and teach participants what they need to know about using a camera to make their business […]
Maua, the popular e-commerce platform widely used in Samoa since 2018 and supporting post-covid economic recovery in the country, was officially launched in Vanuatu yesterday. Available both in mobile application and website form, the platform offers businesses and customers with a digital marketplace to seamlessly exchange goods and services. In […]
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, […]
Myriam Malo’s journey to independence started from her kitchen at the central market of Port Vila, where she used to cook and sell food. Myriam is one of the chefs who recently joined training offered by ACTIV (Alternative Community Trade In Vanuatu) through Aelan Mama’s Cuisine, a social enterprise training […]
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