Business Link Pacific Portal to launch across the Pacific
22 July
2019
Business
Link Pacific Portal to launch across the Pacific in unique
four-country event.
Auckland, New
Zealand - Business Link Pacific (BLP) will
officially launch the
Business Link Pacific Portal on 1 and 2 August 2019 in
Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.
The Business Link Pacific Portal is an innovative online platform designed to connect quality business advisors with small and medium-sized growing businesses in the Pacific.
To mark the launch of the Portal, Business Link Pacific are co-hosting four launch events, one in each country, which are open to small and medium sized businesses and free to attend.
“We’re very excited to be launching the BLP Portal as the place for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to find quality business advice across the Pacific region”, says Steve Knapp, Director of Business Link Pacific.
Each launch event will be opened by the
respective New Zealand High Commission or by Business Link
Pacific. Following that will be a series of high impact
presentations from industry experts on topical issues for
small and medium sized businesses, demonstrations of the BLP
Portal and concluding with an informal networking session.
Since the launch events were announced on BLP social
media sites on July 15, interest for all events has been
high and has also garnered local media coverage across all
countries. Organisers are expecting up to 800 businesses in
attendance across the four countries, a great opportunity
for networking and business development.
“We designed
the BLP Portal to promote the high quality business services
available in Pacific Island Countries, and to make the
process of accessing expert business advice as streamlined
as possible for growing businesses and business advisors,”
explains Mr. Knapp.
The Portal has beneficial services to both growing businesses and business advisors.
For small and medium sized businesses, the Portal offers a free Business Health Check that identifies business gaps and connects them to a wide range of business service providers that are quality approved by BLP, services that can be accessed at a subsidised rate.
For Business Advisors, the Portal offers a
marketing tool to engage and provide financial benefits to
eligible clients, as well as organisational and business
development support from technical consultants.
BLP are
encouraging growing businesses in all four countries to
attend their respective launch event, registration is
essential and attendance is free. Details for each BLP
Portal Launch event are as follows:
Vanuatu on
Thursday 1 August at the Vanuatu Convention Centre, 3pm-5pm
(VUT). Visit this event to see full details and to
register your attendance.
Samoa on Friday 2
August, 2pm-6pm (WST) at the Tanoa Tusitala Hotel. Visit this event to see full details and to
register your attendance.
Fiji on Friday 2
August 2019, 2pm-6pm (FJT) at the University of the South
Pacific, Laucala Campus. Visit this event to see full details and to
register your attendance.
Papua New Guinea on
Friday 2 August 2019, 6pm-9pm (Papua New Guinea Standard
Time) at Port Moresby International Convention Centre. Visit this event to see full details and to
register your attendance.
For more information or to
arrange an interview, please contact Sandra Mendez, Head of
Communications & Impact at Business Link Pacific on Business
Link Pacific is a private sector development programme
funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade (MFAT). The core team is based in Auckland, New
Zealand and supported by in-country partners in Vanuatu,
Fiji, Samoa & Papua New Guinea. The BLP programme is
currently operating in Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Papua New
Guinea, with plans to extend services to other Pacific
Islands. Reliable business advice can have a significant
positive impact on small or medium sized businesses, as
demonstrated through the experiences of many across the
Pacific region that have already worked with the BLP Advisor
Network. Business Link Pacific’s role is to connect
small and medium sized businesses in the Pacific to local
advisory services, which in turn stimulates
a sustainable local market for business advice.
Launch event organisers The Launch
event in each country is being coordinated by the BLP team
based in Auckland, New Zealand, in partnership with our
in-country partners:
Business Link Pacific
In Vanuatu: Vanuatu
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (VCCI) and Savvy Vanuatu.
In Samoa: Samoa
Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) and Events, Marketing & Distribution
(EMD).
In Papua New Guinea: Strategic
Communication aka PNG SME Magazine.
In Fiji: Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation
(FCEF) and Webmedia South
Pacific.
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