MSMEs – The Heart and Soul of the Business World
Over 56 remarkable women successfully completed a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) preparation workshop, along with pre- and post-training coaching in a graduation ceremony on 30 June, 2023. This transformative
SPBD Microfinance Vanuatu Reached the Milestone of 1 Billion Vatu Disbursed In Loans
SPBD Microfinance Vanuatu is a member of the SPBD network of microfinance institutions operating in Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. SPBD is dedicated to eradicating poverty by empowering women in poor
Opinion: Benchmarking microfinance
In the last few years we have seen a notably bleaker narrative around our efforts to end global poverty. Severe impacts of climate change, lingering effects of an unprecedented pandemic, and a looming food insecurity
SPBD Relocates in the Sigatoka Salad Bowl
South Pacific Business Development’s newly relocated branch in Sigatoka is now open to its members. The office services SPBD members from throughout Nadroga-Navosa and Serua. “As our SPBD membership grows, this new
Bula Vinaka Ovalau
A Message from SPBD Fiji General Manager, Elrico Munoz In 2015, when SPBD Fiji was barely five years old, we visited Levuka and went around the island with one of the SPBD members – Mrs. Taraivina – who has her
MEET THE MENTOR NEELAM MAHARAJ: BUSINESSWOMAN AND MENTOR
Businesswoman Neelam Maharaj is a mentor with South Pacific Business Developments’ Fiji Bloom program. With her sister Neelma, she has built up three businesses from scratch learning many valuable business lessons
SPBD Releases TC Yasa Loans
South Pacific Business Development Fiji has launched its TC Yasa Rehabilitation Loan Programme, with 361 loans totalling $1.22 million processed in the first release. The loans were handed over in Labasa and Savusavu in
SPBD Responds to TC Yasa
Cyclone Yasa bought a wet and windy full stop to a very difficult year for Fiji’s people. South Pacific Business Development Fiji General Manager, Elrico Munoz, says their Vanua Levu, Rabi and Taveuni clients were
Women Micro-entrepreneurs Graduate from First South Pacific Business Development’s (SPBD) Business Accelerator Program
The first and only Business Accelerator Program for micro-entrepreneurs in Fiji has successfully graduated nine businesswomen in a simple ceremony on 6th November 2020. This intensive six-month program, which combines
