Business Link Pacific Podcast

The importance of Human Capital for business success in PNG.

March 09, 2020 Business Link Pacific Season 2 Episode 2
Business Link Pacific Podcast
The importance of Human Capital for business success in PNG.
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In this episode we are joined by the Director and Founder of Beach Accounting Advisory Ltd, Akae Beach.

Beach Accounting Advisory Ltd is based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and is a BLP approved Partner and business advisor for growing businesses in the region. 

Akae shares her views on the need to invest in people development when operating a business and the specific challenges women face as business owners in PNG. 

Akae also discusses the ways in which she has adapted her business model to alleviate some of the barriers her female employees encounter on a daily basis in PNG. 

Learn more about Beach Accounting Advisory Ltd here: https://businesslinkpacific.com/organizations/8

Host: Emma Crawford-Falekaono

Emma has over 15 years’ experience in chartered accountancy and commercial environments globally. She started her career in accounting before taking time out to deploy as a Military Police Officer to Southern Afghanistan.  In 2014, she made the move into the tech industry and is now a Business Consultant for Business Link Pacific, delivering professional development and skills training courses to growing businesses in the Pacific region. 

Credits:

Recorded, mixed & edited by Dave Rhodes of Dave Rhodes Productions.

Music credit: Alex Khaskin

Business Link Pacific is a private sector programme supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and DT Global. The core team is based in Auckland, New Zealand and supported by in-country partners in Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu

For more information visit the Business Link Pacific Portal: https://businesslinkpacific.com/ 


Guest & Topic Introduction
Tell us about the accounting advisory service you run in PNG. How many employees do you have?
What is the business strategy behind your approach to staff development?
When thinking about your experience in business - do you think it made a difference that you were a woman rather than a man?
How do you break down some of those barriers, internally in your business?
What advice would you give to small and medium sized businesses that want to be successful in PNG?
Can you tell us about your work with BLP so far?
How do you envision your working relationship with BLP in the future?
What is the degree of confidence you have of the business environment in the PNG/Pacific Islands?