The Vanuatu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) are Business Link Pacific’s in-country partner in Vanuatu, assisting us in delivering the BLP programme and services to the small-medium sized enterprise sector.
Vanuatu was the first country in the Pacific Islands where the BLP programme was launched back in 2017, in partnership with the VCCI.
In this podcast we are joined by Astrid Boulekone, General Manager of the VCCI who shares the positive impact of BLP in Vanuatu over the last 3 years and the importance of business advice for SMEs in the Pacific Islands, especially in terms of business resilience and business continuity planning.
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 was 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, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Cook Islands.
For more information visit the Business Link Pacific Portal: https://businesslinkpacific.com