Business Link Pacific launching portals

BUSINESS Link Pacific (BLP) will officially launch its portal on Aug 1 and 2 in Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.
The Business Link Pacific portal is an innovative online platform designed to connect quality business advisers 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.
Business Link Pacific director Steve Knapp said in a statement that they were 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.
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 SMEs, 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; it will be an 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 advisers,” Knapp explains.
The portal has beneficial services to both growing businesses and business advisers.
For small and medium-sized businesses, the portal offers a free business health check that identifies business gaps and connects them to a range of service providers that are approved by BLP.