Vimleshni draws on diversified income stream
05 December 2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Fiji in March this year, Vimleshni started receiving fewer orders for cakes and pastries for her home-based cake business....
Tag: <span>Women Entrepreneurs and Business Council (WEBC)</span>
Lata perseveres in reviving her business
04 December 2020
COVID-19 lockdown, flooding and a fire. Brij Lata Chand experienced a triple blow to her tailoring business earlier this year and six months later she is still trying to recover from her losses....
From hobby to business: Octavia brings smiles with her pinatas and photo frames
02 December 2020
Like many women entrepreneurs working in the informal sector, Octavia is finding it difficult to access finance. While she has started the process of registering her business and transitioning to the formal sector, her efforts hav...
Business Continuity Plan helps mushroom farmer survive a dual crises
21 September 2020
Fanny Fiteli, owner of Mama’s Mushrooms and Vice Chair (Western Division) of the Women Entrepreneurs and Business Council (WEBC), says that having a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) helped her respond immediately when tough decisi...