Expanding and testing new markets as a social entrepreneur in the Pacific
As a business owner, whether you’ve called it pivoting, testing, adapting or just surviving, the impacts of the pandemic were likely not part of your business plan. In this blog we explore how four Fiji based entrepreneurs attempted to find balance in an uncertain world.
Growing a strong social enterprise team in the Pacific
As a social enterprise, growing and managing a strong team can be one of the most challenging parts of building a successful business, but it can also be a key way to build long term resilience.
Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing
Many of us working on climate change, disaster risk reduction and disaster risk management are often talking about risk. And for those that try to ensure that all people and their rights are at the centre of these conversations, we are often talking about how the risk of climate change and disasters can exacerbate other underlying risks to our wellbeing and human security. But far too often, we are talking in abstract terms about the needs of particular groups, or the way in which the system needs to change to better address diverse priorities.
How can we ensure tourism businesses survive?
The recently published World Bank report, ‘How Could the Pacific Restore International Travel?’ is close to our hearts, as we have a sister enterprise in tourism. We’ve done our best to extract the key recommendations and remove the jargon. Because, let’s face it, who really reads these reports anymore (a blog for another time…).
A flower with a story
When designing this website for Talanoa Consulting, we struggled for a long time to find an image for our homepage that looked right and our whole team were happy with. With the clock ticking on the developer’s time, we settled on a placeholder image that we all liked that had been taken several years ago on a climb of Fiji’s highest mountain, Mt Tomaniivi.
Tourism And Marine Conservation Agreements
I’ve always been a passionate believer, as a traveller and a tourism business owner, of the ability of the tourism sector to contribute to environmental protection.
This study sought to provide evidence to demonstrate some of the existing partnerships between tourism operators and marine resource stewards in Fiji.
Taking A Green Leap Of Faith
You have an idea, something that’s going to change the world for the better. You might be turning waste products into handbags or reviving traditional knowledge for use in modern handicraft production. You do some informal market research, with friends and then maybe friends of friends. Other people think it’s a good idea too.