UN Women hosts transformative Market Vendors Forum in the Solomon Islands
The Market Vendors Association (MVA) Forum, organized by UN Women to empower women market vendors, took place from June 11 to 13 in Honiara, Solomon Islands.…
Category: <span>Women In Business</span>
Using social media as a marketing platform
More women in Solomon Islands are venturing into online business to market their products. Increased access to the internet and smartphones has led to the emergence…
Mother and son take on catering business
She never had the opportunity to attend high school, but Nerolyn Silas, a 48 year old single mother of four from Kolobangara in the Western Solomons,…
The stories behind the stalls
Day after day they sit under their colored umbrellas with their little tables from morning until late in the evening, serving hungry students, drivers and pedestrians.…
Simbo, the Solomons\’ first organic island – and it is all because of this woman
It is a journey she couldn’t have made without the support of her husband and a lot of faith in God. A journey that six years…
SENIOR WOMEN TO 8th AUSTRALIA-SOLOMONS BUSINESS FORUM
Three senior business executives of Solomon Islands are leaving the country to attend the Eight Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum and Trade Expo in Brisbane today.…
SIWIBA GAINED NATIONAL RECOGNITION
The Solomon Islands Women in Business (SIWIBA) has gained national recognition when Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare pledged to include the SIWIBA Awards in the National Budget.…
BUSINESS WOMEN ENCOURAGED TO BE SELF-RELIANT
Winner of the Business Woman of the Year Award is encouraging housewives in Solomon Islands to be self-reliant instead of depending on their husband or partner…
KARINA PAENEITALA BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Karina Paeneitala is the winner of the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association\’s Business Woman of the Year Award. She received her award during a ceremony…
PRIVATE SECTOR STAGED WEEK LONG MINI-TRADE SHOW
The Private Sector is holding a week long mini-trade show in Honiara starting today. The mini trade show is jointly hosted by the Solomon Islands Women…