South Pacific Business Development

Hello everybody, I’m writing again from the Solomon Islands. Today, I would like to share some pictures of the interesting toys that I have found over here. As you can see below, there’s no need to go to the store and spend huge amounts of money; in fact, a little imagination can take you a […]

Hello everybody, this is the second post of my (Nacho’s) Solomon´s adventure. SPBD has been offering financial services for unemployed women for the past 7 months now in Guadalcanal, the main island of the Solomon’s. My mission over the next 6 weeks is to find other provinces SPBD can expand its operations into – so […]

This blog entry kicks off the first in a series of weekly blogs by Nacho Zabaleta. He is in the Solomon Islands helping SPBD perform due diligence in the Western Province and Malaita. So this is my first week in the Solomon´s and I have to say this is quite an adventure. My name is […]

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT Job Description: Summer Intern (6-10 weeks) Function: Due Diligence for market expansion inside the Solomon Islands Location: Honiara, Solomon Islands Internship Overview: The Intern will assist the General Manager (GM) of SPBD Solomon Islands (SPBD SI), Sandeep Lohani, to identify new islands and villages to expand SPBD services into. Special focus will be […]

This client story was featured on the Whole Planet Foundation website at http://www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/partners/microentrepreneurs/ The calendar is available at http://www.wholeplanetfoundation.org/cp/calendar Luisa is an entrepreneur from Samoa. She is currently in her 6th loan cycle from South Pacific Business Development (SPBD). Her first loan size was $300 WST ($131 USD) and gradually increased thereafter due to her […]