Samoa Business Network 3.19

The Samoa Business Network Incorporated, a non-governmental and non-profitable organization was formally established as an Incorporated Society on April 23rd, 2013.

However, the movement, and work leading up to the formal establishment began in September of 2012, thanks to the shared vision and direction of its current leader Laura Keil-Hall, a Business Manager at the Bank of New Zealand at the time now working for the Ministry for Pacific Peoples as a Business Partnerships & Development Manager and Rasmus Pereira, an Entrepreneur & Businessman as well as Tim Baice, Pacific Co-ordinator at the University of Auckland who played a pivotal part in formalising this group.

The Samoa Business Network was created in order to provide a forum of support for small Samoan owned businesses in Aotearoa New Zealand; to provide them with strategic advice, guidance and support in the form of formal workshops, and informal network evenings.

The Samoa Business Network Incorporated also presents a unique opportunity for Samoan Businesses to foster relationships with one another and other businesses through the exchange of ideas, collaboration, networking and training, most of which comes from the wealth of knowledge and experience of existing business owners who are already a part of the network.

It is also our aim to become a centre for members within our Samoan Community, who wish to pursue their dreams in business, to help inspire, mentor and guide them along their journeys.

Current SBN Executive Team;

Chairperson - Laura Keil-Hall
Secretary - Anyta Sione
Treasurer - Angela Meredith
Consultant & Samoa representavie: Jackie Curry

Previous SBN Executive Team;
Laura Keil-Hall - Chairperson
Tim Baice - Secretary
Eli Tagi - Treasurer
John Milo - Legal Executive
Wyndi Tagi - Consultant
Jackie Curry-Malolo - Consultant

Membership; if you wish to join - https://goo.gl/forms/Y9fPMg6OumtToaKq1 or contact us & we shall send you the application form.

List of benefits include but not limited to:

- Connecting with like-minded Samoan business people and professionals through our platform;
- Regular networking meetings with members and guest speakers;
- Free or discounted entry to events & workshops;
- Opportunity to grow your business with personal recommendations through ‘word of mouth’ advertising and referrals;
- Opportunity to foster new strategic relationships on a professional/business level;
- Opportunity to discuss and brainstorm business issues with other members;
- Opportunity to work in collaboration with other businesses;
- Opportunity to build and extend your network;
- Seminars, business advice and mentoring;
- Opportunity to create salespeople to generate business leads for your business through other members;
- Opportunity to share in other members experiences
- Support & promotion of member events, milestones & promotion on our social media platforms
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Opportunity to use our networking events, workshop & quarterly newsletter platforms to showcase your business;