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Papua New Guinea entrepreneurs trial digital technology for cancer diagnosis

9 Aug 2016 by Kevin McQuillan 12 Comments

Trials have begun of a way to use the internet to improve the diagnosis of cancer biopsies. It is another PNG innovation that has grown out of the KumulGamechangers Competition, as entrant co-founder, Dr Rodney Itaki, explains to Business Advantage PNG.
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Entrepreneur: Roberta Morlin, women’s health app developer

20 Jul 2016 by Kevin McQuillan 6 Comments

Roberta Morlin is developing an app that will be able to provide direct medical consultation for women in remote PNG. She explains to Business Advantage PNG how it would work and the challenges of being a young entrepreneur in PNG.
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Papua New Guinea’s Collins Shipping teams up with Chinese explorers to take adventurers 11,000 metres below sea level

1 Jun 2016 by Kevin McQuillan 11 Comments

The search for new business avenues sees Port Moresby’s Collins Shipping teaming up with Chinese maritime researchers to do a voyage to the bottom of the sea. And there’s the prospect of a new adventure tourism activity. Kevin McQuillan reports
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Entrepreneurs: Local developer’s mobile apps making it easier to do business in Papua New Guinea

18 May 2016 by Kevin McQuillan 8 Comments

From self-service to bringing buyers and sellers together, software developer Shadrach Jaungere's smartphone apps are making it easier for Papua New Guineans to do business. And there are more to come, reports Kevin McQuillan.
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A small loan sparks a multi-million kina recruitment business

22 Jul 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 15 Comments

In 2008, with encouragement and a small loan from a colleague, George Griffin set up the recruitment business CC Pacific in partnership with Cadden Crowe. Seven years and a lot of hard work later, he has a multi-million kina business on his hands.
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Could Papua New Guinea develop a generation of technology entrepreneurs?

18 Mar 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 13 Comments

Information and telecommunications technology can be a driver of new jobs and business efficiency in Papua New Guinea. Technology specialist Priscilla Kevin tells Business Advantage PNG of her own venture into the ICT business and suggests how others might follow.
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Linda Paru outlines path to being a successful businesswoman in Papua New Guinea

17 Feb 2015 by Business Advantage PNG 21 Comments

Education, determination and passion are the main driving forces behind the success of businesswoman Linda Sincha Paru, an Human Resources specialist, who is now expanding the company she established almost five years ago.
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Ricochet Café: the recipe for turning street kids into entrepreneurs

16 Oct 2013 by Business Advantage PNG 4 Comments

You probably haven’t realised it, but on the ground floor of the Mutual Rumana building in Port Moresby's Waigani suburb something inspirational is happening—and it’s not just five star food at two star prices.
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Entrepreneurs: Mahesh Patel OBE, Chairman of CPL Group

7 Aug 2013 by Andrew Wilkins 23 Comments

Fresh-faced and newly-qualified, Mahesh Patel arrived in Papua New Guinea in 1984 to take up a job as a pharmacist. Almost 30 years on, he speaks with Andrew Wilkins about the building of retail and wholesale conglomerate CPL Group, one of PNG’s most dynamic companies.
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Entrepreneurs: Blue7Team shows the right way to provide a service

7 Nov 2013 by Business Advantage PNG Leave a Comment

Anyone regularly attending functions in Port Moresby will soon come across the work of event production company Blue7Team. Business Advantage PNG speaks with co-founder Naraai Banam on the challenges of running a leading services business in Papua New Guinea.
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Four questions with Chris Riddell, keynote speaker at 2024 PNG Investment Conference
Chris Riddell, renowned futurist and former Chief Digital Officer at Mars, tells Business Advantage PNG why the chaos of our modern world presents an excellent opportunity for business leaders. Business Advantage PNG (BAPNG): What are the key things business leaders tell you they are worried about as far as the future is concerned? Chris Riddell […]
Registrations are open 2024 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference
Registrations are now officially open for the 2024 Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference. The conference will take place in Brisbane, 12 and 13 August, at the premium Plaza Auditorium at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane. On Day 1 the futurist Chris Riddell, former Chief Digital Officer at Mars will deliver the keynote address. On Day 2 Matt Dri, Secretary, Cyber […]
Papua New Guinea’s premier business magazine to publish a special mining and energy edition
With a strong decade on the horizon for mining and energy in Papua New Guinea, Business Advantage PNG is set to publish its first special edition devoted solely to these sectors. As PNG’s resources sector gears up for an anticipated decade or more of new investment, with an estimated US$50 billion pipeline of projects lined […]

Entrepreneurs

Papua New Guinea entrepreneurs trial digital technology for cancer diagnosis

Entrepreneur: Roberta Morlin, women’s health app developer

Papua New Guinea’s Collins Shipping teams up with Chinese explorers to take adventurers 11,000 metres below sea level

Entrepreneurs: Local developer’s mobile apps making it easier to do business in Papua New Guinea

A small loan sparks a multi-million kina recruitment business

Could Papua New Guinea develop a generation of technology entrepreneurs?

Linda Paru outlines path to being a successful businesswoman in Papua New Guinea

Ricochet Café: the recipe for turning street kids into entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs: Mahesh Patel OBE, Chairman of CPL Group

Entrepreneurs: Blue7Team shows the right way to provide a service

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