Running a Small Business in the Pacific Region

It is not easy to start a successful business these days and far too many fail in the first year of trading. The problem lies largely in the lack of accessible and good information available to small business owners.Running a Business in the Pacific Region offers simple step-by-step plans for starting and maintaining a small business as it grows. It takes you through all the stages, from how to decide if it’s worth starting the business, financial planning and management, to the day-to-day running of a successful business.There is a wealth of information throughout the book for other kinds of readers as well. General management topics including; hiring employees, keeping bank accounts and avoiding scams, purchasing and using computers, business and the law, and ethics should be of interest to all kinds of managers.

David Burrowes was involved in training entrepreneurs and government business advisers and developing small businesses in Papua New Guinea for ten years. For a further 3 years, he managed a Pacific Regional Project for Small Enterprise Development funded by the United Nations Development Program. He has developed and managed a number of businesses himself and continues to work as a consultant.

Rex Kinder similarly was involved in education and in developing instructional materials for small businesses for ten years in Papua New Guinea. He also has been involved in promoting and starting small businesses and has worked as a consultant in the Southeast Asia, South and Central Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe, and the Pacific for the last thirty years. He has published a short story collection and a novel. Rex also continues to work as a consultant.