Building capacity and sustainable opportunities for SMEs in PNG

All businesses should pay special attention to obtaining, improving and retaining the knowledge and resources needed to operate efficiently. However, small to medium sized businesses in particular have to be creative in the way they do this, often because of limited time and resources.  

In this podcast we talk to Anthony Sarathkumar, General Manager at Spectrum Consultancy Services based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 

Anthony details how Spectrum is helping to build the capacity of SMEs in Papua New Guinea through the provision of best practice business advice, in the areas of financial management, business planning and training.  

Spectrum Consultancy Services is a BLP quality approved business advisor in our network.

Host: Emma Crawford-Falekaono

Emma has over 15 years’ experience in chartered accountancy and commercial environments globally. She started her career in accounting before taking time out to deploy as a Military Police Officer to Southern Afghanistan. In 2014, she made the move into the tech industry and was a Business Consultant for Business Link Pacific, delivering professional development and skills training courses to growing businesses in the Pacific region. 

Credits:

Recorded, mixed & edited by Dave Rhodes of Dave Rhodes Productions.

Music credit: Alex Khaskin

Business Link Pacific is a private sector programme supported by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and DT Global. The core team is based in Auckland, New Zealand and supported by in-country partners in Fiji, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Cook Islands. 

For more information visit the Business Link Pacific Portal: https://businesslinkpacific.com 

Chapters

• 0:00 Guest & Topic Introduction
• 1:21 Tell us about Spectrum Consultancy Services - what does the firm do?
• 3:30 What inspired you to set up Spectrum Consultancy Services in PNG?
• 6:12 When it comes to financial management, what are 3 recommendations you have for SME owners?
• 14:22 How does Spectrum Consultancy build sustainable opportunities in PNG, especially for growing businesses?
• 18:52 Can you tell us about your current work with BLP? Maybe one experience you want to highlight?
• 21:21 How can people get in touch with Spectrum Consultancy Services?