By RANOBA BAOA
Anita Cheer and Elizabeth Pickering are two of the many micro business vendors who share the same sentiments about Westpac’s ongoing Microfinance Exposition with the Fiji National Provident Fund.
Mrs Cheer, who sells jewelries and accessories, said she started her business with $200 and has seen it grow.
“The Westpac Microfinance Expo has helped me out of my struggles by giving me the opportunity to look forward to run and create exposure for my business,” she said.
“From the numerous markets I’ve attended, I have managed to pay for my eldest sons tertiary education and be able to help my husband in contributing to our family affairs financially.”
This year’s first expo will be held tomorrow at Downtown Boulevard, Ellery Street from 8:30am to 3pm.
Ms Pickering has been selling second-hand clothing and food parcels whenever the event was organised. She managed to channel the money to help build her a new home which is still under construction.
“I am very happy with the opportunity the bank has given me all this years to become a part of their market,” she said.
“The Night Market especially was a tremendous help because I was able to sell alot of my products and earn a very good income of the few hours given to us to sell our goods.
In earlier report, Westpac Fiji manager Sustainability, Eseta Nadaitavuki, said: “The goals is to have a positive social impact in our local community to achieve these activities such as the Microfinance market and others we have engaged in supporting the goal.”