Niueai??i??s Feo Fou (left) and Ellen Milne-Paul of the Marshall Islands are among the 20 Pacific-based participants attending the two-day Grow Pacific training workshop at Natadola Bay.

As day one of the workshop draws to a close, they have been given plenty of food for thought about building effective websites and targeting audiences by online guru James Kemp.

Feoai??i??s business Lupe Niue manufactures organic ice blocks and banana chips, which are produced and processed in Niue.

The lack of manpower in Niue, which has a population of 1500, keeping strong connections with the growers, as well as meeting demand in the peak tourist season are some of the challenges Feoai??i??s business encounters.

Feoai??i??s main goal at Grow Pacific is to learn how online marketing can help her uncover new markets so she can ai???fill in the gapai???, when tourist numbers dry up and demand for her products drop.

ai???So far this workshop has been very interesting,ai??? Feo says.
ai???Some of the stuff James says really hits home ai??i?? I donai??i??t have a website but he has simplified it so I understand it more.ai???

Following todayai??i??s workshop, Feo says she is confident a website would help her grow her business in the future.

Meanwhile, Ellen of the Marshall Islands Chamber of Commerce says Grow Pacific is a unique opportunity to network and connect with people from throughout the Pacific region.

ai???We are one Pacific, but we are so spread out so this workshop is great.

ai???Many of us are at different stages and even if we are not ready to create a website we now have a network in place to support us when we are ready to,ai??? she adds.