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Seaqaqa entrepreneurs receive SME grant

October 27, 2017 5:11 am

One thousand two hundred and eighty-one micro and small business owners in Seaqaqa received their $1,000 grants from government this afternoon.

This is the 4th grant disbursement in Vanua Levu this week and is the largest one.

Minister for Industry and Trade Faiyaz Koya says most of the grants are going towards livestock and agriculture purposes.

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Koya urged the participants to use the grants for its intended purpose.

Meanwhile, the SME sector contributes about 12 per cent of the GDP.