FIDC Attends Transition Week Business Breakfast
Business Engagement Officer Jane attended the Transition Week Business Breakfast this morning. A massive thank you to Falkland College for hosting such a worthwhile event each year. Business Engagement Officer Jane enjoyed speaking with Mina, Angela and Grayson about their career aspirations and answering their questions around business and marketing. FIDC would like to wish […]
FIDC Hosts Session for Year 11 Transition Week Programme
Sian, Farrah and Jane hosted the annual session for the Falkland Islands Community School (FICS) leavers to start their transition week with Falkland College. They were given a scenario along with a pack of information and asked to complete a Personal Survival Budget. It was a fantastic morning encouraging them to think about living expenses […]
2024 Economic Development Forum
FIDC and the Rural Business Association invite the entire the community to attend the inaugural Economic Development Forum presented by the Falkland Islands Chamber of Commerce. Between 2020 and 2022 much of the world was paralysed as nations closed their borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world opened back up, it became […]
Sea Lion Island Update
Along with a huge thank you to those involved in the efforts to contain and extinguish the wildfire on Sea Lion Island, FIDC would like to commend the incredible resilience of the tenants, Micky and Sarah from Wild Falklands Limited, who have been stalwart in facing the rapidly evolving and unfolding challenges of a wildfire […]
FIDC attends the Tourism Expo!
In anticipation of World Tourism Day 2023 FIDC was pleased to participate in the tourist expo hosted by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board. Attendees were able to learn more about the new FIDC Green Business Programme, which is comprised of a suite of financial grants and loans that enable sustainable business practices, and the development […]
Launch of International Shared Risk Scheme
FIDC is pleased to launch a new scheme to assist the business community with reducing the risk of the international recruitment process. In the FIDC 2023 Business Climate Survey, shortage of skilled labour was highlighted by businesses in the Falkland Islands as being their largest barrier to growth. The shortage of available labour in the […]
