Mydesk Fiji has launched the Mydesk Launchpad Community, a new networking and development platform aimed at entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and growing businesses across Fiji. The launch event, held at the company’s coworking space on Nadi Backroad, brought together “some of Fiji’s most driven business minds” for an evening of connection and the unveiling of what Mydesk describes as a structured ecosystem for professional growth.
The Launchpad is designed to foster collaboration through a mix of regular in-person and digital activities — monthly networking events and mixers, curated speaker sessions, executive roundtables and an active online community group. Mydesk says the initiative intends to shift the culture toward “collaboration over competition,” creating more opportunities for cross-sector partnerships and shared learning among participants who otherwise often operate in isolation.
Membership in the Launchpad comes with practical business supports intended to boost visibility and sustainability. All members will have access to a business directory, promotional support through Mydesk’s media and social partners, and partner discounts negotiated to reduce costs for services and tools. Mydesk framed these benefits as part of a broader effort to build meaningful infrastructure around local talent, rather than leaving entrepreneurs to navigate growth alone.
The community will operate on two membership tiers tailored to different stages of business development. The entry-level ‘Connect’ tier provides foundational access — notably monthly networking events and the online community — to help newer founders and freelancers build networks. The premium ‘Lead’ tier targets executives and established leaders, offering exclusive features such as executive roundtables, speaking slots and higher-level strategic networking opportunities aimed at scaling ventures and influence.
Mydesk listed five core values guiding the Launchpad — collaboration over competition, connection through community, growth through shared knowledge and innovation, empowerment, and sustainability — and said these principles underpin the design of its programmes and membership structure. The company positions the Launchpad as both a physical and virtual anchor for a more connected business ecosystem in Fiji, especially in the Western division where Nadi is a commercial hub.
Community lead Prerna Priyanka emphasised the initiative’s long-term ambition: “Fiji has always had the talent, and what we are building now is the infrastructure around that talent, the community, the knowledge and the connections that turn potential into real, lasting impact,” she said at the launch. The roll-out of the Launchpad marks a strategic move by the Nadi-based co-working provider to strengthen entrepreneurial infrastructure and shape the country’s future of work by offering sustained networking, capability-building and promotional channels for local businesses.
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