Kopi-Like Gammon, the owner of KLG & Co Business Consultants, shared how her firm has been playing a vital role in converting small informal businesses into formal, compliant enterprises. Speaking about her experience as a long-standing Business Link Pacific (BLP) advisor since 2019, Kopi described the journey as a worthy course challenging but deeply rewarding.
“We started from scratch, working with first-time business owners and informal vendors who lacked proper financial records,” Kopi said. She explained that many SMEs only realize the importance of compliance when seeking loans or government contracts. “That’s where we come in. No business is too small. Everyone with an idea is a businessperson,” she added.
KLG & Co supports businesses by helping them register with the IPA, obtain TINs, open bank accounts, and set up cloud-based accounting systems such as QuickBooks and Xero. “Your business is safer in the cloud. We trust technology to keep records secure,” she said.
Beyond start-ups, the firm also assists with monthly tax and GST compliance, income tax returns, and even de-registration for businesses that cease to operate. “We encompass the whole business cycle,” Kopi explained.
Working closely with partners like BLP, CEFI, and financial institutions such as Tisa Bank, KLG & Co bridges the gap between informal enterprise and formal opportunity. “We believe in getting things right. SMEs must be compliant to grow,” she emphasized.
Sharing a recent success story, Kopi spoke of a client who now operates a fuel distribution business after starting out as a small service station. “He had the energy and passion to go the extra mile. That’s the drive we want to inspire in every SME.”
“PNG has a brighter future. Today’s SMEs can become tomorrow’s corporate’s and we’re here to help make that happen,” she concluded.
Image Caption: Kopi-Like Grammon
