#Small Business

Every month, local business experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to free workshops held at the Maui County Business Resource Center.

Every month, local business experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to free workshops held at the Maui County Business Resource Center.

The public will have the opportunity to learn about the significance of the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week conference in November in Honolulu. UHMC EdVenture is now offering a Complimentary Training on Sept 22 from 1 to 5pm in the Laulima Building Kahului Campus while space is available.

Last Friday, Noni Biotech International (NBI) headquarters in Haiku was the site of a small business discussion that included Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono.

Central Pacific Bank will host the US Small Business Administration “SBA Resource Day” at its Kahului Branch on Maui on Wednesday, September 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Starting August 29, Susie Theiman, former chief executive officer for Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Corporation (MEO-BDC), will assume a new leadership role as interim executive director for Lokahi Pacific.

SmartBusiness Hawaii (SBH) will hold a special business luncheon forum on Maui on Thursday, July 21, at 11:30 a.m, to 1:30 p.m. at the Maui Kahili Golf Course’s Nahele Banquet Room.

The Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce will be meeting tomorrow, June 14, at the Maui Tropic Plantation to elect new board members, and preview the upcoming 5th Annual Business Fest and Awards ceremony to be held in September 2011.

Hawaii Energy, though a partnership with Toshiba, is providing an opportunity to qualifying Hawaii small Businesses and nonprofit organizations to receive free, energy efficient LED lamps at no cost.

The Maui County Business Resource Center has announced several additional free business workshops featuring local business consultants and an attorney, including a special evening workshop on using Quickbooks for beginners.

Today, the County of Maui issued a Request for Proposals to furnish, deliver, install, operate, and maintain solar photovoltaic systems selling electricity to the county under a power purchase agreement to the Office of Economic Development of the County of Maui.

Last week the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) published the “Business Tax Index 2011: Best to Worst State Tax Systems for Entrepreneurship and Small Business” and Hawaii ranked 43rd out of 51, including the District of Columbia.

Karen Arawaka, the Small Business Advocate for Maui County, and the new manager at the Maui County Business Resource Center has outdone herself this month as she’s secured more speakers than ever to deliver expert advice and information on a wide variety of topics pertinent to Maui County small businesses.

Maui small business owners with eligible commercial real estate can soon secure more stable, long-term financing through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s temporary 504 refinancing program starting April 6.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened recruitment for its e200 Emerging Leaders Initiative for the first time in Hawaii.

Yesterday, the U. S. Small Business Administration Hawaii District Office announced the 2011 winners of the prestigious SBA Small Business Awards.

The County of Maui Office of Economic Development announced today its schedule of upcoming business startup, financing, and business development workshops for February.

The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a new, temporary program to help small business’ refinance their mortgage debt with a 504 loan.

The County of Maui Office of Economic Development announced today its schedule of upcoming business startup, financing, and business development workshops for February.

First Hawaiian Bank reported net income of $50.2 million for the fourth quarter 2010, a 4.0 percent gain over the comparable fourth quarter.