MEO Graduates Present Business Plans to Local Bankers

Graduate Jose Castellanos receives a certificate of achievement from Craig Swift, the director of the Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center. Courtesy photo.

By Sonia Isotov

Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center graduated 15 students from its Core Four Business Planning course on April 23.

At the graduation ceremony and dinner, the soon-to-be entrepreneurs were able to talk with Maui business bankers who volunteered their time to review the students’ business plans and provided additional guidance in operating a successful business.

Maui Economic Opportunity regularly delivered the Core Four Business Planning program which is a 36-hour course on how to write a business plan and teaching students what is needed to start, operate and grow a business.

The next course series begins on Tuesday, May 7 and runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. two days a week through June 17. The course is held at Maui Economic Opportunity’s Family Center at 99 Mahalani Street in Wailuku.

For more information on the Core Four Business Planning course, please call Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. at (808) 249-2990.