34 Graduate from Maui Business Entrepreneur Planning Course

First Hawaiian Bank Vice President and Business Banking Team Leader Bard Peterson is one of the many bankers who volunteered time to review business plans and products of Core Four graduates. Photo courtesy MEO.

By Wendy Osher

A total of 34 entrepreneurs graduated from the latest Core Four Business Planning course offered by Maui Economic Opportunity, the organization announced.

The 36-hour course provides instruction on how to write a business plan, and gain guidance on how to start, operate and grow a business.

During the course students also receive guidance from local commercial lenders who review plans and offer suggestions for improvement.

Students who successfully completed the course  received a Certificate of Achievement from the MEO Business Development Program at a celebration dinner held on August 19.

Organization leaders say the next edition of the six-week series runs from Sept. 9 to Oct. 21, and includes meetings two days a week from 6 to 9 p.m. at the MEO Family Center in Wailuku.  Introductory sessions are scheduled on Tuesday, Sept. 2, and Thursday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the MEO Family Center; and on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Maui County Business Resource Center at the Maui Mall.

Further information is available by calling MEO at 249-2990.