New Airport Hotel Site of Small Business Forum

Courtyard by Marriott Maui next to Costco, map courtesy R.D. Olson Development.

By Sonia Isotov

A free small business resource forum, entitled “Launch Your Dreams into Reality,” will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Courtyard Maui Kahului Airport hotel.

The event is sponsored by the Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism’s (DBEDT) Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program, the Hawaii Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program, the Business Action Center, Hawaii Small Business Development Centers, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Maui small business owners and entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend this event. Information available will include but not be limited to:

• Available EZ tax credits for business
• Micro-loans available for small agricultural businesses, startups and expansions
• Technical assistance and business planning for small business
• Business registration assistance.

For more information and to register email to  [email protected].  The registration deadline for the event is Oct. 3.

Vendors interested in participating can get more information by email to [email protected] or call (808) 587-2757.