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Hirono, Markey press SBA administrator on audit targeting underserved businesses
“SBA’s announcement has left many businesses scrambling to meet the agency’s extensive document requested under a short deadline with unclear guidance, while raising concerns about how businesses’ information will be used and secured,” the senators said.
CPB earns multiple awards from the US Small Business Administration
Central Pacific Bank earned several honors by the US Small Business Administration as the top lender in Hawaiʻi for 2024. This achievement includes the prestigious SBA Lender of the Year, Category II award for Hawaiʻi, a recognition CPB has now received 16 times since 2004.
US Small Business Administration invests in Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansion Program
The US Small Business Administration has awarded the Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism $525,000 to continue the Hawaiʻi State Trade Expansion Program.
Workshops and webinars offering skills, networking and more with National Small Business Week
With National Small Business Week (April 29-May 3) coming up, a number of workshops and programs are available to small businesses of Maui to build skills and connections. Co-presented by Maui Economic Development Board, workshops include helping sub-contractors to work with government; teaching how to use Quickbooks for business; building a capability statement; and exploring the work of the Maui Food Innovation Center.
SBA Disaster Loan deadline for applications related to the Maui wildfires is days away
The US Small Business Administration’s deadline for Federal Disaster Loan applications related to the Maui wildfires is Jan. 25, 2024.
Council members to host wildfire relief informational meeting for religious leaders
Council Vice Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura (Upcountry residency District) and Presiding Officer Pro Tempore Tasha Kama (Kahului residency district) today announced they will host a wildfire relief “Resources for Religious Leaders” informational meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023 from 9 a.m. to noon at the UH Maui College Pilina Building Events Center.
FEMA job fair, Sept. 30 in Kahului
FEMA has 100 temporary vacancies on Maui and Oahu that start as 120-day appointments and may be extended up to one year. The SBA positions can be for at least a year and, in some cases, as long as seven years, some with a travel requirement.
SBA Launches Portal to Begin Accepting Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applications, April 8
The U.S. Small Business Administration launched a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application portal in anticipation of opening applications for the critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8, 2021.