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Would you like to sell directly to Japanese consumers and explore exporting to Japan? The Hankyu Hawaii Fair is looking for authentic products made in Hawaii, from apparel to accessories and jewelry, to packaged food items and other gifts. DBEDT is very pleased to continue our successful partnership with the Hankyu Hanshin Department Stores, organizers ...
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The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) invites Hawaii companies to join the Hawaii Pavilion at FABEX (The World Food and Beverage Expo) Japan 2020 trade show, April 15 -17, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. The Hawaii Pavilion will feature made in Hawaii food products to over 70,000 qualified food buyers from retail, food ...
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55 HAWAII COMPANIES FIND EXPORTING SUCCESS AT 2019 TOKYO INTERNATIONAL GIFT SHOW HONOLULU – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced an award of $511,000 to the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) enabling the continuation of the Hawaii State Trade Expansion Program (HiSTEP).  This award will help provide small ...
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The U.S. DOT Small Business Transportation Resource Center – Southwest Region, in partnership with the Hawaii Department of Transportation, presents the 2019 Summer Initiative: Access to Capital and Debt Financing Program. Attendees will learn about what types of financing are appropriate for their needs, what lenders look for from potential borrowers and alternatives to traditional ...
Read More Learn About Capital and Debt Financing for Your Small Business

HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) today released the 2018 edition of the “State of Hawaii Data Book.” The book is in electronic form and is available on the DBEDT website at: dbedt.hawaii.gov/economic/databook/. The data may be downloaded in whole or in part as either PDF or Excel files.    The ...
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The Community Based Economic Development (CBED) program of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), in partnership with the Hawaii Farm Bureau, the Department of Agriculture and Pineapple Crate, presented a workshop for farmers on July 31, 2019. Wayne Thom, CBED Manager, presented useful information about CBED’s Mirco Loan Program and the Enterprise ...
Read More DBEDT on the Road – An Evening at Whitmore Village

In collaboration with the Hawaii Farm Bureau, DBEDT’s Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program and Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program will take part as an exhibitor at the Hawaii Coffee Association’s 24th Annual Conference and Cupping Competition to be held on July 25, 2019 through July 27, 2019 at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference ...
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Waianae Small Business Symposium

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 in CBED, EZ, News

In collaboration with the Waianae Economic Development Council, DBEDT’s Community-Based Economic Development (CBED) Program and Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program will take part as an exhibitor and conduct a workshop for small business financing and Hawaii Enterprise Zone benefits at the Waianae Small Business Symposium to be held on July 27, 2019 at the Kamehameha Schools ...
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The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), in partnership with the Hawaii Farm Bureau (HFB), State Department of Agriculture (DOA) and Pineapple Crate, are conducting a free workshop that will provide information to help new and established agricultural businesses become more aware of financial resources and technical assistance available to them through DBEDT, ...
Read More Farmer Workshop – Enterprise Zones & HDOA Agriculture Loans

The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism is surveying company interest in participating in a pavilion of Hawaii companies at the Natural Products Expo West Show, March 4-7, 2020, in Anaheim, CA. The Hawaii Pavilion will be in the Hot Products section of the show which will not be located on the main floor ...
Read More Interest Form for Hawaii Pavilion at Natural Products Expo West Show