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Creative Lab Hawaii Call for Submissions: Monday, April 11 to Friday, May 6, 2016 What: Web-Series – Producers Immersive: June 6 to June 10, 2016Mobile Game App – Producers Immersive: June 13 to June 17, 2016 Where:The Modern Honolulu, Honolulu, HI Interested?Contact creativelab808@gmail.com Need more info?Go to: www.creativelab.hawaii.gov View the event flyer. Feedback Form Was this ...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Small, non-farm businesses in Hawaii County are now eligible to apply for low‑interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought in Hawaii County that began on April 5, 2016, announced Director Tanya N. Garfield of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center ‑ ...
Read More SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Available to Hawaii Small Businesses

DBEDT is pleased to announce that it will participate for the first time ever at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 3-6, 2016. A limited number of booths are being offered in the Hawaii Pavilion for $75 per ½ booth or $175 per full booth.  This show is suited for ...
Read More Booth Space Now Available for Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2016

DBEDT continued its support of small business owners and entrepreneurs by co-presenting with Leeward Community College the semi-annual Hawaii Small Business Fair on Saturday, February 20, 2016. The one-day event featured more than 29 workshops and over 35 exhibitors from federal, state and local agencies and non-profit organizations. These workshops and exhibits provide an opportunity ...
Read More DBEDT Co-Presents Small Business Fair at Leeward Community College

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Leeward Community College will host the Spring 2016 Hawaii Small Business Fair, sponsored in partnership by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT).  The free one-day event will feature 29 workshops and over 30 exhibitors from federal, state and local agencies and non-profit organizations. Watch the Hawaii News Now video to ...
Read More Leeward Community College hosting free workshop for small businesses

HiSTEP – Export Readiness Program (HiSTEP-ERP) As part of the HiSTEP platform, DBEDT is offering the Export Readiness Program (HiSTEP – ERP), which are training programs with the goal of preparing Hawaii companies to begin or expand their export market development. Export University is an introductory program covering key export topics and open to all ...
Read More DBEDT Offers Export Training Programs

(Honolulu) – Leeward Community College will host the Spring 2016 Hawaii Small Business Fair, sponsored in partnership by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT). The free one-day event will feature 29 workshops and over 30 exhibitors from federal, state and local agencies and non-profit organizations. These free workshops and exhibits provide an opportunity ...
Read More Hawaii Small Business Fair Offers Free Workshops, February 20, 2016

Come join the Hawaii Pavilion at the BIO International 
Convention June 6-9, 2016 in San Francisco! Organized by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) with collaborators: High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC), University of Hawaii (UH), UH John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), and UH Hawaii Cancer Center, the Hawaii Pavilion at ...
Read More Save the Date for the BIO International Convention

On Thursday, October 15, 2015, the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Maria Contreras-Sweet formally announced the awarding of $750,000 to the State of Hawaii for the SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) and presented a check to Governor David Ige during a special event at the Foreign Trade Zone No. 9.   Several ...
Read More SBA Administrator Contreras-Sweet Presents STEP Funds To Governor Ige

Governor David Y. Ige, First Lady Dawn Amano-Ige and representatives of Hawaii traveled to Okinawa in recognition of the 30th Anniversary Hawaii-Okinawa Sister-State/Prefecture Relationship. During the visit, official government meetings were held with U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and U.S. Consul General Joel Ehrendreich to encourage support of Hawaii’s renewable energy programs as well as the ...
Read More Governor David Ige Encourages Increased Collaboration with Okinawa