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Opportunity Zones Program
Hawaii designated 25 census tracts as Opportunity Zones to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities.
Community Based Economic Development (CBED)
CBED offers micro-loans up to $50,000, to eligible small businesses that support economic development in their communities.
Enterprise Zones
Your business may be eligible for tax breaks and other benefits through Hawaii’s Enterprise Zones Partnership (EZ) Program.
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Expand your business to global markets through export development by participating in the Hawaii State Trade Export Program.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Read More Hawaii Coffee Association’s 24th Annual Conference & Cupping CompetitionSUCCESS STORIES
Success stories about businesses that have benefited from BDSD programs.