‘Tis the Season to Support Local
Celebrate the Holidays by Purchasing Locally Made Products
DBEDT Encourages Hawaiʻi Small Businesses to Complete Annual Fed Credit Survey
Data on Small Businesses is Limited—especially Data on How and Why Small Businesses Seek Financing.
Hawaiʻi Takes Flight at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport For Its First-Ever Hawaiʻi Pop-Up
The Aloha Market Powered by Mana Up is a 15-day Pop-up Shop Featuring More Than 40 Hawaiʻi Brands.
10th Made in Maui County Festival Boosts Small Businesses, Local Economy Following Fires
At the Hawaiian Airlines 10th Annual Made in Maui County Festival, Every Small Business Owner Has a Unique Story.
Funds Provided to Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival Exhibitors
Maui Small Businesses Hit by This Summer’s Wildfires Are Getting Financial Support to Participate in This Year’s Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival.
Department of Defense Awards $3.2 Million to DBEDT
Through the Grant Funding, DBEDT Will Establish a Military and Community Affairs Office.
Free Webinar Prepares Hawaiʻi Brands for 2024 Hankyu Hawaiʻi Fair
The Webinar is Free to Attend, but Registration is Required by 5:00 P.M. On Friday, October 13, 2023.
“Launch Your E-Commerce” 2-Day Workshop Presented by VBOC and MBDA
VBOC of the Pacific and the MBDA Enterprising Women of Color Business Center present the online workshop, “Launch Your E-Commerce”. The workshop will be held over two days and cover the basics of getting started and launching, then promoting, your e-commerce capability. Paolo Vidali of Hidden Gears, https://www.hiddengears.com/, will speak. DAY 1 – Tuesday, April 27th, […]
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Deadline Extended to May 31, 2021
An SBA-backed loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is a loan designed to provide a direct incentive for small businesses to keep their workers on payroll. Borrowers may be eligible for PPP loan forgiveness. SBA is currently offering PPP loans until May 31, 2021. President Biden announced program changes to […]
Office of Senator Schatz Updates Shuttered Venue Operators Grants
The SBA will begin accepting applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators (SVO) grant program on April 8. You can access the application portal here. Here are some steps you can take to prepare to apply: Attend the SBA’s informational webinar on the application process from 2:30 pm to 4 pm EDT on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. […]