Five local nonprofits have been selected for the Hawaii state business department’s accelerator program. The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism recently launched its community-based economic development accelerator, called the CBED Accelerator. The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement’s technical assistance services is administering the program, and will help each business develop a customized plan ...
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Honolulu, HI—The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) recently launched a community-based economic development accelerator program, the CBED AcceleratorTM. CNHA-Technical Assistance Services administers the program designed to accelerate community-based economic development in Hawaii. The first five nonprofit organizations have been selected for the CBED AcceleratorTM, which will specifically assist organizations in the development ...
Read More Five Community-based Nonprofits Selected for New CBED Accelerator
Nearly 300 business owners and individuals with start-up ideas and businesses benefitted from a day spent at the no cost Hawaii Small Business Fair, held on Saturday, August 8th at Honolulu Community College (HCC). Co-hosted by DBEDT, attendees enjoyed a wide range of thirty (30) business workshop topics that included: Copyrights, Patents & Trademarks, Financing ...
Read More Valuable Insights Shared with Entrepreneurs at the Hawaii Small Business Fair
by Paul Drewes, KITV, Saturday, August 8, 2015 Hundreds of Hawaii residents went back to school today, to launch their entrepreneurial dreams. KITV 4’s Paul Drewes checked out the Small Business Fair at HCC. Watch the video at KITV. Feedback Form Was this page helpful? Yes No Tell us why (optional)Please be as detailed ...
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by Erika Engle, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, August 7, 2015 The instruction that you should make lemonade if life gives you lemons sort of applies to Matt Castro of Keaau, Hawaii island. Rather than lemons however, life gave him a stroke in 2011, effectively ending his career as a union carpenter. He didn’t make lemonade. Instead, he ...
Read More Dried fish hooked him early and nowadays it’s a business
What: DBEDT presents the New Products Showcase in the Pikake Room, at the 2015 Made in Hawaii Festival The Festival is a 3-day showcase of “Made in Hawaii” products, including food, books, art, gifts, fashions, plants, crafts, produce and more. Plus cooking demonstrations and ongoing entertainment. When: Friday – Sunday, August 21-23, 2015 Friday, August ...
Read More DBEDT Presents the New Product Showcase at Made in Hawaii
On July 10, 2015, Governor David Ige and Hawaii’s Okinawan community welcomed Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga and members of his delegation to Hawaii at a colorful cultural reception at Washington Place. It was an auspicious occasion that joined together business, government and community representatives from both regions to celebrate and acknowledge Hawaii’s 30th Anniversary Sister-State ...
Read More Hawaii Honors 30th Anniversary Sister-State Relationship at Washington Place
Hawaii Governor David Ige and Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) for Clean and Efficient Energy Development and Deployment during the “Hawaii-Okinawa Energy Innovation Forum,” a historic event held on July 10, 2015, in the Chamber of the State House of Representatives, Hawaii State Capitol. The Forum was held in recognition ...
Read More The State of Hawaii and Okinawa Prefecture Reaffirm Commitment on Renewable Energy Cooperation
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/Pacific Business News/ Demystify the general excise tax, create your own app, or ace a marketing plan with advice from experts at the biannual 2015 Small Business Fair next month. The fair
will
give individuals the opportunity to learn from experts how to set up a business, create ...
Read More Federal, local experts to share advice for small businesses at Hawaii fair
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