SBA – World Trade Month Programming

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As part of World Trade Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will conduct and participate in a series of webinars aimed at helping participants such as yourself gain valuable insights on strategies for international sales success.

Join HATCH Innovation Studio

The HATCH Innovation Studio is designed with early-stage projects in mind. Together with the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii (NELHA), this is an opportunity to validate your technology against a global network of aquaculture industry experts and scale.

Expand Your Export Sales While Mitigating Risk

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Our Export Credit Insurance empowers American exporters to safely offer competitive open account terms to international customers, while protecting against nonpayment. With EXIM’s backing, you’re able to meet customer demand and lock in margins you can depend on.

“Launch Your E-Commerce” 2-Day Workshop Presented by VBOC and MBDA

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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. […]

Office of Sen. Schatz Updates Details of the American Rescue Plan

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The page https://www.schatz.senate.gov/coronavirus will be updated continuously to reflect the most recent information. This page was last updated on March 6, 2021. On March 6, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan, a new COVID-19 relief package which will provide at least $6 billion in new federal funding to help Hawai’i families and local businesses during the pandemic. […]