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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Russell E. Ruderman was named the State of Hawaii Small Business Person of the Year, 2015 by the US Small Business Administration Hawaii District Office. Along with awardees in eight other categories, Ruderman was honored by colleagues on the Senate and House floor. The award was given to Ruderman as president and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), MBDA Business Center Honolulu and state Department of Transportation will host a free all-day government contracting workshop for small businesses 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kuakini Tower in Kona. The event will cover registering in the System for Award Management (SAM), applying for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U. S. Small Business Administration has announced the Hawaii winners of the prestigious 2013 SBA Small Business Awards. Each year, SBA honors outstanding small business owners, entrepreneurs and advocates who best illustrate the important contributions of small business to a vibrant local economy and thriving community. “The SBA Small Business Awards shine […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Gilbert Kahele, along with his colleagues, has honored Hawaii recipients of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2012 Awards with a Certificate of Recognition. Big Island residents Michael Tokunaga received the 2012 Small Business of the Year Award and Constance Cate received the 2012 Home-Based Business Champion of the Year Award. They were […]

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Federal low-interest loans offered to residents, businesses; reps will be on site March 31-April 21

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Majority of losses on Big Isle; governor seeks disaster declarations from Obama, SBA

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MEDIA RELEASE Timothy Ashcraft, assistant vice president and Kaloko Branch manager, Hawaii Community Federal Credit Union, has earned a Gold Award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) as one of Hawaii’s top lending officers. The Small Business Administration’s Lending Officer of the Year Awards program acknowledges an individual officer for his or her SBA loan-making […]

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Each year the Small Business Administration honors the most outstanding small firms in Hawaii to recognize their achievements and highlight the importance of small firms to a vibrant local economy.

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MEDIA RELEASE If your small business is stressed meeting expenses during these economic times, the U.S. Small Business Administration has a new loan program designed just for you. SBA’s America’s Recovery Capital Loan Program can provide up to $35,000 in short-term relief for viable small businesses facing immediate financial hardship to help ride out the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lauded for “the outstanding ability to create success,” Dr. John D. Stover, D.D.S, M.D, Ph.D., is the 2009 Small Business Person of the Year for Hawaii County.  Stover received the prestigious award April 24 at the 22nd annual Statewide Small Business Administration (SBA) Awards Luncheon at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. “I’m very honored […]

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