Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 12, 1 December 1990 — Yim named to SBA National Council [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Yim named to SBA National Council

Susan Engeleiter, administrator ot the U.b. Small Business Administration, announced that Walter P. Yim has been appointed to represent Hawai'i as a member of the Small Business Administration Nahonal Advisory Council in Washinqton, D.C. Yim is chairman of the OHA Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund board of directors.

"The Small Business Administration is the only agency of the government created specifically to assist small business," said Engeleiter. "We rely heavily on the dedicated volunteer services to our National Advisory Council. Yim's advice and counsel ean make a significant contribution to the eeonomie growth of small business in Hawai'i and the Nation." Yim has been an entrepreneur and small business owner for the past 15 years.

Yim's term officially began on Oct. 1, 1990 and will run through Sept. 30, 1991. "My areas of interest are government regulation, taxation and fiscal policy, and insurance and health care," Yim said. "I've always been a devout advocate of small business ownership. In working with my eolleagues, perhaps we ean make a difference." Yim has been actively involved within the Hawaiian community on the board of trustees of Kawaiahao Church, the advisory board of Kawaiahao Child Care Center, the loeal Selective Service Commission (a federal appointment), and the Honolulu Community Action Program. Born and raised in Hawai'i, Yim is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor's degree in business administration.

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