Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 12, 1 December 1996 — Ka nūhou mai Alu Like [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka nūhou mai Alu Like

Entrepreneurship Training Program For Hawaiians interested in starting up or expanding a business, the Alu Like Business Development Center's Entrepreneurship Training class scheduled is as follows: Dec. 14 - Honolulu One day workshop: Home Based Businesses Jan. 7 - Feb. 13 Honolulu ETP six week *Business Roundtable week nights Jan. 11 - Feb. 15 Hilo ETP six week core course Feb. 25 - Apr. 10 Honolulu ETP seven week core course week nights The following classes are eaeh conducted over a period of six consecutive Saturdays. The Honolulu class will be held at the Maunakea Market Plaee and the Waimānalo class will be held a the Waimānalo Community/School Library. Eaeh Saturday class runs for six hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Subjects covered are business attitudes, marketing, organization, financial management, business planning and ongoing management. The two workshops will be held at the Maunakea Street location and will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Guest speakers from the IRS and State Tax Office will be featured for the tax workshop. Space is Umited. To receive further information and applications eall: O'ahu 524-1225; Maui 242-9774; Hawai'i 961-2625; Kaua'i 245-8545. Student Recruitment Classes

The Hawai'i Computer Training Center (HICTC), an Alu Like ine. Project, announces testing of applicants for admission into its Class 29 whieh will eommenee on January 6, 1997 and end on April 18, 1997. Testing concludes on December 6, 1996 at 1120 Maunakea Street, Suite 200, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The 15-week tuition free program runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily and will include all of the following: Business Mathematics/ Communications Cortez Peters Championship Typing Ten Key Office Procedures Operations of the IBM PC (Wordprocessing / Spreadsheets / Data Base) Job Readiness Preparation Job Placement Assistance Hawaiian Culture Awareness Anyone who could use this training but can't afford it on his own should take advantage of this excellent opportunity to prepare for employment in the business world. Priority will be given to native Hawaiians and those seeking entry level positions after completion of training. For more information, please contact the Hawai'i Computer Training Center at 532-3655. Center hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.

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