Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 December 2012 — SBA GRADUATES EMERGING LEADERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SBA GRADUATES EMERGING LEADERS

The "e200" Emerging Leaders lnitiative graduated its second Hawai'i class, including three Native Hawaiians who have received OHA Mālama Loans. Loan recipients Nowel Dudoit-Alana, Charlie Bright and Liane Fu graduated from the U.S. Small Business Administration's executive-level training course, whieh provides small-business owners who show growth potential with the resources, skills and network to achieve the next level of success and sustainability. In Hawai'i, the nine-month class targets small businesses in underserved segments, such as those owned by Native Hawaiians. Pictured at the Nov. 7 ceremony at ING Direct Cafe in Waikīkī are, from left: Miehael Yasui, Corporate Environments lnternational LLC; Byron Goo, The Tea Chest; Jane Sawyer, SBA district director; Stanley Lau, Hawai'i īeeh Support/HTS lnformation Systems; Mylene Reyes, R&M Reyes Enterprise LLC; Bernadette Shafer Robins, Shafer's Roofing; Nowel Dudoit-Alana, Kalaka Nui ine.; Wendy Chang, Pacific Commercial Services LLC; Mark Spain, SBA deputy district director; Ann Kutaka, lnForm Design ine.; Theresa Schenk, Schenk Specialized Services LLC; Julie Percell, instructor; Bill Wong, AAC-Pacific LLC; Charlie Bright, BF Enterprise LLC dba Makiki Bank Shop; Liane Fu, the Wine Stop; Clinton Goo, Goko Restaurant Enterprises LLC dba Sizzler Restaurants. Missing: lris Terashima, ITerashima Environmental Services. Recruitment for the 201 3 class opens in mid-Jan-uary. To be eligible to participate, a business must be at least three years old, have annual revenues of $300,000 and have at least one employee. - Photo: Lisa Asato