Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 32, Number 3, 1 March 2015 — Business networking [ARTICLE]

Business networking

The U.S. Small Business Administration invites entrepreneurs who are starting or wanting to grow their small business to a free gathering in Wai'anae on Tuesday, March 10. The Business-to-Business Matchmaking session will be held at the Wai'anae Coast Comprehensive Heahh Center's Ka'aha'aina Cafe Dining Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It offers a workshop and matchmaking session that provides an opportunity to speak one-on-one with professionals and government agencies in 10- to 15-minute sessions, ask questions and make your best pitch. Participating agencies are: the Hawai'i State Business Action Center (BAC), Small Business Development Center (SBDC), state Department of Transportation (DOT), Minority Business Development Agency Center (MBDA), Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), Patsy T. Mink Center for Business & Leadership (MCBL), Hawai'i State Workforce Development Division (WDD), Hawai'i state Agriculture, loeal lenders and the SBA. Pre-registration is required, but walk-ins will be accepted on a space-available basis. For information, contact Mary Dale at (808) 541-2990 x211, mary.dale@sba.gov or visit www. sba.gov/hi and eliek on the events calendar. ■