Join us for a day of learning! We’ll be covering SBA Certifications for small businesses, how veterans can access the State’s Surplus Program, how to find contracting opportunities with HI-PTAC’s Bid Match, and tips for navigating the City permitting process.
Our guest speakers from the Small Business Administration (SBA), Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC), and Hawaii Procurement Technical Assistance Center (HI-PTAC), will present throughout the morning:
Lori Hiramatsu, (VBOC): SBA VETCert and the State Surplus Program
Michael Youth, (SBA): 8(a) Certification & Native Hawaiian Organization Certification
Erin Kanehira (HI-PTAC): Women-Owned Business Certification and HUBZones
Following that, Clayton Shimazu, the Customer Service Program Administrator from the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Permitting and Planning, will cover the basics of City and County Building Permitting and frequently asked questions regarding businesses. To respect the time of all attendees, the Q&A on City and County Building Permitting will only cover general questions about the permitting process. Questions specific to an individual’s permit will not be taken.
After our scheduled presentations, attendees will be offered short 1:1 business counseling on the certifications covered. Sign-ups for the counseling sessions (20 min each) will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis, if you’d like to register for a 1:1 please come before the presentations at 8:30 a.m.
To ensure we can serve as many businesses as possible, please come prepared to seek counseling on only one certification:
8(a) Certification
Women-owned Small Business (WOSB)
Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB)
Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO)
Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert)
HUBZone Program
Bid Match – finding contracting opportunities
Only 100 spots/persons will be allowed to attend the event so in consideration for others, please be sure to cancel your ticket if you are unable to attend.
For more information, please email bce@honolulu.gov.
