Whether you’re just getting started or looking to scale, the Entrepreneur Bootcamp is designed to equip you with the tools, strategies, and connections you need to succeed.
Friday, September 26, 2025
8:00 am – 4 pm
UH Maui College Pilina Building, 2nd Floor Event Center
Presented by UH Maui College’s Maui Food Innovation Center and the YWCA Maui Women’s Business Center In partnership with agencies and organizations across Hawai‘i, including MEDB.
This hands-on entrepreneur bootcamp will give you essential tools, resources, and connections to grow your business. Gain insider strategies, actionable templates, and solutions tailored to your challenges — plus, network with Hawaii’s top business leaders and resource providers
Limited Seats – Register today to join in-person or virtually.
No cost workshops:
- Business Formation
- Business Planning
- Funding & Capital
- HR & Recruitment
- Marketing
- Networking
- Accounting
- Ecommerce
This event is at no cost to participants thanks to our sponsors and collaborators. We’re committed to reducing waste, so this event is BYOB – Bring Your Own Bottle! Refill stations will be available to keep you hydrated while minimizing single-use plastics.
Resource Partners You Can Meet On-Site
• Hawai’i Ag Foundation • Hawai’i Small Business Development Center • Maui Economic Development Board • Maui Economic Opportunity • Maui Farmers Network Support • Maui Food Innovation Center • Maui Pono Foundation • Operation HOPE • Pacific Media Group • UH Maui College • VBOC of the Pacific • YWCA Maui Women’s Business Center •
Schedule at a Glance
- 8:00 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast
- 8:30 AM | Opening & ‘Oli Blessing
- 8:50 AM | Motivator Speaker 1
- 9:45 AM | Choose Your Workshop:
- Business Start Up
- Financial Management
- Resource Partners
- 11:15 AM | Lunch Keynote Speaker 2
- 12:15 PM | Choose Your Workshop:
- Product Development & Innovation
- Creation of a Non-Profit Entity
- Finding Capital – Business Loans
- 1:25 PM | Choose Your Workshop:
- Social Media, Marketing & Branding
- Tech E-Commerce
- HR Staffing
- 2:40 PM | Motivator Speaker 3
- 3:15 PM | Panel – Success Stories: Kulia I Ka Nu’u (Strive for the Summit)
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Pau Hana Networking & MFIC Pitch Presentation Awards
Sponsors
ACB Logistics, Bank of Hawai’i, Central Pacific Bank, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawai’i USA FCU, Kohola Brewery, Maui County Office of Economic Development, Maui Economic Development Board, Maui Food Innovation Center, Maui Pono Foundation, Maui Wine, Operation HOPE, Pacific Business News, Pacific Media Group, YWCA Women’s Business Center