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MEP Success Stories from Hawaii

Phase I to Phase III Success through the Hawaii SBIR Program

Reported Year
2022
PSHI had found much success as an 8(a) company, however they wanted to continue to grow and move into SBIR R&D projects. In 2012, the company had launched their Financial Audit Compliance Enhancement Tool (FACET) with the U.S. Navy to great success. FACET focuses on eliminating paper waste while enhancing financial record management. It converts

Honolulu Cookie Company - Metal Detector Audit and Food Safety Training

Reported Year
2022
In 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic halted tourism in Hawaii and in turn closed the direct-to-consumer retail locations of the Honolulu Cookie Company. With this revenue stream diminished, the company looked for different ways to reach consumers in order to preserve the business and employees’ jobs. Previously Costco had shown interest in Honolulu Cookie

Big Island Coffee Roasters - Mana Up Program

Reported Year
2022
At the beginning of 2018 management began looking into business accelerators and exploring the idea of raising capital in order to continue growing and expanding the business. The overwhelming positive response to their product had shown that the coffee aficionado customer base was there and growing, and to meet demand, future business expansion

eCommerce Program - Jade Foods

Reported Year
2021
Deanne Ho, Jade Food president, knew for some time that the company website needed an update to become more visually appealing to increase online sales. When COVID-19 halted regular business operations and the company could no longer operate their will-call window point of sale, she knew it was time to update the company website to accommodate

For J's Hawaii E-Commerce Program

Reported Year
2021
As a food manufacturing business that served the tourist market in Hawaii, the COVID-19 pandemic left For J’s Hawaii with a sense of uncertainty of the future. Tourism to Hawaii came to a halt in 2020 and the company needed to find new ways to reach their customers. She knew the company website could use an update but was looking for information

Dana Labels E-Commerce Program

Reported Year
2021
Owners Craig and Susan Hanes knew that they needed to update the Dana Labels company website to make it more user friendly. The current business climate, propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, showed them the importance of e-commerce and they knew that it was time for a website refresh. However, they would need guidance and assistance in creating the
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