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Student entrepreneurs get their start at summer launchpad

July 23, 2019

A kombucha and kava lounge and an online education platform for professional tattoo artists are some of the entrepreneurial possibilities from the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship's Summer Startup Launchpad.

UH Mānoa tech center co-sponsors Shark Tank inspired competition

July 8, 2019

The UH Mānoa Tech Center designed the LaunchPad competition, which will take place at the 2019 ACTFL World Languages Expo in Washington, D.C.

Entrepreneurial UH students win money, support

April 30, 2019

A team of UH Mānoa biology, business and mechanical engineering students earned first place in the 2019 Shidler College of Business Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship Business Plan Competition

Students, professionals invited to Koʻolau Creative Media Conference

April 22, 2019

Creative media artists and students interested in creative media are invited to Windward Community College’s second annual Koʻolau Creative Media Conference.

UH Hilo small business development center fully accredited

February 26, 2019

The Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center received another five years of accreditation by America’s Small Business Development Centers.

UH’s nationally recognized accelerator selects sixth cohort

January 30, 2019

The teams are eligible for up to $75,000 in seed capital, plus an additional $100,000 in follow-on funding, for a total XLR8UH-driven investment of $175,000.

Customizable walking device wins innovation challenge

December 5, 2018

Austin Yoshino and his idea called G-Trainer captured the top prize of $2,000 in the UH Breakthrough Innovation Challenge.

State’s marine aquaculture industry buoyed by new UH strategic partnership

November 1, 2018

The University of Hawaiʻi and state agencies formed a partnership to raise Hawaiʻi’s global visibility in marine aquaculture and to capitalize on the commercial opportunities available worldwide.

UH program gives student entrepreneurs hands-on training, $4,000 to kick-start business

June 19, 2018

The Summer Startup Launchpad, a program of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship, is a free, six-week intensive program that provides education and mentorship to help UH student founding teams evaluate an idea and launch a business.

Innovative collaborative meeting software solution wins UH Business Plan Competition

May 7, 2018

The UH Business Plan Competition is an intense, experiential program that provides mentorship, training and resources to UH students and faculty who want to learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur and start a business venture.