First 31 county micro-agriculture grants awarded by MEO
The first 31 of the third round of Maui County Micro Agriculture Grants – with an average amount of $25,000 – were awarded Monday by Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center. More than 110 grants are expected to be awarded with the $3 million from the...
MEO Core Four Business Planning Course series begins Jan 3
The first Core Four Business Planning series of 2023 begins Tuesday, Jan. 3 at…
Malama Speech Therapy Services wins in MEO’s Best Business Plan contest
Malama Speech Therapy Services wins $25,000 in MEO’s Best Business Plan contest…
MEO Core Four Business Planning Classes Daytime series begins Nov 15
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Core Four Business Planning series will begin a daytime series of classes starting Tuesday, Nov. 15. MEO’s Business Development Center offers the course Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m., in-person at MEO Family...
20 youth learn about money-budgeting life in MEO Teen Financial Literacy workshop
Twenty intermediate and high school youth received an introduction to the basics of personal finance and budgeting – and an awakening to adulthood and life – in Maui Economic Opportunity’s two-day Teen Financial Literacy workshop this week. Comments from the attendees...
Agricultural Micro Grant informational meetings Oct 12 & 13
Two informational workshops on the Maui County Agricultural Micro Grant Program 3.0 will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12, at MEO Family Center in Wailuku and Thursday, Oct. 13, at Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. Grant application and award information...
MEO Agricultural Micro Grant Program
Applications for the popular Agricultural Micro Grant Program 3.0 – which offers up to $25,000 to Maui County small farmers and ranchers – will be available beginning Monday, Oct. 17.
Another Teen Financial Literacy Workshop set during Fall Break
Maui Economic Opportunity’s popular Teen Financial Literacy Workshop will be held in-person during Fall Break on Oct. 3 and 5 at MEO in Wailuku. The two-session program offered through MEO’s Business Development Center covers budgeting and savings, basic banking,...
Business grants available to MEO Core Four students
Maui Economic Opportunity’s Core Four Business Planning series will begin Sept. 6 and run for five weeks with graduates eligible for up to $25,000 in grants for business start-up expenses. MEO’s Business Development Center offers the course Tuesdays and Thursdays,...
MEO Business Development Center offering credit counseling services
Residents facing worrisome credit debt or needing advice on managing their student loans can now turn to Maui Economic Opportunity’s Business Development Center for help. The Business Development Center recently certified staff members on Maui and Moloka‘i as national...
Business grants of up to $25k available to MEO Core Four students
Applications are being accepted for Maui Economic Opportunity’s Core Four Business Planning series that offers the opportunity upon course completion to submit a business plan for review – with the top nine plans eligible for grants of up to $25,000 for start-up...
The MEO Minute 26
*On Wednesday's* The MEO Minute on Akaku's The Maui Daily, Business Development Center Director David Daly talks about a new credit counseling program. His segment appears at about the 12 minute mark, preceded by a report on the MEO administered ‘Ai Hua farmers market...