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Hawaii Entrepreneur Pitch Competition

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:36:51 +0000

Now accepting applications for the Hawaii Entrepreneur Pitch Competition – State Wide

Deadline to apply is January 19

As part of the Road to IPO event, we invite Hawaii entrepreneurs to participate in the 2011 Hawaii Entrepreneur Pitch Competition. This Pitch Competition focuses on “Venture Ready Companies”, referring to companies who are currently raising venture financing.

Participating companies will get coaching, an opportunity to pitch to investors and a chance to win a VC Networking trip to Silicon Valley. The event targets “VC Ready” companies and is held over a period of about one month for participating companies.

Companies who qualify for the event will be assigned a coach who will work with members of the team to perfect the pitch. There will be a “semi-final” pitch round held February 16 leading up to the final round. The final round will be held February 23 in conjunction with a NASDAQ IPO Workshop.

Entrepreneurs from every island are welcome to participate!
Please note that if selected, entrepreneurs need to be present at the semi-final pitch round on February 16 and the final pitch round on February 23 (in conjunction with the IPO workshop).

NASDAQ Road to IPO

admin — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:14:32 +0000

Visit: www.enterprisehonolulu.com/roadtoipo/

The Road to IPO event will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.

The first half of the event will be an IPO workshop to educate Hawaii’s entrepreneurs and investors on the factors behind the recent increase in IPO activity in the US markets and to provide a discussion forum for entrepreneurs to learn from experienced NASDAQ market experts, venture capitalists and company executives how to prepare their companies for an IPO.

The second half of the workshop will be a Venture Capital Pitch Competition where three Hawaii companies will compete for the grand prize of an all expenses paid networking week in Silicon Valley where they will meet with potential investors and attend tech and VC related functions (Grand Prize includes travel to Silicon Valley for two, accommodation 6 nights, pre-arranged meetings with Venture Capital investors, sessions with VC consultants and registration for VC related conferences/workshops).

Entrepreneurial Development Programs – A Best Practices Symposium

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:21:11 +0000

Thursday, December 16, 2010
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Pacific Guardian Center, Ground Level Conf. Room

On December 16, 2010 a symposium on the current best practices in entrepreneurial development programs will be held at the Pacific Guardian Center, Ground Floor Conference Room, Makai Tower from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Pau Hana to follow.

The purpose of the symposium is to allow participants from Hawaii’s state and local government, the technology industry, technology investment organizations, and other organizations interested in supporting the development of a viable technology sector to learn from the experiences of other states that have implemented successful entrepreneurial development programs.

This is the second consecutive Tech Symposium held in Hawaii. For information on the 2009 Tech Symposium, click here

The cost to attend is $25 – click here to register.

For more information, visit www.enterprisehonolulu.com/techsymposium2010/

Entrepreneurial Development Programs
A Best Practices SymposiThursday, December 16, 2010
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Pacific Guardian Center, Ground Level Conf. Roomum

HiTEN Meeting Tuesday, October 26

admin — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:35:22 +0000

HiTEN Meeting – Tuesday, October 26

Tuesday, October 26, 2010
11:30am – 1pm (Note: different meeting time from usual)
- feel free to bring your own lunch to the meeting Manoa Innovation Center 2nd Floor Conference Room ~ Please RSVP if you have not already done so. Thank you ~

Agenda:
Tracy Taira and Krystal Lee of PACE (Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship & E-Business) at the UH Shidler College of Business will discuss the Center’s new initiatives and events to support entrepreneurship and start-up business opportunities.

Energy Efficiency Workshop

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 01:12:00 +0000

Special Limited Time Funding Offer for Energy Studies

Short and Long Term Energy Efficiency Saving Solutions Workshop
for Industry and Manufacturers.

Who Should Attend?
Food processing, construction materials, management consulting, electronics, metals, secondary wood, textile, biotech and many other small and medium‐sized
businesses. Almost every business in Hawaii that develops products can take advantage of these services. We serve all industries and all companies who are willing to invest time and resources into Hawaii’s future.

Call 521-1443 to sign up today.
Limited seating available.
Register by October 18, 2010.

Or send registration with your name,
company and contact info to:
hawaiienergy@saic.com

For more information, view the event flyer here.

Steve Case: Nov. 1 Kipapa i ke Ala Lecture Speaker

admin — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:51:48 +0000

The Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship is pleased to invite you to the next Kipapa i ke Ala lecture, featuring America Online Co-founder Steve Case. Steve is also Chairman of Revolution and The Case Foundation.

“A Conversation with Steve Case”

Monday, November 1, 2010

5:00 p.m. Interview with Susan Yamada

5:45 p.m. Q&A with audience

Ala Moana Hotel Hibiscus Ballroom

1450 Ala Moana Boulevard

Admission is free.

Parking is available for $2 in the hotel garage, accessible from Mahukona Street

RSVP is required by October 25th. Please register online at www.shidler.hawaii.edu/kipapa

About Steve Case

Steve Case launched Revolution, a company that seeks to drive transformative change by shifting power to consumers, in April of 2005. Revolution’s mission is to partner with entrepreneurs in building businesses that give people more choice, control and convenience in important areas of their lives. Revolution’s current activities are focused on companies in the health, resort, wellness and digital sectors.

Prior to starting Revolution, Steve was the Chair and CEO of America Online, Inc., and later, the Chairman of AOL Time Warner. As the co-Founder of AOL, Steve played an integral role in building the world’s largest Internet company and helped transform how people communicate, learn and conduct business. AOL brought millions of Americans their first connection to the Internet and drove worldwide adoption of a medium that has become more valuable than the telephone or television. Steve also ensured that AOL led the industry on issues like making the Internet a safe place for children, bridging the “digital divide,” and investing in online philanthropy. Steve is currently Chairman of Exclusive Resorts LLC as well as two non-profit organizations, the Case Foundation, a private family foundation he established in 1997 with his wife Jean and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2), an entrepreneurial approach to funding brain cancer research that he founded in 2001 with his late brother Dan. In addition, Steve was a founding organizer of Business Strengthening America and has served as vice chair of the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy. He was also honored with the National Mentoring Partnership Leadership Award.

Steve was born and raised in Hawaii, where he remains a leading advocate for combining respect for the islands’ native culture and environment with job creation and economic growth. He is a major investor in two Hawaii businesses — Grove Farm of Kauai and Maui Land & Pineapple — that are developing fresh operating models for the agriculture industry and sustainable communities for residents and visitors.

Steve has resided in the Washington, DC area for the past two decades. Revolution’s headquarters are in downtown Washington.

UH Technology Fall 2010 Showcase

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:47:53 +0000

Date: Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Time: 8:45a.m. Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Program

Place: The Bankers Club 30th Floor of the First Hawaiian Center 999 Bishop Street

RSVP: ltaylor2@hawaii.edu or 956-9035 by Friday, September 24

Who should attend: Technology firms, venture investors tracking early stage technologies and others interested in innovative R&D

. . . → Read More: UH Technology Fall 2010 Showcase

Upcoming Event: HSBP October 21st: Ambassador Lauren Moriarty – APEC Hawaiian Style

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:46:09 +0000

APEC Hawaiian Style: Challenges & Opportunities
Ambassador Lauren Kahea Moriarty

CLICK HERE to register

In November of next year, 21 leaders from the Asia- Pacific region representing half of the world’s GDP and some 40% of its population will don aloha shirts and line up to pose next to President Barack Obama (who may or may not flash a “shaka”.)

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) presents a challenge the likes of which our 50th state has never seen with its high level meetings, security requirements, and sheer volume (up to 20,000 visitors) over several weeks of events. Beyond the logistical issues is the larger question of whether our state can leverage this opportunity that will put Hawai’i on the global stage to transform its image into a business friendly destination.

Lauren Moriarty, recently appointed as Dean of Academics at the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies, served as U.S. Senior Official to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) from 2003 to 2005 during which time she was confirmed as Ambassador to APEC. Lauren will talk about what happens during the APEC annual meetings and some ways individuals and organizations can prepare to take advantage of this opportunity.

A retired member of the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador Moriarty headed the Economic Sections at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China and the American Institute in Taiwan. She was Diplomat-in-Residence at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Ambassador Moriarty holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Hawai’i and a M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

HiTEN Meeting – September 2010

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:41:55 +0000

We had our September meeting yesterday, September 21, 2010.

Thank you to our guests from HPI – The Hawaii Procurement Institute – for sharing insight on your activities.

We made progress on the event matrix of Hawaii business related events, expect so see a web version soon.

Meeting details:

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
3-5 pm
Manoa Innovation Center
2nd Floor Conference Room
~ Please RSVP by reply if you haven’t already done so. Thank you ~

1. Meeting Agenda:
Melissa Pavlicek, Executive Director of the Hawaii Procurement Institute
will speak about the mission and procurement assistance services of HPI.

2. UPCOMING EVENT: OTTED’S FALL UH TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE – TUESDAY, SEPT.
28
- see attached flyer

3. Ongoing: Anyone interested in working as a subgroup to identify gaps
and overlaps in business development and industry events and services,
and report findings back to the group, please notify Joseph Kourieh of
Enterprise Honolulu at jkourieh@enterprisehonolulu.com

Hope to see you next Tuesday and at the Tech Showcase!

Cancelled: Getting to Liquidity: Positioning Your Company for IPO or M&A

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:53:17 +0000

This event has been cancelled!

Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawaii, HiBEAM and PACE are pleased to host this special presentation, featuring Steve Millard.

“Getting to Liquidity: Positioning Your Company for IPO or M&A”
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
Refreshments to follow
ING Direct – Hawaii Cafe at 1958 Kalakaua Avenue

Free admission. Free valet parking.

Please RSVP acceptances only to pace@hawaii.edu or (808) 956-5083.

Mr. Millard recently co-founded a new company in the healthcare field, patient.com, which will facilitate communications between doctors and patients in the hospital or at home.

Mr. Millard is a Managing Director of Pathfinder Partners, which helps companies access the government, defense, intelligence, and security sectors and serves government agencies in their search for new products and technologies. He is currently extensively involved in working with U.S. national security groups in their anti-terrorism activities. He holds a federal appointment by the Secretary of Defense as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University.

As an investor in Silicon Valley, Mr. Millard is a limited partner in numerous venture capital funds and an advisor to other funds. He is also a member of the Silicon Valley Band of Angels, which invests in early-stage companies.

Mr. Millard holds a BS from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. He served as a United States Army officer, specializing in amphibious logistics and transportation.

Mr. Steve Millard is a former vice president of a Fortune 500 corporation, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and co-founder of several NASDAQ companies, including Equatorial Communications Inc. (IPO 1988, now GTE); Telebit Corporation (IPO 1990, now Cisco); Packet Technologies (later Stratacom; IPO 1992, now Cisco); Metricom, (IPO 1993; later the Paul Allen Group); and Com 21 (IPO 1998). Three of these companies achieved peak market valuations of over one billion dollars each.Mr. Millard recently co-founded a new company in the healthcare field, patient.com, which will facilitate communications between doctors and patients in the hospital or at home.Mr. Millard is a Managing Director of Pathfinder Partners, which helps companies access the government, defense, intelligence, and security sectors and serves government agencies in their search for new products and technologies. He is currently extensively involved in working with U.S. national security groups in their anti-terrorism activities. He holds a federal appointment by the Secretary of Defense as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Member of the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University.As an investor in Silicon Valley, Mr. Millard is a limited partner in numerous venture capital funds and an advisor to other funds. He is also a member of the Silicon Valley Band of Angels, which invests in early-stage companies.Mr. Millard holds a BS from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University. He served as a United States Army officer, specializing in amphibious logistics and transportation.