HBRL

A Specialty Center of the Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network
Hawai'i SMALLBIZ E-News
May 2008 (Volume XII, No. 5)
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The Hawai`i Business Research Library provides free research services for your small business research needs.  Please feel free to send us a research request or email us at library@hawaii-sbdc.org. 

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Tony Lin
Hawai`i Business Research Library
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May 22             Choosing a Legal Team for Entrepreneurs (O`ahu)
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HBRLletters Hawai`i Business Research Library
The Hawai`i Business Research Library provides FREE research services to Hawai`i and the Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network. 

Our mission is to ensure that all Hawai`i businesses have equal access to the best practical business information by providing free, low-cost digital information programs and expert research assistance to individuals, businesses and the greater small business community, thus enabling Hawai`i businesses to be more competitive, and the economy more sustainable.
 
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The Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network offers FREE small business counseling statewide.

We provide you with the resources you need for starting a new business or expanding an existing one through planning, marketing, management and much more.  Let the Hawai'i SBDC Network assist you with your entrepreneurial and small business goals.

 

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