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Women in Business Champion - Barbara Hasting and Barbra Pleadwell, Hastings & Pleadwell LLC. Hastings & Pleadwell was founded in 1996 when partners Barbara A. Hastings and Barbra An Pleadwell merged their companies, House of Hastings and Pleadwell Ink. The Barb(a)ras joined forces to create a unique, boutique firm with a holistic approach to developing image and articulating issues. The Hastings & Pleadwell team has a strong track record for providing clients comprehensive, sophisticated strategies, from crisis communication to building a brand. Along with the Greater Good Inc., Hastings & Pleadwell LLC has won the Region IX finals.
Winners were also proclaimed in other categories for the State and various counties. State of Hawaii winners include: SBA Family-Owned Business of the Year - Alvin Makimoto - Uptown Service; SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Anthony Yamada, David Inouye and Michael Inouye - Worldwide Business Network, dba Ideal Collectables; Small Business Exporter of the Year - Nobuo and Teruko Kuniyuki - Goodtimes Ltd.; Financial Services Champion of the Year - Brian Iwata - Taketa, Iwata, Hara and Associates; Home-Based Business Champion of the Year - Lani Welgert, Alii Chang and Marseu Simpson - The Lavender Farm Inc. dba Alii Kula; Minority Small Business Champion of the Year - Dr. Tin Myaing Thein - Pacific Gateway Center.
For the third year in a row, the U.S. Small Business Administration named Central Pacific Bank SBA Lender of the Year for providing more SBA loans than any other community bank (Category II) in Hawaii. Central Pacific Bank Vice President and Business Banking Officer Naomi Masuno, has been named the Small Business Administration's 2006 Lending Officer of the Year.
For more information, visit www.sba.gov.
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