Success stories

Success stories

  • Susan Utsugi, SVP & Division Manager

    Hawaii 2022 Women In Business Champion

    Susan Utsugi, SVP & Division Manager – Business Banking of Central Pacific Bank is Hawaii's 2022 Women In Business Champion. Susan Utsugi has always been a small business champion and recognized early...

  • Marie Kumabe of Kumabe HR

    Honolulu City & County 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year

    Kumabe HR is Honolulu City & County's 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year. Marie Kumabe has over 24 years of experience in business, with 15 years specifically dedicated to executive search, human...

  • Mitzi Toro of Maui Cookie Lady

    Maui County 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year

    The Maui Cookie Lady owned by Mitzi & Joey Toro is Maui County's 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year. Mitzi’s business started as a charitable effort, fundraising for nurses who helped her father...

  • Ahu of Istanbul Hawaii

    Hawaii 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year

    Istanbul Hawaii is Hawaii's 2022 Women-Owned Business of the Year. Istanbul Hawaii is 100% women, family and immigrant-owned and operated. They began with pop-up-events on Oahu for 4 years. Scheduled...

  • Timothy James Heaton & Sandra Colleen Heaton of Gypsea Gelato

    Hawaii County 2022 Small Business Person of the Year

    Timothy James Heaton & Sandra Colleen Heaton of Gypsea Gelato are Hawaii County's 2022 Small Business Persons of the Year. Gypsea Gelato is owned by the husband-and-wife team of Sandra and Tim Heaton...

  • Nashua employees holding their 2022 Small Business Week Award

    SBA’s 2022 New Hampshire and New England Veteran-Owned Business of the Year: EXPANSIA — Nashua

    Adam ‘AJ” Jarnagin is founding partner and CEO of EXPANSIA of Nashua, a leading consulting firm focusing on advancing technology & technical services in support of our nation’s defense. EXPANSIA...

  • Business owner Justin Lindteigen in safety gear and hardhat outdoors

    Greenstone Construction

    Fargo, ND - Justin Lindteigen’s interest in construction goes back as far as he can remember – from watching his grandfather in his woodworking shop, to summer jobs roofing and framing homes. Unsure...

  • Success Story

    Interpreting Success

    Indira “Indy” Vega, President and CEO of Indy Interpreting Inc. DBA CCI Group, started her business in 2012 with the vision that she wanted to provide professional linguistic services to immigrants...