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Get Capital Ready: Build the Numbers You Need to Qualify for Funding

Mar
7
2026
Sat, Mar 7 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Topic: Financing

"Kuleana" for your business numbers - 2 Hours. From Idea or Growth to Income: Bring your Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone.

A 2-hour hands-on workshop with mentors to guide you plus a complimentary 1:1 advising session.

$10 Early Bird Registration

Who Should Attend?

Startups / Pre-Revenue

  • Build first-year projections
  • Understand how much capital you need
  • Create numbers lenders expect
  • Stop guessing startup costs
  • Validate your business idea

Existing Businesses

  • Prepare updated projections for loans
  • Improve cash flow visibility
  • Strengthen financing applications
  • Print and save new worksheets for your files
  • Bring existing financials to enter and update your numbers

Advising and individual mentoring will guide you in using SumoSum.com, a simple and user-friendly AI tool that instantly validates your current business or new business idea and works on a smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

Participants will create 3- or 5-year financial forecasts, reports, charts, and worksheets including marketing financials, employee cost analysis, and product or service costs. Use for loans, investors, grants, business idea validation, and growth. Get lender-ready in 2 hours.

Bonus:
All attendees receive a 1-month membership to use the SumoSum software and instructional booklet, plus a complimentary 1:1 advising session to refine projections and earn the SumoSum Certificate of Completion. Door prizes presented at the end of the workshop.

Speaker(s): Steve Sue and Claire Doi | Mentor(s): Cynthia Yamasaki and Johanna Tokunaga

Co-Sponsor(s): Hawaii SBDC and ID8.org

It is a non-refundable workshop unless Hawaii SBDC Network cancels. Pre-registration required at our website www.hisbdc.org. If payment not received at the time of registration, it will be canceled automatically!


Fee: $ 10.00

We accept MasterCard and Visa. No Cash Payments. Payments must be made immediately during registration! The fee is non-refundable unless the event is canceled by Hawaiʻi SBDC.

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Phone: 808-333-5000

Location

NELHA
Hale Iako
Hale Iako Conference Room 2nd Floor
73-970 Makako Dr Ste. 119 Kailua Kona, HI 96740