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XLR8UH, the multi-phase education and investment program designed to help grow University of Hawaiʻi entrepreneurs and startups, has selected four companies for the program’s sixth cohort. More than 100 companies applied across multiple UH campuses.

XLR8UH is a public-private partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi and Sultan Ventures, a venture firm that supports visionary founders in building successful, long-lasting businesses by guiding them at every stage of their journey.

The four companies in XLR8UH’s sixth cohort are working on developing sensor technology, collaborative meeting environments and gift-wrap for digital items.

The Best Startup Accelerators Of 2017 by Alex Konrad , Forbes Staff. Covering venture capital, software and startups . Jun 7, 2017 The startup accelerator remains one of tech’s most popular ways to get a business up and running. But which ones are the best for new startups? With hundreds of programs to choose from — the most popular receive more than 5,000 applications for each class

XLR8UH was named one of only 20 national winners of the U.S. Small Business Association’s (SBA) Growth Accelerator Fund competition. This marks the third year in a row that XLR8UH has won the competition, which includes a $50,000 cash award. XLR8UH was the only winner from Hawaiʻi in this year’s SBA’s Growth Accelerator Fund competition, which is designed to draw attention and funding to parts of the country with gaps in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Winners were selected by experts in entrepreneurship, investing and business plans

Peter Rowan has been named the new executive director of the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE), under the UH Shidler College of Business, effective August 1, 2017. Rowan replaces Susan Yamada, who will lead the renovation and development of the Atherton YMCA, purchased by UH Foundation in 2017, into a Center for Innovation. The center will support entrepreneurial education and the commercialization of university-generated innovations. Rowan is currently the angel-in-residence at XLR8UH, a startup accelerator program that assists UH entrepreneurs. He was previously the corporate vice president

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from Asia, Hawaii and North America, Hawaii has a vibrant and multicultural business scene (and the weather doesn’t hurt either!). In search of a better life-work balance, more and more independent contractors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners are drawn to the Hawaiian Islands. According to the latest data from the IRS, in 2014 there were 102,544 Hawaii-based “nonemployer businesses” (a business consisting of one, self-employed person), up from 98,490 the year before. To meet the needs and

“Being your own boss” may seem like an attractive prospect for students thinking about their futures. But on top of studies, work, social endeavors and other obligations, starting your own business cannot possibly be viable, can it? These entrepreneurs and campus resources say that the best time to start your business is now. Former student entrepreneurs who are still growing their companies, as well as people who work as resources for students through on-campus organizations such as the Pacific Asian Center for