{"id":49611,"date":"2016-09-12T12:36:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T22:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=49611"},"modified":"2019-02-12T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T01:58:58","slug":"maui-food-innovation-center-awarded-50000-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/09\/12\/maui-food-innovation-center-awarded-50000-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Food Innovation Center awarded $50,000 grant"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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March 2016 MAP<\/abbr> Cohorts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College’s Maui Food Innovation Center<\/a> (MFIC) was one of the winners of the 2016 U.S.<\/abbr> Small Business Administration (SBA) 2016 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition<\/a>. The Maui Food Innovation Center was awarded a $50,000 grant for pioneering and supporting local entrepreneurs. The Maui Food Industry X-celerator (MFIX) was a recipient of this same SBA<\/abbr> grant in 2015.<\/p>\n

“Winning the SBA<\/abbr> Accelerator award for the second year in a row is a validation of Maui Food Innovation Center business mentoring program,” said Karl Fooks, president of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Strategic Development Corporation. “HSDC’s<\/abbr> HI<\/abbr> Growth Initiative is proud to help support MFIC’s<\/abbr> efforts to help Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> entrepreneurs achieve business success<\/p>\n

The grant is part of the SBA<\/abbr> 2016 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition, a cutting-edge federal program that supports initiatives to spur innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship and job creation at the local level. The Maui Food Innovation Center is 1 of 68 awardees from 32 states to receive grants totaling $3.4 million dollars.<\/p>\n

Funding will expand X-celerator program<\/h2>\n

The funding will enable the Maui Food Industry X-celerator to introduce its accelerator program to those agribusinesses, chefs and restauranteurs looking to develop a value-added food product. They will connect with food business industry experts and peers like themselves seeking to expand their revenue streams.<\/p>\n

“The opportunity to expand our x-celerator program to this segment of the County of Maui community validates our work to advance our farmers\/chefs and food entrepreneurs and our economy by building upon new revenue sources and creating more jobs,” said UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a> Chancellor Lui Hokoana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For more, read the UH<\/abbr> Maui College news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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