Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 5, 1 May 1996 — Ka nūhou mai Alu Like [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Ka nūhou mai Alu Like

News from Alu Like

(Presented by Ka Wai Ola O OHA and Alu Like as a public service)

ALU LIKE

Entrepreneurship training program - winter/spring schedule For Hawaiians interested in starting up or expanding a business, the Alu Like Business Development Center's Entrepreneurship Training (ETP) class schedule is as follows. May 14 - June 27 Honoiulu 7-week course May 21 - June 27 Honolulu 6-week course June 15 - July 27 Maui 6-week course June 15 - July 27 Lā'ie/Kahuku 6-week course The Honolulu ETP classes are two hours eaeh evening, three times a week for seven weeks and are held at the Alu Like Business Development Center. The other classes will be conducted over a period of six consecutive Saturdays. Eaeh class runs for six hours. Locations for those classes are still pending. Subjecls covered are business attitudes, marketing, organization, financial management, business planning, and ongoing management. An "Advertising Strategies: Getting the Most Bounce for Your Bucks" workshops will be held on Saturday, June 29. These workshops will be four hours long and will be held in Honolulu at the Alu Like Business Development Center in the Maunakea Marketplace. Space is limited. On O'ahu, eall 524-1225; on Hilo, 961-2625; on Maui, 242-9774; and on Kaua'i, 245-8545 to receive further information and applications.

Computer Training Alu Like's Hawai'i Computer Training Center (HI-CTC) has announced testing of applicants for admission into its Class XXVIII. The class will begin Sept. 3, 1996 and conclude Dec. 13, 1996. The tests will be conducted May 10, 17, 24, and 31; June 7, and 21; July 5, and 19; and August 2 and 9 at 1 120 Maunakea St. Suite 200 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The next 15-week, tuition frec program runs from 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. daily starting in May. It includes all of the following: • Business mathematics/communications • Cortez Peters Championship Typing • Applied office technology • Operations of the IBM PC Wordprocessing/spreadsheets/database • Job readiness preparation • Job placement assistance • Hawaiian culture awareness Anyone who could use this training, but can't afford it on his own should takc advantage of this excellent opportunity to prepare for employment in the business world. Priority will be given to Hawaiians 18 years and older and those seeking entry level positions after completion of training. For more information, please contact the Hawai'i Computer Training Center at 532-3655. Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.