Important: This cohort is specially designed for Maui residents who plan to launch a new business and serve the needs of the Lahaina community and the surrounding areas.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COHORT, OPERATION HOPE and the MPOWER Program below!
A no-excuses, high-impact 8-week cohort for Maui entrepreneurs who are launching a business in Lahaina and the surrounding areas.
Learn about Operation HOPE & The MPOWER Program's impact on Maui in 2024!
Click or visit: www.mpowermaui.com/the-mpower-program
Visit operationhope.org to learn about us and our work nationwide!
We'll show you how to evaluate the potential of your business.
Market Validation
Discover if people actually want your product or service.
Competitive Analysis
Identify who else is doing it and what makes you different.
Business Plan
Create a business plan with the essentials you need to get started.
Understand your ideal customers and how to access them.
Ideal Customer
Define who will actually pay for your product or service.
Pain Points
Understand their habits, needs, and buying behaviors.
Customer Journey
Map how they go from stranger to paying customer.
Diversify your revenue streams minimize the role of tourism in your success equation.
Sales Channels
Determine where your ideal customers are and how you can access them
Pricing Strategy
Learn how to set profitable prices that reflect value.
Diversify
Why you should expand your reach and tap new markets.
Break-Even Basics
Calculate how much you need to make to survive in Maui.
Capacity Planning
Assess how much you can realistically handle.
Startup Costs
Identify what it will take to launch on the island.
Discover how to take your business to market!
A marketing channel is a method or platform a business used to reach and communicate with potential customers.
Your brand message defines your identity and positioning. It's strategic, conveying your values, vision and customer connection.
Your pitch is short, punchy, and used for quick impact and conversion in networking and other high-touch settings.
Demonstrate your readiness to launch
Demonstrate viability. Gather concrete data and insights, and build a strong case for the feasibility of your venture.
Show your potential.
Share key insights and information to support your recipe for success!
Step into the spotlight to present your business idea and receive feedback from industry experts and peers. Convince the judges that your venture is the next big success story in Maui!
Top 3 winners will be announced. Graduates will have time to eat together, network and celebrate their accomplishments. Graduates will be invited to join an exclusive mastermind group to continue their business development journey on Maui.
- Business Plan: Your Business idea, purpose, target customer, strategy and more!
- Customer Persona & Market Research: Understand your ideal customer, their unique insights and your competition!
- Financial Feasibility Plan: Understand how much you need to sell to meet your professional and personal goals. Estimate start up costs and cash flow projections.
- Eligible* cohort graduates can win up to $10K in our pitch opportunity event!
- 1st Place: $10k, 2nd Place: $6K, 3rd Place: $4K
*Eligibility requirements will be shared in writing with accepted cohort participants and reviewed during the orientation event with participants.
Focused, actionable learning.
Personalized coaching for doers.
Receive 1:1, peer and expert feedback!