2007 Maui County Data Book Released

The Hawai`i Business Research Library, a specialty center with the Hawai`i Small Business Development Center Network, and in collaboration with the County of Maui Office of Economic Development, is pleased to announce the release of the new, updated edition of the Maui County Data Book, with data thru the end of December 2007 for the tri-island County of Maui.

Updated, published and maintained annually by the Hawai`i Business Research Library (HBRL), the data book is the definitive statistical reference for Maui County. Included is data and statistics on population, education, construction and housing, finance and labor, visitor industry, domestic trade, maps and more. Users typically include small business owners and managers, business assistance organizations, trade associations, government officials and their staff, grant writers, educators, planners, and more.

The 2007 Maui County Data Book is available in print for $20 and may be purchased at the Hawaii Business Research Library in Kihei at 590 Lipoa Parkway #136; at the Maui County Business Resource Center at the Maui Mall; or Borders Books’ Kahului location. Users may also view the entire contents of the book on the Library website at http://www.hbrl-sbdc.org/.

In addition to publishing the data book, the Hawai`i Business Research Library provides free and low cost digital information programs and expert research assistance to individuals, business and the greater small business community.

Popular services include customized business research packages, quick answers and referrals, sample business plans, demographic and statistical data, market research reports, and industry trade articles. The Library also publishes the popular Hawai`i SmallBiz E-News; a monthly electronic newsletter highlighting current events, both Hawai`i and national, that affect or are of interest to small business and their community of advocates. A calendar of small business training events and conferences can also be found in the newsletter. Recently, the Library published its first issue of a new quarterly publication of economic indicators for Maui County.

Questions, information or subscription requests can be email to library@hawaii-sbdc.org, or contact the Hawai`i Business Research Library at (808) 875-2400.