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From Maui Now:

Mana Up has welcomed a new batch of entrepreneurs from across the Islands to its newest cohort.

Eleven companies were chosen from a record 256 applicants this year.

Mana Up is a business accelerator and venture fund that aims to help Hawai‘i companies expand within the state and globally through a six-month accelerator and alumni program that curates workshops, executive mentorship, resources, sales opportunities and more.

These companies will spend six months in Mana Up's hands-on accelerator, where they'll receive mentorship and support across brand development, e-commerce, wholesale strategy, manufacturing, storytelling and global market expansion, Mana Up said in a recent announcement. Founders also will get immediate access to House of Mana Up, the program's retail platform, "putting their products in front of customers locally and globally from day one."

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