YWAHINE ACCELERATOR
ADVANCING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN HAWAII.
WHO IS THIS BEST FOR
Business Owners
Businesses with revenue of $250k or higher
Businesses that have 3 years of business taxes
Businesses showing a net positive profit
ARE YOU READY?
You've built your business well into the six-figures and are looking to grow. This hands-on cohort will have you plunging into your business data to become intimate with all aspects of your financials. Learn the strengths of your business models.
Discover hidden trends that can hasten growth and spot early signs of trouble brewing. Learn what your balance sheet can handle.
We will comb through your detailed income statement to learn how to grow more profitably. Manage your cash flow like a boss.
Map out your future capital needs and how to secure the financing you need. Become more confident and accurate with your business projections.
ELIGIBILITY
Hawaii resident.
Have registered your business and are in the early phase of running your business.
You are committed to participating in the full YWahine In Business Program, plus working on your business in your free time.
PROGRAM COST
FREE of charge
COHORT 5 - REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2025
If you are long past the startup phase of your business, want to sustain and increase profits & cash flow faster, this accelerator is for you.
COHORT 5 INFORMATION
DATES | February 2025 - To be announced
TIME | 10:30am - 12:00pm
4/3-hour Working Sessions Online via Zoom + 1:1 Counseling
This Financial Accelerator is free of charge.
COURSE TAKEAWAYS
Analyze business data to inform specific business decisions to grow your business
Understand how growth affects cash flow, balance sheets and financing needs
Develop metrics to evaluate your business
COHORT FACILITATOR
Mariko O. Gordon, CFA
Mariko was a pioneer on Wall Street, one of a handful of women of color who founded an institutional money management firm in 1995. At one point, she was responsible for managing $2.5B for large public and corporate pension funds, endowments, and foundations. She was featured in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, books on value investing, and spoke at the Ira Sohn Investment conference before an audience of 5,000 at Avery Fisher Hall. Mariko managed a concentrated portfolio of U.S. small-cap stocks while running a small business and raising a family. Today she mentors business owners and provides money management and financial planning services to individuals.
“This course would benefit those who are ready to develop their financial maturity, in terms of being self-accountable and responsible leaders. It’s really for anyone who cares about what they’re creating in the world whether it’s through their business or in their families - building healthy sustainable financial habits, how to manage resources, how to weigh information in making choices.”
I wasn’t looking strategically at it the way I relied on my controller/CPA. There was a story behind those numbers, and I needed to understand that story better – as a CEO. How could I honestly be making decisions that are so important without that understanding. I was so busy working “in” the business and not “on” the business
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— Cohort 2 Participants
The YWahine Accelerator is powered by the YWCA Oʻahu’s Capital Readiness Program.
ABOUT THE MBDA CAPITAL READINESS PROGRAM
The Capital Readiness Program is a $125 million technical assistance program to help underserved entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses. Awardees will operate business incubators or accelerators designed to prepare underserved entrepreneurs to secure capital from the historic $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) and other capital sources.