Membership

SMART BUSINESS HAWAII (SBH) is active, action-oriented with more than 2,500 successful small business member firms throughout Hawaii. SBH works to improve the business climate for all businesses, large and small, and to create jobs and enhance and diversify Hawaii’s economy. SBH is operated by small business owners for small business owners.

Why Pay to Join?

• SBH is financed entirely by voluntary membership dues and fees.
• SBH is an independent organization
• SBH is Hawaii’s most effective small business advocacy organization
• SBH is private; it neither seeks, nor accepts, any government subsidy for its operation
• SBH cooperates with private an public agencies to share business expertise

Who Can Join SBH?

SBH membership is open to any Hawaii business with a current Hawaii General Excise Tax License willing to actively support SBH’s basic principles: the private, competitive market system, and improvement of Hawaii’s business climate. No firm is too small - or too large - to become a member and help achieve SBH objectives. SBH does not accept members who only seek medical or other benefits; active participation is required.