From service to startup

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Judi Mellon, Hawaii Small Business Development Center East Hawaii director, talks about the economics of a small business during an Operation Boots to Business training module Thursday at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The two-day Re-Boots to Business entrepreneurial program teaches veterans, service members and military spouses about the fundamentals of starting a small business.