Jason Evans of SilverShark Media speaks Meli James, co-founder of Mana Up.  In this podcast Meli talks about what Mana Up does, the inspiration behind launching the company, the process going from the initial business idea to the first day of company operations, initial challenges the company had to overcome, ways that Mana Up helps local businesses, examples of Maui businesses that have grown with the support of Mana Up, how pop-up Aloha Markets like the current one at Haneda Airport in Japan help to promote local businesses outside of Hawaii, goals for the future, her advice to small businesses that are in the early stages (or people looking to launch a small business in the near future), and how people can learn more about Mana Up.