Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
Wednesday
A seminar for small business people with no prior sales skills — including non-sales company employees or new staff — will be held Wednesday, sponsored by BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU OF HAWAI'I. The seminar, "Sales Skills for Non-Sales People — Benefits for the Bottom Line," is scheduled 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., in bureau headquarters, 1132 Bishop St., Suite 306, third floor conference room. Workshop presenter will be Better Business Bureau veteran WILLIAM BEADLE. Fee; non-members welcomed. RSVP by tomorrow. Information: 536-6956, #320.
Thursday
The Honolulu chapter of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS will host an appearance of well-known sales management consultant and best-selling author, Gary Kinder, at an 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. seminar Thursday. The seminar, "The Whole Body Concept" will be held in the Ala Moana Hotel's Hibiscus Ballroom. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Reservations: 394-3451
Thursday and beyond
Doing business in China and marketing to the region in the information age will be among a series of seminars on China, presented by the Japan-America Institute of Management Science. Speakers will include former state attorney general, MARGERY BRONSTER, now partner with Bronster Crabtree & Hoshibata; former East-West Center president, VICTOR HAO LI, now co--chairman of Asia Pacific Consulting Group; and DONALD W.Y. GOO, chairman of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Inc., Architects, Planners and Consultants. The series, scheduled Thursday through May 4, will be held at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, 2454 S. Beretania Street, Room 102. Among co-sponsors are the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i and the state Department of Business,Economic Development and Tourism. Information: Yen Chun, 396-7163.
April 17
The future of tourism advertising on the Web will be the subject of a speech April 17 by JOHN BOBEL, president and chief operating officer of TRAVELAGO.COM. He will speak to the noon luncheon meeting of the Hawai'i Advertising Federation at the Hawai'i Prince Hotel. Fee; nonmembers and students welcome. Fax RSVP by Thursday: 532-0560. Information: Peter Rosegg, 524-5080.
April 18
MICHAEL J. FISCH, president and publisher of The Honolulu Advertiser, and SAUNDRA KEYES, editor of the paper, will discuss The Advertiser and the competitive newspaper market in an April 18 luncheon speech to the Hawaii Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Luncheon is scheduled for noon, The Sheraton Waikiki's Hanohano Room. Fee; non-members welcome. Information and registration: Kris Tsunoda, 528-3159.
JOHN FLANAGAN, publisher and editor in chief of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, will speak on "Newspaper Wars Are Good for You," in a buffet luncheon speech April 18 to the HAWAI'I ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, 11:45 a.m. registration, The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. A question-and-answer session follows lunch. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. RSVP, noon, April 17: Sterling Nakano, 538-4761.
NORM BERSTEIN, district manager of the long-term care division of General Electric, will present a seminar on long-term care, 8 to 10 a.m., April 18, sponsored by EDWARD JONES investments. The breakfast session is scheduled at the Ala Moana Hotel. Reservations: 543-6034.
April 20
The Kapi'olani branch of RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES will present a free, informational workshop on picking stocks and investments in the year 2001: 10 to 11 a.m. April 20; 1221 Kapi'olani Blvd., Suite 6E. RSVP: Carol, 591-9088.
April 22
The VENTURE CLUB OF HONOLULU, a young women's business organization focused on developing leadership skills, will stage its annual "Bring a Friend to Lunch," at 10 a.m., April 22 ,at the Ala Moana Center, Neiman Marcus, Mermaid Bar. Also planned is a wardrobe and cosmetics/skin care seminar. Information: Kara Yoshida, 543-3338.
April 23
The RETAIL MERCHANTS OF HAWAI'I will mark the group's 100th anniversary from 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 23, in the Coral Ballroom of the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Aloha attire. Fee. RSVP by fax by April 13: 592-4202. Information: 592-4200
April 24
A representative of the ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK is among participants expected to take part in a workshop and open forum on the role of development banks internationally. The one-day workshop, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 24, at the East-West Center, is sponsored by the center and the Globalization Research Center. Various sessions on the banks' roles, the aspect of poverty and inequality in development, and social and environmental impact of infrastructure projects, will be discussed, with a focus on the Asian Development Bank's role in the Asia-Pacific region. Leaders from 60 nations are scheduled to gather in Honolulu May 7-11 for the bank's annual meeting at the Hawai'i Convention Center. Information: Allen Clark, 944-7509.
April 24-26
Honolulu Community Action Program's upcoming microenterprise training classes for the prospective small business owner will be free to low-income persons: 9 to 11 a.m., April 24 to 26 and May 1 to 3, at 85-555 Farrington Highway, Wai'anae. Topics of the six-day class will include business start-up, loans, taxes and marketing. Information: Annette: 521-4531.
April 26
The "Internet: the New Frontier for Settling Business Disputes," will be the topic of a speech by professional mediator and author, GIUSEPPE LEONE at the next of the series of SMALL BUSINESS HAWAI'I Sunrise Networking mixers: 7 to 8:30 a.m., April 26, Ala Moana, Liberty House, Pineapple Room. Fee; nonmembers welcome; tickets available at door. Information: 396-1724.
April 27
DOUGLAS KARPILOFF, director of security and life safety for New York's World Trade Center, will speak on "Security at Commercial Properties — Protecting Against the Terrorist Threat," 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., April 27, at the 'Ilikai Hotel. Sponsored by the local chapter of the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) and Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). New York's World Trade Center was the site of a terrorist bombing in 1993. Fee; nonmembers welcomed. Call: 832-0143
May 1-3
Honolulu Community Action Program's upcoming microenterprise training classes for the prospective small business owner will be free to low-income persons: 9 to 11 a.m., April 24 to 26 and May 1 to 3, at 85-555 Farrington Highway, Wai'anae. Topics of the six-day class will include business start-up, loans, taxes and marketing. Information: Annette: 521-4531.
May 3
A one-day seminar on "Understanding Basic Trademark and Unfair Competition Law in Hawai'i and Beyond," offered by Lorman Education Services, will be May 3, at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Hotel. The seminar will feature ROBERT CARSON GODBEY, of Jackson Godbey Griffiths; WILLIAM G. MEYER III, of Dwyer Imanaka Schraff Kudo Meyer & Fujimoto, and SETH M. REISS, of Watanabe, Ing & Kawashima. Fees. Information: (715) 833-3959.
June 20-21
For the third year, the Wayne Brown Institute will offer the Investors Choice International Equity Capital Conference, scheduled June 20- 21 at the Westin Maui resort. The institute is a nationally recognized educational non-profit organization dedicated to assisting entrepreneurs present their business cases to motivated venture, private and corporate investors. Interested entrepreneurs have until April 16 to apply. Participants are selected by a panel of venture capital experts, and are coached in their presentation. Among local sponsors are the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, and the University of Hawai'i. Information: Jenny Nathe: (801) 595-1141.
