Coming Events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BETS
• Identifying the factors that influence the purchase of particular products or services — and then developing a marketing strategy and message to target those factors — will be the focus of a free Friday workshop sponsored by the High Technology Development Corp. Speaking at the workshop, "MILKBONE MARKETING," will be HTDC business development and marketing consultant Marty Parisien. The discussion is scheduled 10 a.m.-noon at the Manoa Innovation Center, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, second-floor conference room. Reservations by Wednesday: 539-3794.
• Lowell Kalapa, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, and Connie Hastert, corporate secretary and director of government affairs and communication for the Hawaii Employers Council, will give an update on the ongoing 2005 Legislature in a gathering Wednesday sponsored by the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce. The presentation, "LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2005: Small Business Issues Currently Being Addressed in the Legislature," is planned 8-9 a.m. (registration, 7:30 a.m.) at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i, Manoa Grand Ballroom Lounge. Small fee. Reservations: 949-5531.
TOMORROW
• Three approaches to successful commercial Web site design — marketing, technical and creative — will be the focus of a presentation tomorrow by database and online marketing expert Paul Klink. The discussion, sponsored by University of Phoenix, is scheduled noon-1 p.m. at the Honolulu campus, 828 Fort St., Room 101. Free. Information: 536-2686.
• "NEW WAYS TO PLAN FOR TOMORROW — TODAY," a seminar on individual retirement accounts and retirement planning, is scheduled 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Edward Jones office at Keolu Shopping Center, Suite 106A, Enchanted Lake. Topics will include sources of retirement income, new IRA contribution limits, and the importance of personal IRA savings. Free; limited seating. Reservations: 263-4784.
• HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY TOASTMASTERS CLUB, offering opportunities to improve public and impromptu speaking abilities, noon-1 p.m., first and third Tuesdays, Honolulu Municipal Building, eighth-floor conference room. Guests welcome. Picture ID required. Information: 527-6797.
• The MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF HONOLULU offers free weekly orientation sessions to minority business owners and prospective entrepreneurs. The sessions, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesdays in the center's offices at Executive Center, 1088 Bishop St., Suite 2506, offer advice on business startups, marketing plans, loans, employee handbooks and access to capital. Free. Reservations: 521-6221.
• A free "COMPUTER BOOT CAMP" is offered 3-4 p.m. Tuesdays to small-business owners who want to use computer technology to improve and expand business operations and management. The program is sponsored by the Small Business Resource Center, in partnership with the Small Business Administration, the city Office of Economic Development, Hawai'i Small Business Development Center Network, Hawai'i Women's Business Center and SCORE. The program is open to center clients who attend a center orientation, offered 9 a.m. Tuesdays and 2 p.m. Thursdays at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Appointments: 522-8130.
WEDNESDAY
• "THE IRAQ EXPERIENCE: CULTURAL BARRIERS TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT," will be the subject of a speech to the Project Management Institute Honolulu chapter's monthly luncheon meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday. Speaking will be Brad Kellaway, superintendent of the Air Force's Policy and Procedures Branch, Directorate of Weather. The meeting is at The Plaza Club, Pioneer Plaza. Fee; nonmembers/students are welcome. Call: 541-5377.
• "BIG BASH III — PANIOLO STAMPEDE," a social/networking event — with food, drink, music and line dancing — for members of the local chapter of Certified Commercial Investment members is scheduled 6-10 p.m. Wednesday at Rumours Nightclub, Ala Moana Hotel. Fee; non-members/guests welcome. Contact: Fabienne Herold: 528-2246.
THURSDAY
• ALA MOANA TOASTMASTERS no-host luncheon meetings, with opportunities to improve public- and impromptu-speaking abilities, noon-1 p.m. Thursdays, Yum Yum Tree restaurant, Ward Centre. Guests welcome. information: 330-5439.
• THE BREAKFAST CLUB, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, 7:30 a.m. Thursdays at Sizzler Restaurant, Pearlridge. Information: 456-0222.
• The HONOLULU BUSINESS NETWORK, a networking organization for small-business owners and professionals, meets 12:01-1:15 p.m. Thursdays at Sansei Seafood Restaurant, Restaurant Row. Information: Tracy Nakashima, 525-6028.
FRIDAY
• "MICRO ENTERPRISE 101: STARTING AND OPERATING A NEW BUSINESS," a one-day business fundamentals workshop featuring business experts from the federal, state and community level, will be offered 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday by the Hawaii Women's Business Center. Taking part will be experts from the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Honolulu Community Action Program, state Department of Taxation and U.S. Small Business Administration. Topics include devising a business plan; pricing product and services; understanding cash flow; basic accounting and bookkeeping, and general excise tax procedures. The workshop will be at the Small Business Resource Center, 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Small fee. Registration: 522-8136.
• HAWAI'I SOCIETY OF ENROLLED AGENTS monthly breakfast meeting, 7:15 a.m. Friday at The Pacific Club. Continuing education credits available. Fee. Information: 735-9004.
Business meetings of general interest are listed in the "Coming Events" column each Monday. Submit notices at least two weeks in advance: Business Events, Business Section, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; faxed to 525-6763, or e-mailed to business@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not as an attachment.)
