BUSINESS BRIEFS
Made in Hawaii exhibitors sought
Advertiser Staff
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First Hawaiian Bank's 14th Annual Made in Hawaii Festival is seeking exhibitors for the August event.
Exhibitors must submit a $200 deposit along with the completed application by the May 1 deadline.
The festival, which runs Aug. 21 to 23 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and Arena, will feature Hawai'i-produced products including food, books, gifts, fashions, plants, art, crafts and more. In 2008, the festival featured more than 420 booths and attracted nearly 36,000 people.
The festival sells out each year, so exhibitors are encouraged to turn in their applications as soon as possible. For applications, go to http://www.madeinhawaiifestival.com.
Standard booth rates are $565 and corner booth rates are $615. Shared booths are subject to a $200 surcharge (two exhibitors maximum).
OWNERS OFFERED HELP WITH NEW LAW
The U.S. Small Business Administration is teaming up with local banks to offer consultations to small-business owners on how they can take advantage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act signed into law by President Obama Feb. 17.Reservations are recommended for the 30-minute appointments and are available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on days listed below:
For more information or to set up an appointment, call the Hawai'i District Office at 541-2990. Registration also is available at www.sba.gov/hi.
3 NEW SUPERGEEKS CENTERS ON WAY
Honolulu-based SuperGeeks will open three new computer service and repair centers today across the state.The service centers will be inside Hawaiian Telcom stores at Windward Mall in Kane'ohe, the Queen Kaahumanu Center in Kahului, Maui, and the Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo, Hawai'i.
"We tested the store-in-store concept at Hawaiian Tel's Pearlridge location and it's working very well," says James Kerr, founder and chief geek of SuperGeeks.
The three new service centers are in addition to SuperGeeks' O'ahu outlets in Mo'ili'ili, Punchbowl, Kapolei and Pearlridge.
