Posted on: Monday, June 18, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
BEST BET
The Small Business Administration continues its Design for Success Small Business Series with a half-day workshop entitled Micro Enterprise 101: Starting a Business in Hawaii. The event is from 9 a.m.-noon Thursday, at Honolulu Design Center's second floor Cupola Theatre at 1250 Kapi'olani Blvd. Free. Register online at: www.sba.gov/hi or call David Brown at 541-2990, ext. 215.
THURSDAY
New Ways & New Places, an on-going discussion of Hawai'i's transition into the new global economy, sponsored by the Hawaii Society of Corporate Planners, will be 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, at Hawaii Prince Hotel, Waikiki in the Mauna Kea Ballroom. Fee. Registration forms: www.HSCP.org. Information: 537-2356.
UPCOMING
Poi Employment presents The Right Way to Hire, a talk by Sean Knox on how to hire wisely, manage staff, keep employees happy, manage payroll and how to terminate an employee. The event will be 5:30-8:30 p.m. June 26, at the Hawaii Women's Business Center at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Admission is $20 for non-members in advance; HWBC members are free. Information: 526-1001.
The Secret to Mentorship: Discovering the True Leader in You will be 8 a.m.-noon June 28, at the Hawai'i Convention Center, featuring national motivational speaker Karen McDaniel. Fee: $125 per person; group rates for five or more. Register online at www.ingagementors.com. Information: 778-6240.
The Hawai'i Venture Capital Association's luncheon speaker will be Michael Kramer, director of social research for Natural Investment Services, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. June 28, at the Plaza Club at 900 Fort Street Mall, 20th floor. Fee. Reservations due by June 27. Contact Gail at 262-7329; or by e-mail at windcon@hawaii.rr.com.
The current and future state of the construction industry will be discussed when the Business Banking Council presents the entire results of the Economic Index Study at a Construction Industry Forum 10-11:30 a.m. July 12, at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, Medical Education Building, third floor auditorium (Room 315), 651 Ilalo St. Free. Reservations by June 29:, call 545-4111 or e-mail tamma@bcrhawaii.com.
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; fax to 525-6763; or e-mail ayonan@honoluluadvertiser.com. (For e-mailed releases, please include information in the body of the message, not in an attachment.)
