Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Business Expo schedule

Whether an existing business or startup company, get in touch with professional resources available to imporve business practices and increase profitability.

Keynote Speakers:
Jim Tollefson, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii "Preparing Your (North Shore) Business to Face the Challenges Ahead"
Howard Dicus, Business Commentator

Topics for Breakout Sessions:
1. Toastmasters
2. Ecommerce/Website
3. SBA
4. Marketing/Branding
5. History of District
6. Patents and Trademark Law
7. Going Green
8. Retirement Planning
9. tax Tips for 2009 & Financial Planning

* There will be three rooms available for breakout sessions and each topic will be run once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

Schedule:
8:00 am to 6:30 pm

8:00-8:45 am
Sign up, meet and greet, vendor setup (cont. breakfast)

9:00-9:45 am
Keynote address


Breakout Sessions
10:00-10:45 am
Better Public Speaking with Toastmasters, Ecommerce/Website, Small Business Administration
11:00 - 11:45 am
Retirement Planning, Marketing/Branding, History of District
12:00 - 12:45 pm
Patents & Trademark Law, Going Green, Tax Tips/Financial Planning

12:45 - 2:00 pm
Lunch

Breakout Sessions
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Patents & Trademark Law, Going Green, Toastmasters
3:00 - 3:45 pm
Retirement Planning, Marketing/Branding, Small Business Administration
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Tax Tips/Financial Planning, Ecommerce/Website, History of District

5:00 - 6:30 pm
Vendor and cocktail reception

Vendor booths on display throughout day of expo.
All activities at the Turtle Bay Resort.

Seminar Descriptions

Going Green
Katie Pere, Kokua Hawaii Foundation
The Kokua Hawaii Foundation will discuss the environmental, health benefits, and cost savings of going plastic free

Toastmasters
Ellyn Sollars, Toastmasters North Shore
Pathway to enhanced public speaking, writing and organization skills, professional contacts, and leadership experience.

Website Development/Ecommerce
Veronica and Jacob Peterson, Aloha Computers
Today's internet has re-written the business world and is an integral part of daily business operations. Find out how small businesses have been give the same level in the playing field when it comes to competing with the larger corporations.

Retirement Planning for Self-Employed and Samll Business Owner
Glennel Warren and Elsa Agdinaoay, John Hancock Financial Network
Explore and compare the retirement options available to the self-employed and small business owner.

Patents and Trademark Law
Martin Hsia, Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright
Protecting your name and your product: What every business in hawaii should know about patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.

What is Historic About Waialua District?
Boyd Ready and Francis Forsythe
A detailed discussion of what is historic in Haleiwa and Waialua - key points in history worth passing along to your customers.

Marketing/Branding
Noelle Baker, Marketing Consultant
Resources to teach you how to build a "value-added" brand in today's competitive global marketplace by creating an effective integrated strategy involving advertising, marketing, publicity, and research.

Small Business Administration
Mary Dale, SBA
Learn how the SBA helps start, build and grow businesses through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations.

"Hot" Tax tips for 2009 and Financial Planning and Why it is Essential
Amber Doig, Financial Management Solutions
Hear discussion and new tax laws in effect for 2009 and why it is important that individuals accept responsibility for financial security.