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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

6th Annual Business Expo - North Shore Experience

The North Shore Chamber of commerce annual Business Expo is the premier networking opportunity for the North Shore. Sponsorship puts you front and center among the North Shore business community, and is a prime opportunity to reach and gain visibility with your target arudience. Your support makes our event possible. Mahalo!

Download the sponsor form or contact the North Shore Chamber of Commerce for more details on how you can get involved with making this event even better.

North Shore Chamber of Commerce

Sponsor Form


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort

5th Annual Business Expo Presented by Turtle Bay Resort
“Prepare Today, Succeed Tomorrow”

HALEIWA, OAHU, HAWAII – March 27, 2013 – Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 5th Annual Business Expo Friday, May 10 at Turtle Bay Resort.  The event is sponsored by Turtle Bay Resort, Hawaii Human Resources, Kamehameha Schools, First Hawaiian Bank, North Shore News, American Savings and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

Primarily an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community, this year’s Expo is emphasizing informing businesses about upcoming changes for which they will need to prepare.  One of the biggest changes will be the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act known as Obama care (ACA) which will go into effect January 1, 2014.
The Expo begins at 8:00am with registration, then a panel discussion on “The New Health Care Law and What It Will Mean to You” will kick-start the day off.  The panel will include Tom Matsuda ACA Implementation Manager from the Governor’s office, Rose Hughes from the Hawaii Health Connector, Mike Cheng, Senor VP of HMSA, Matt Delaney CEO of Hawaii Human Resources, and Dr. Christopher Flanders Executive Director of the Hawaii Medical Association.  The panel will look at the impact of the reform legislation starting from a macro policy view to the micro level of patient care.
A full day of seminars will be presented including topics covering Marketing, Social Media, Tax Changes, New Food Safety Laws, Managing Multiple Priorities, Implementing the ACA, Surviving the Economic Downturn, and possibly others. A continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception following the Expo will be included in the registration fee.

Chamber members, non-members, and residents are all welcome. Discounted “early bird” registration is available through Friday, April 5th with a deadline to register on May 3rd. To register or for more information, please visit www.GoNorthShore.org or call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558.

About the North Shore Chamber of Commerce (NSCOC)
Haleiwa Main Street, DBA the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, a charitable 501 c 3, was founded in 1985 to encourage economic development through historic preservation. Today, the Chamber exists to promote, maintain, and encourage the historic, cultural, civic, and economic welfare of the North Shore district through research, education, advocacy, and related activities.

To learn more about the Chamber, please visit gonorthshore.org.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

4th Annual Business Expo Keeps It Local with “Living Farm to Table” Dinner

Registration is open for the North Shore Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual Business Expo and “Living Farm to Table” Dinner, Thursday, May 17 at Turtle Bay Resort.  The Business Expo is an educational and networking opportunity for the North Shore business community.  This year’s Expo is featuring seminars on agriculture business and marketing with a focus on retail and food service on the North Shore. The highlight of the event is a “Farm to Table” dinner with tasting stations featuring local chefs and ingredients.   

The featured chefs will be: John Armstrong of 21 Degrees North; Fred DeAngelo of Ola; Mark Fitzek of Haleiwa Joe’s; Hector Morales of Turtle Bay Resort; Mike Neubert of Lei Lei’s; and Luis Silva of LuiBuenos.  The dinner keynote speakers will be Drs. James and Paul Brewbaker.  The senior Brewbaker is a professor emeritus in horticulture at UH College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources and developed the Hawaiian Supersweet, also known as Kahuku Sweet Corn.  His son, Dr. Paul Brewbaker, is a well-known economist and the Chair of the Council on Revenues for the state of Hawaii.       

The Expo begins at 1:00 pm with an afternoon program of seminars, panel discussions, and a keynote speaker during dinner. A cocktail reception will follow the expo and precede the “Farm to Table” dinner.  Seminars will include “History of Agriculture & Food on the North Shore” and a panel discussion on agriculture with a theme of “Working Together Works.”  The panel will be comprised of a cross section of North Shore agriculture businesses with a focus on key issues facing Ag on the North Shore:  Land, Water, Financing and Distribution.

Two seminars will focus on marketing: “Effective Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses in 2012,” by Nate Burgoyne of Integrity Online Marketing and “What the Chamber’s Recent Visitor Study Means to You” by Jodie Young Wilmott of Ocean Promotion and BYU Hawaii’s marketing class.

Chamber members, non-members, and residents are all welcome. Deadline to register is May 11th. This event is sponsored by Turtle Bay Resort, Kamehameha Schools, the North Shore News, First Hawaiian Bank, and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly.

Registration form

To register or for more information, please visit www.GoNorthShore.org or call the Chamber at (808) 637-4558.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Annual Meeting/Elections Wed. April 25th & Business Expo May 17th

Aloha Members,

Please plan on attending the Chamber's annual meeting next Wednesday at Haleiwa Joes, 8am for the annual meeting and election of new Board members. Please RSVP by next Monday.

Secondly, please register for the Business Expo to be held at Turtle Bay Resort Thursday, May 17th from 1pm to 8:30pm. If you pay by Friday the 27th, you will get the Early Bird Registration!!

This year we've changed things up a bit with a theme of "Living Farm to Table." The event will be in the afternoon with a "Farm to Table" dinner.  You can sign up to just come to the afternoon sessions for $20 which includes the cocktail hour, or the expo, cocktail hour and dinner for only $70!  Get an exhibitor's table for only $150 which includes dinner for two, or round up your friends and get a corporate table for $500.  There will be a buffet and tasting stations featuring specialty dishes made by your favorite local chefs.

Thanks to Turtle Bay Resort and our farmers, the prices for the dinner and to attend are very affordable.  We will have some great break-out sessions including a panel discussion with our farmers and we are working on a great keynote speaker to address the future of agriculture.

The purpose of the event is to provide networking opportunities for all, but especially our farmers, restaurants, and distributors to meet and start doing business with each other.  Our hope is that there will be relationships built that will increase the use of locally grown, fresh products from the North Shore, which will increase agricultural production, which will ensure ag is viable on the North Shore into the future. 

Let's all work to make the North Shore the breadbasket of Oahu or aina mamona by buying local.  Sign up today for a great day of learning, networking, and eating great food!!

Mahalo,
Antya

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Early Registration for Business Expo Extended to Wednesday the 11th at noon!

Aloha Members and Friends,

Early registration deadline for the Business Expo has been extended to May 11th at noon.  We need to give Turtle Bay our preliminary headcount that day so, please fax the attached registration form to 637-4556 to get the best deal on the event.  We still have a couple of booth spaces left so sign up today and we  need attendees to register now.  Please see the great line-up of speakers we have and the schedule below.

Seminar Descriptions 2011
Presenter Title Description
Ron Martin Success Skills for Retail Sales This session will demonstrate the difference between selling and clerking. Too many people think they are one in the same. When salespeople truly sell everyone wins; the customer most of all. Learn how to do this without the pressure that nobody likes and too many salespeople apply.
Glennel Warren & Elsa Agdinaoay Business Succession Planning Understanding how to ensure that the business interest of either a deceased, disabled or departing owner is effectively transferred to the company or co-owners in accordance with predetermined, mutually agreed upon guidelines.
Nate Burgoyne 7 Trade Secrets to Increase Profits with the Internet How can you get to the top of Google for FREE? What does it take to convert website visitors into buyers? In this workshop you will learn 7 online marketing trade secrets to quickly increase profits for any local business.
Jodi Wilmott Marketing Fundamentals for Small Businesses Build your small business or brand by identifying your unique position in the marketplace. Explore your business/brand personality; your customer; points of differentiation; visibility and publicity; social presence; customer relations; and loyalty.
John Knoreck, Esq. Employment Litigation  Prevention Ten Common Mistakes That Get You Sued and How to Avoid Them
Boyd Ready &                    Francis Forsythe Special Places in Haleiwa Town:  Illustrated Tales From the Walking Tour Learn about some of our unique historic buildings:  the Shingon Mission temple, Fujita Hotel, the 1913 Waialua Courthouse, Lokoe'a Pond, the Liliuokalani Church and more.  Research and lore gathered by our volunteer docents for the new walking tour of Haleiwa   
Matt Delaney Stick to Your Day Job Entrepreneurs are the backbone of the Hawaiian economy.  Though over time as these businesses grow, the burdens of employment and financials can often chip away at passion and pull attention away from areas of expertise.  
Noel Mau Employee Benefit Strategies Many businesses today face three major challenges:  1) Retention and Recruitment; 2) Rising Cost of Benefits; and 3) Providing a Competitive Benefit Plan.  Come and learn some strategies on how your company can have a low cost benefit plan that attracts good quality talent and keeps your business competitive.
Mary Dale Small Business Financing Financing for small business owners and also covering the information on your personal credit and how that affects the loan application process
Mark Seery Unlock the Keyes to Successful Networking In this session you will learn the best practices of networking a mixer and other needed networking tools.

North Shore Chamber of Commerce
Business Exposition
May 25th, 2011
Turtle Bay Resort

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

Keynote Speakers:
Opening:  Don Horner, CEO First Hawaiian Bank
"Perspective on Hawaii 's Economy"

Lunch: Annual Awards and Board of Directors Installation Ceremony

Topics for Breakout Sessions:

        Success Skills for Retail Sales
        Business Succession Planning
        7 Trade Secrets to Increase Profits with the Internet
        Marketing Fundamentals for Small Businesses
        Employment Litigation  Prevention
        Special Places in Haleiwa Town :  Illustrated Tales From the Walking Tour
        Employee Benefit Strategies
        Small Business Financing
        Unlock the Keyes to Successful Networking
        Stick to Your Day Job

*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

8-8:45
9-9:45
10-10:45
11-11:45
12-12:45
12:45-2:00
2:00-2:45
3-3:45
4-4:45
5:00-6:30
Sign up, meet and greet, vendor setup
(cont. brkfst)
Keynote address
Breakout
Sessions
Breakout sessions
Breakout sessions
Lunch,
Awards,
Installation of Directors
Breakout sessions
Breakout sessions
Breakout sessions
Vendor and cocktail reception
Vendor Booths on Display
 
Breakout Session Details
10-10:45
11-11:45
12-12:45
2-2:45
3-3:45
4-4:45
Marketing Fundamentals for Small Businesses
Business Succession Planning
Success Skills for Retail Sales
Business Succession Planning
7 Trade Secrets to Increase Profits with the Internet
Employment Litigation Prevention
Success Skills For Retail Sales
7 Trade Secrets to Increase Profits with the Internet
 Employee Benefit Strategies
Employment Litigation Prevention
Unlock the Keyes to Successful Networking
Special Places in Haleiwa Town
Special Places in Haleiwa Town
Small Business Financing
Stick to Your Day Job
Small Business Financing
Stick to Your Day Job
Employee Benefit Strategies

Please fax or email your registration form to us today or call and register by phone!

Mahalo to our sponsors Turtle Bay Resort, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii Human Resources, Kamehameha Schools, and North Shore News.  Mahalo to Waialua Soda Works and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly for featured drinks at lunch and reception.   

Mahalo,

Antya

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Register Now for North Shore Chamber's Annual Business Expo May 25th

Aloha Members,

Sign up for the Third Annual Busines Expo.  We have a great line up of speakers that will help you in your business and allow you to recharge your batteries.  This is a great value!  $40 for members and $50 for non-members for breakfast, lunch, cocktail reception and six seminars!! 

Do you want to promote your business to the North Shore community?  Get an exhibitor booth for $200 for members!  Includes two people from your company and all of above.   

Please fax or email your registration form to us today!

Mahalo to our sponsors Turtle Bay Resort, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii Human Resources, Kamehameha Schools, and North Shore News.  Mahalo to Waialua Soda Works and Barefoot Wine & Bubbly for featured drinks at lunch and reception.    

Mahalo,

Antya

Friday, March 25, 2011

Save the Date for the 2011 Business Expo on May 25th at Turtle Bay Resort's Ballroom

Plans for this year's Business Expo are shaping up and it promises to be a great day of educational seminars and speakers, networking, and information gathering.  Prices will remain at the same bargain rates as the last event. 

A $40 member registration fee will include a continental breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception plus six educational seminars featuring speakers who are experts in their fields.  Don't miss this opportunity to recharge your batteries, see old friends and meet new ones, make new business contacts, and learn about topics that will help you in your business, all while having fun in a beautiful setting! 

Attendee happy with great lunch
Sandwich Isles Bedbug Buster


Put this on your calendar now.  

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.

Monday, September 28, 2009

The Second Annual Business Expo

Aloha Members and Friends,

The Second Annual Business Expo is presented by First Hawaiian Bank. Early Bird Discounts are available until October 10th. So, sign up today!! Download the application on the North Shore Chamber of Commerce website.

Our Luncheon Speaker is Howard Dicus and we hope to have a very exciting keynote speaker as well. The seminars that our Education Chair, Karen Campbell from Waialua Soda Works, has put together are excellent. Bob Boyle of Turtle Bay Resort, the Event Chair, will be hosting us in their beautiful hotel and serving their wonderful food.

Are you looking to expand your business in the North Shore area? Sign up as an exhibitor by October 10th and get the Eartly Bird Discount.

Attendees: If you sign up for this great event, the Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Reception AND six seminars are all included in your registration fee. It's a great bargain, educational and fun.

Mahalo to our Title Sponsor, First Hawaiian Bank, and sponsors Kamehameha Schools, North Shore News and Turtle Bay Resort.

Hope to see you there this year and remember to sign up before October 10th!

Aloha,
Antya Miller, Executive Director
North Shore Chamber of Commerce

Friday, September 18, 2009

2nd Annual Business Expo - October 28th

Aloha Members,

Hold the Date!! The Second Annual Business Expo Presented by First Hawaiian Bank and hosted by the North Shore Chamber of Commerce will be held at Turtle Bay Resort on Wednesday, October 28th. Howard Dicus will be the keynote speaker at lunch. Karen Campbell from Waialua Soda Works has done a great job again of lining up a variety of wonderful speakers and Bob Boyle of Turtle Bay Resort will provide us with scruptious food at breakfast lunch and dinner in a beautiful and comfortable conference setting.

This is an all-day affair, so be sure to mark your calendars now! More information will be provided soon.

Mahalo,

Antya

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Mayor Confirmed to be Keynote Speaker at Business Expo

Aloha Members,

We just confirmed with the Mayor’s office that he will be the keynote speaker next Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Business Expo hosted by the Turtle Bay Resort. This is a great opportunity for members to hear what the Mayor has to say and learn from expert speakers on 9 topics that will help you take your business to the next level. This is all for the nominal fee of $20 for the whole day and it includes breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception as well as all the seminars.

I know it’s a stretch for many of you to leave your business for a whole day or send one or more employees, but you’ll be glad you did it!

So please get your registration and seminar sign-up forms in right away, but no later than Friday, October 17, 2008.

Mahalo,
Antya

Friday, October 10, 2008

Inaugural Business Expo by First Hawaiian Bank Deadline Approaching! Sign up today!

Aloha Members and Friends,

The deadline for signing up to attend the Inaugural Business Expo is approaching FAST. So if you have not done so already, please send in your Registration and Seminar Sign-up forms TODAY. As a member you can attend for only $20 which includes breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception! PLUS, you can attend 9 different educational seminars, hear the Mayor give the keynote address and Peter Apo, an Hawaiian Hospitality consultant, the luncheon talk. This is a great value! If you want to have a booth, which includes entrance for 2 people, it is $200. Partner with another business to share the booth fees and staffing!

Link to forms is: http://www.gonorthshore.org/business_press_080916_business_expo_fhb.htm

The benefits of attending are many: Network with other North Shore businesses to promote your business and create partnerships, invigorate yourself and employees, and learn ways to take your business to the next level. It will be a fun and exciting event!

We are thankful to our sponsors: First Hawaiian Bank, Kamehameha Schools, North Shore News and Turtle Bay Resort for helping make this event such a deal for our members.

Mahalo,
Antya

Friday, September 26, 2008

North Shore Chamber of Commerce's Inaugural Business Expo Sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank

Aloha Members and Friends,

I hope that all of you will participate in our inaugural Business Expo. It should be great. We have wonderful seminars and speakers lined up, there will be a dynamite keynote speaker (Mayor is invited), a great luncheon speaker, and exciting exhibitors making North Shore businesses and residents aware of their products. NOT to mention, that the food and company will be great too! For members, you can get an exhibitor booth for $180 if you pay by October 1st. If the fee is a little too much for you, look for someone you can partner with on the booth. It will make staffing easier too. If you "just" want to attend, members only pay $20!! $20 will pay for a continental breakfast, lunch, entrance to Exhibitor Booths and the Cocktail Reception/Business After Hours.

This event will help businesses in many, many ways. So, please sign up today! Registration form, event flyer, and seminar signup form are all available on the chamber website.

Mahalo,

Antya Miller, Executive Director
North Shore Chamber of Commerce