Workshops | May 9, 2019

Three hour workshops run parallel both morning and afternoon.    

MORNING WORKSHOPS
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS

Lunch is available in the Yokouchi Pavilion 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Additional cost $20)

WORKSHOP 1: 7 Essential Systems for Small Business Success

TJ Schier, Keynote Speaker
TJ Schier, Speaker & Consultant

Ever wonder how some small businesses seem to thrive while others struggle? Great business owners leverage the power of their brand and accelerate success by utilizing effective systems to achieve consistent and results to build their business…even when they are not there! Small business owners need to out-train and out-operate the competition since we can’t out-market them. How?

  • Recruiting & attracting the RIGHT talent to win
  • Creating a Customer Service Culture to beat the competition
  • Training…until they can’t get it wrong
  • Operational blueprint to accelerate performance
  • Sales & Profit ‘Radar’ to maximize the top- and bottom-line
  • Owning the local community
  • Incentivizing & Rewarding Performers

Take ownership of the experience and the outcome and watch your business thrive!


Workshop 2: Tax Strategies for Small Business

Hawaii Small Business Conference speaker
Robert Kawahara

An area of great interest to small business is a strategy to reduce taxes, and CPA firms are uniquely positioned to assist.

Join Robert Kawahara, Managing Member of Kawahara + Company, LLC., Maui’s largest CPA firm, as he provides valuable information on how to reduce taxes for your business.

Keep up with the latest changes and learn how to plan ahead.


Workshop 3: How to Use Free Tools to Grow Your Community and Business

AGV Google G-suite Developer Advocate
Alexandrina Garcia-Verdin, G Suite Developer Advocate

Join Alexandrina and Jules on this hands-on journey, exploring different solutions that help multiply your impact and amplify your voice within your communities using free Google apps. We encourage you to bring your computer to follow along:

Jules Kremer, Technology Project Manager, Google
  • Setting up products like a hub for your customers to connect with you
  • Building dashboards
  • Speeding up analytical insights
  • Sharing your expertise as thought leaders to build your brand, etc.

No technical skills are required, just enthusiasm and curiosity. It is strongly recommended to have Chrome as a browser, but if you do not use Chrome that is fine too.


Workshop 4: Intellectual Property and Branding

Trademarks are often times a company’s most valuable asset. William McKeon, Keri Mehling and Rebecca Filipovic will host a discussion on trademarks and branding before engaging participants in an interactive workshop on how to select and protect your brand. This workshop will cover:

 

Go to CONFERENCE SCHEDULE – MAY 8, 2019

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