Posted on: Monday, April 9, 2007
Coming events
Advertiser Staff
WEDNESDAY
Billed as the "Ultimate Networking Event," the Honolulu Mega Mixer scheduled 5-9 p.m. at Blaisdell Center will bring together business owners, management teams and business professionals and their products to learn about expanding their business and building a referral base. The nationwide series of similar events is sponsored by American Mega Mixers. Fee; discount tickets for Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i members. Information: www.HawaiiMegaMixer.com; or Wainani, 386-9547.
THURSDAY
"Secrets of Successful Small Business Marketing: Take Your Business to the Next Level," sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center, will be offered Thursday. The hands-on seminar, presented by Karen L. Simon, combines marketing ideas and organizing strategies with computer methods to develop a successful marketing effort, including quick and efficient ways to organize clients and prospects using the computer. It is scheduled 5-9 p.m. at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee; noncenter members welcome. Advance registration required: 526-1001.
FRIDAY
Patt Steiner, an experienced business adviser and executive director of the Hawai'i Women's Business Center, will share her knowledge and experience on how to run a successful business at a "Let's Talk Story" session sponsored by the center. It is scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee. Advanced registration required: 526-1001.
"Tongue Fu: Does Your Mouth Have a Mind of Its Own?" — a kind of "martial arts" for the mind and mouth — will be the focus of a presentation Friday by Gwen Fujie, sponsored by the Hawai'i Women's Business Center. In the presentation, Fujie will outline techniques to deflect, disarm and defuse verbal conflict — constructive alternatives to either handing out a tongue-lashing or being tongue-tied when confronted by hostile or difficult people. The presentation is scheduled from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at 1041 Nu'uanu Ave., Suite A. Fee; nonmembers welcome. Registration: 526-1001.
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.)
