By Staff Reports
(Maui) – The County of Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development today announced its free workshops for the month of August. Workshops are presented at the Maui County Business Resource Center, a County of Maui facility, located in the Maui Mall across Pizza Hut. Seating for all workshops is limited, and all workshops are subject to change or cancellation. To reserve a seat, call the Maui County Business Resource Center at 873-8247.
The following workshops are available:
Is Your Business Ready for the Next Level?
Instructor: Evette Lau. Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 12 to 1p.m. Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall Ste. B-9. Free.
Are you in need of a training facility, conference room, office space or a commercial kitchen to take the next step in your business? Lokahi Pacific’s Pono Center has it all for you. Evette Lau, Small Business Counselor at the Pono Center, will cover the incubator programs and go over all of the services available to the community.
Business on the Grill with Maui Business Brainstormers (MBB) Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 12 p.m. Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall Ste. B-9. Free.
Meet other business owners/managers, share and learn with thought-provoking questions, answers and coaching!
More info and RSVP here: www.meetup.com/MauiBusinessBraintormer
How to Market Your Business on Facebook
Instructor: Nicole Fisher. Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 12 to 1:15 p.m. Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall Ste. B-9. Free.
Learn how to use a Facebook “Business Page” to market your business by connecting your Facebook page to your Website, Twitter, Linkedin, or YouTube. In addition, this workshop will cover the difference between a Profile Page vs. a Business Page, how to build apps, do postings, future posts, and timelines. Nicole “nico” Fisher is an energetic entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience. She is presently a Marketing Strategist, Social Media Consultant and Trainer and is passionate about taking businesses from good to great through various marketing avenues.
QuickBooks for Small Business
Instructor: Richard Kehoe, CPA. Thursday, August 22, 2013, 5 to 8 p.m. $45.00.
Learn to set up your company’s QuickBooks in a small class setting with personalized tutoring. This class is for new users and will teach you how to record sales, receive payments, prepare invoices, and balance your checkbook. Instructor Richard Kehoe, CPA is a lead SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) counselor. Follow-up appointments are offered at no cost.
Build Your Business Through On-line Customer Reviews
Instructors: Bob and Josh Sommers. Friday, August 23, 2013, 12 to 1 p.m. Maui County Business Resource Center, Maui Mall Ste. B-9. Free.
Bob and Josh Sommers, founders of the Internet Marketing Association of Hawaii and the creators of the Five Star Review System, are going to show you how to become the most trusted service provider in your industry through the acquisition of 5-star customer reviews and referrals. The vast majority of people looking for the products and services you offer go to a trusted friend for a referral first. In the absence of a personal referral they go to the Internet to read what others have written about you and your company, and the company with the most and the best reviews gets all the business.
Over the course of this presentation you’ll discover …
- How to dominate the first page of Google with multiple listings.
- The easiest way to acquire 5-star reviews from your customers.
- How to easily increase the number of customer reviews by 100%
- How to generate referrals even when you forget to ask.
- How to make it super easy for your happy customers to promote your service to their friends.
Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance and My Business
Instructor: Nikki Baysa. Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Maui County Business Resource Center Ste. B-9. Free.
There’s been quite a buzz about the Affordable Care Act since it was conceived and signed into law. Like it or not, the way we deal with healthcare costs as individuals and as business owners will now forever change. Are you a small business owner who is worried how all these changes will affect your bottom line? This workshop will help you understand some of the basics of Affordable Care Act, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), the Hawaii health insurance marketplace (the Connector) and the small business tax credits. Participants of this workshop will also learn about low cost and no cost health insurance coverage for individuals, families and part time employees. For small business employers and self-employed individuals, this workshop is a must to also learn how to offset the cost of employees’ health insurance premiums to add to your revenue. Nikki Baysa is the Program Specialist for the Hawaii Health Connector.