Successful SBH Foundation Awards Banquet

Like last year I was there documenting this event with my camera for Smart Business Hawaii. Here are some of the photos. Go to Smart Business Hawaii's website for news updates that are of interest to Hawaii's business community.



Cliff and Bobbie Slater of HonluluTraffic.com are the 2012 SBH Small Business Persons of the Year awardees. The award was handed out by Sandy Broide, son of SBH founder, Lex Brodie.



Dale Evans of Charley's Taxi and her granddaughter. Ms. Evans was one of 3 business success honorees.



Cliff Slater and his wife Bobbie, were named "Small Business Persons of the Year".



Thailand students of Professor Ken Schoolland with Grassroot Institute of Hawaii supporters Moe and Paul. SBH Foundation Awards Banquet, September 21, 2012 - Waialae Country Club, Honolulu HI.

News Behind the News - Winners' Camp

HawaiiReporter.com's Malia Zimmerman interviews Delorese Gregoire and friends of Winners' Camp. History, people and more about the Winners' Camp operation that has been around for more than 20 years, 10+ of them up at Kamehame Ridge in Hawaii Kai.

You can find out more about Winners' Camp at:

Winnerscamp.com

Winners' Camp Flickr Photostream (July 2012 camp photos):

Shiro Matsuo Hawaii's Saimin King

Shiro Matsuo Hawaii's Saimin King, originally uploaded by macprohawaii.

Ukelele in hand, Shiro Matsuo treated attendees at yesterday's monthly SBH Sunrise Breakfast to a few songs and some advice on customer service, location, financing for his successful restaurant business... Shiro's Saimin Haven. The energetic youngster of nearly 92, is probably the oldest person to ever speak at an SBH Sunrise event.

He has many years of experience in the food and beverage business. He also talked about growing up near A'ala Park in Downtown Honolulu and of his time in the U.S. Military. A very colorful character, makes me want to drive all the way to Aiea to get a bowl of saimin!

Smart Business Hawaii's Annual Conference a Success

This year I was privileged to once again be the official photographer at the 35th Annual Smart Business Hawaii Conference held on January 12 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. This year's keynote speaker was nationally syndicated radio talk show host and author, Micheal Medved. He spoke on traditional American values and business issues during the hour and a half he spent at the conference.

The SBH conference attracted about 300 attendees and featured a number of speakers including former New York Mets and World Series championship pitcher Sid Fernandez, who spoke about the business of Major League Baseball; Hawaii Tourism Authority's Mike McCartney who painted a cautiously optimistic picture of the tourism industry for Hawaii, several small business entrepreneurs and journalists from HawaiiReporter.com.

The theme to this year's conference was "Recapturing Hawaii's Business Opportunities". More information about the 35th Annual Conference and its wrap-up can be found at the Smart Business Hawaii website.


Photos by Melvin Ah Ching Productions.


The last 8 minutes of Michael Medved's keynote speech. Shot by Mel.

SBH Foundation Holds Sucessful Awards Banquet

The Small Business Hawaii Entrepreneurial Education Foundation held its 3rd Annual Small Business Awards Banquet on Friday night, May 21 at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Awarded were Veronica Kaneko of McDonalds Restaurants of Hawaii as the SBH Business Person of the Year; Robin Campaniano of AIG Hawaii/Farmers Insurance Hawaii for the SBH Jean Fukuda Civic Leadership Award; Stephan Edwards of 1 Hot Garage and The Systemcenter, Inc. as the SBH Young Entrepreneur; and Brook Gramann & Glora Garvey of The Brand Strategy Group as SBH Small Business Booster.

The banquet also featured entertainment by jazz vocalist Ginai, accompanied by her partner Pierre Grill. The emcee was Joe Teipel of Auction Action.

There was a silent auction that featured a variety of merchandise and services.

The Small Business Hawaii Entrepreneurial Education Foundation is a Hawaii 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation, whose mission is "to educate, support and encourage entrepreneurs in our community and the world."

More information at the SBH Foundation website.

www.sbhfoundation.org

Photos copyright 2010 Melvin Ah Ching Productions. All rights reserved.

Congressional Candidates Speak on Stimulus

This is the first of a series of video clips that I will be posting here taken at the 2010 Smart Business Hawaii Conference which was held on January 13 at the Ala Moana Hotel. In the above clip, Congressional Candidates Charles Djou, Colleen Hanabusa and Ed Case talk about the merits of the federal stimulus funding plan.

A special election for the First District Congressional seat is expected to be held as early as May 1st, after current U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie steps down from the post to concentrate all of his efforts to his gubernatorial campaign.

More from the Smart Business Hawaii conference is available at the SBH website.

Here is a slideshow of photographs I took at the SBH Conference:

Pollster John Zogby to Speak at SBH Conference

PRESS RELEASE

World renown pollster and author John Zogby will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the 34th Annual Smart Business Hawaii [SBH] Conference next Wednesday, January 13, at the Ala Moana Hotel, Garden Lanai, 7:30 am - 2 pm.

Zogby, who heads up the worldwide research and marketing firm, Zogby International, based in Utica, New York, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Miami is also the author of the best-selling book, " The Way We'll Be: The Zogby Report on the Transformation of the American Dream."

Zogby recently conducted polls on Hawaii's Statehood 50 Years Later, and on local reaction to the Akaka Bill. He will speak on, "Hawaii and the Future of the American Dream."

Governor Linda Lingle will also offer remarks during the luncheon program.

During the day, attendees will hear from State Senator Fred Hemmings, Deputy Prosecutor Paul Mow, tourism liaison Marsha Wienert, world famous marketer, David Tyreman and Successful entrepreneurs, Joyce Edwards, Cliff Slater and Jack Schneider.

There will also be a live panel featuring candidates for Hawaii's 1st Congressional District: Former U.S. Congressman Ed Case (D), City Councilman Charles Djou (R), and State Senate President, Colleen Hanabusa (D.

Advance reservations are required by contacting Darlyn Evangelista at SBH, 396-1724, by FAX @ 396-1726 or email: sbh@lava.net. A downloadable form is also available from smallbusinesshawaii.com.

SBH Share N Tell

SBH Share N Tell 10-18-07, originally uploaded by macprohawaii.

Author Bob Sigall (right) leads the discussion table on "marketing your small business" at Small Business Hawaii's Share N Tell event. The luncheon activity was held at the Waialae Country Club restaurant and featured business experts sharing their tips and thoughts on 6 tables on various topics of interest. About 50 members and their guests showed up for the event which also featured a buffet lunch.

Small Business Hawaii website