• Kapa‘a theater to present pre-show programming • HSBDC small business events • SBA to host lending consultations • Hawai‘i BBB announces Torch Award winners Kapa‘a theater to present pre-show programming Hollywood Theaters in 15 states, including the Kapa‘a theater
• Kapa‘a theater to present pre-show programming
• HSBDC small business events
• SBA to host lending consultations
• Hawai‘i BBB announces Torch Award winners
Kapa‘a theater to present pre-show programming
Hollywood Theaters in 15 states, including the Kapa‘a theater on Kaua‘i, will begin presenting pre-show programming and advertising by digital in-theater network operator National CineMedia LLC.
The agreement, which takes effect April 1 for 480 screens nationwide, includes the presentation of National CineMedia’s program FirstLook, in-theater corporate meetings and event services, as well as live and pre-recorded in-theater entertainment events.
“We are pleased to be adding Hollywood Theaters as our newest affiliate partner participating in NCM’s cinema advertising business, in-theater meetings and NCM FATHOM events,” said Kurt Hall, president and chief executive officer of National CineMedia.
Clyde Cornell, chief operating officer of Hollywood Theaters, said the company expects increased ancillary revenues through the NCM programs.
HSBDC small business events
The Small Business Development Center is hosting workshops on how to start and run a small business this month.
Topics to be discussed include entrepreneurship, forms of business organization, key ingredients for business success, sources of capital and services offered by the Hawai‘i SBDC Network, as well as other resources for start-ups.
The workshop will take place on the following dates: April 10 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and April 24 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
There is no registration fee, though pre-registration is required online at www.hawaii-sbdc.org to attend. For more information, call 241-3148.
SBA to host lending consultations
The Small Business Association will host a one-day loan information event for small businesses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 9 in Kaua‘i Community College’s Office of Continuing Education.
The event will feature one-on-one consultations to find out if SBA’s Community Express Loan is right for your business venture.
Community Express Loans range from $5,000 to $25,000 with 10-year terms.
Free, confidential consultations will be arranged with SBA Community Express lenders and Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center Network staff. Registration is suggested; walk-in clients will be assisted as time permits.
To expedite SBA loan applications, bring current personal identification, General Excise Tax business license, good credit score for each owner of the business and business banking account information.
To attend, call Kim Hite at 541-2990, ext. 212, or e-mail her at Kimberly.Hite@sba.gov
Hawai‘i BBB announces Torch Award winners
Hawai‘i’s Better Business Bureau has announced the finalists of its 2008 BBB Torch Awards.
This year’s finalists are leaders in advancing marketplace trust and recognized for their commitment to fair, honest, and ethical marketplace practices, according to Dwight Kealoha, chief executive officer of Hawai‘i’s BBB.
“The BBB Torch Awards program is our way to illuminate the importance of a marketplace where buyers and sellers, and donors and charities can trust each other,” Kealoha said.
Representatives from last year’s BBB Torch Awards winners judged the entries and selected the finalists.
The 2008 BBB Torch Awards finalists are:
• Consumer Leadership: Olin Lagon, Eric Nakamura and June Watanabe
• Marketplace Excellence, Business: Crazy Shirts, Hawaiian Airlines and Maui Divers
• Marketplace Excellence, Public Charity: Hawaii Youth Opera, Leukemia Lymphoma Society and Mental Health Kokua
• Advancing Marketplace Trust, Business: 101 Financial, E Noa Tours and Mr. Sandman
• Advancing Marketplace Trust, Public Charity: Battleship Missouri and Mediation Center of the Pacific
Winners will be announced at the 2008 BBB Torch Awards Luncheon on April 17 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort Spa. Judge Thomas K. Kaulukukui, Jr. is the event’s keynote speaker.
Individual tickets are $75 for BBB Accredited Businesses and nonprofit organizations, and $90 for all others. Corporate table sponsorships are also available. To purchase tickets or for more information, call Hawai‘i’s Better Business Bureau at (877) 222-6551, or visit www.hawaii.bbb.org
— Staff reports
