Hasegawa, Nobriga Kim to appear at free workshop
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The Maui News
A free workshop titled "Building a Product (or a Service)" and set for Monday will feature Neil Hasegawa of Hasegawa General Store in Hana and Cathy Nobriga Kim of Roselani Ice Cream.
The three-hour workshop, a collaboration between Maui Business Brainstormers, Ha-wai'i Technology Development Corp., Innovate Hawai'i and Maui Research & Technology Center, is tailored for Maui entrepreneurs, startups, mom and pop stores and small businesses, a news release about the workshop said.
It is set for 1 to 4 p.m. at the Maui Research & Technology Center in Kihei.
There are many steps to business success after coming up with a product or service. Those attending will be able to get advice from successful business owners, the workshop news release said.
The presenters are Hase-gawa, president of Hasegawa General Store; Nobriga Kim, president of Roselani Ice Cream and Maui Soda & Ice Works; and Scott Rabe, president of Accel Event Rentals of Aiea, Oahu.
They will discuss the types of products to create, pricing, market testing, finding buyers, distribution methods and marketing planning.
This workshop is the first in a serious of four focused on helping Maui manufacturers find success, said Wayne Inouye, director of Innovate Hawai'i.
Online registration is required at meetup.com/ MauiBusinessBrainstormers. The deadline is Saturday.