Survive the economic storm: ‘Secrets of the Fastest 50’

Pacific Business News and the U.S. Small Business Administration present “Secrets of Hawai‘i ’s Fastest 50 Growing Small Businesses,” the second of four PBN seminars, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Honolulu Design Center, Second floor, Cupola Theatre, 1250 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m.

Attendees will learn from a panel of experts whose companies grew a combined average of 313 percent over a period of two years. They include:

• Alan Akina, president and CEO, 101 Financial
• Robert Iopa, president, WCIT Architecture Inc.
• Mike Paulin, owner and CEO, Aqua Hotels and Resorts
• Shelley Wilson, president and CEO, Wilson Homecare  

Learn how they do it:

• How to grow the bottom line in double digits year over year
• How to control costs and build revenues
• How to understand customer needs
• How to be different and better than the rest

Cost is $25 and there is free parking in the HDC parking structure. Registration deadline is Tuesday, Aug. 19. Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact: Mary Beth Lohman at PBN 808-955-8002 or mlohman@bizjournals.com. Click here to register online.