Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 6, 1 June 2011 — Corporate contracting sessions set for June [ARTICLE]

Corporate contracting sessions set for June

Native Hawaiian business owners are encouraged to attend corporate contracting presentations and trainings by Kaiser Pennanente and Robert Half International on June 14 and 15 in Honolulu. Both events are free and open to all loeal businesses and include free snacks and parking. The Tuesday, lune 14 event will be held 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Sam Snead's Tavem at the Navy-Marine Clubhouse, 943 Valkenburgh St. Kaiser, whieh spent more than $600 million with diverse suppliers in 2009, will share its upcoming business opportunities. Robert Half Intemational, a professional staffing and consulting services finn, will provide training and infonnation on business strategies. On Wednesday, lune 15 training sessions will be offered twice, from noon to 2 p.m. and 5:30 to 7 p.m. at ING DIRECT Cafē, 1958 Kalākaua Ave. To attend one of the Wednesday sessions, you must attend the Tuesday event. Topics include turning your contacts into contracts, out-of-the-box strategies and finding business opportunities, as well as a Q&A with company representatives. The presentations are hosted by Hawai'i Minority Suppher Certification, a nonprofit that promotes minority participation in the procurement process to create eeonomie weahh in minority business conununities in the state. To register, visit hawaiimsc.org. For infonnation, eall (808) 772-2159 or email info@hawaiimsc.org.

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