Learn two critical issues needed for board success in cooperatives: tools for assessment and succession planning. Presenters will evaluate strategies and tools for assessment, which allow board members to candidly review performance and strengthen their effectiveness. In addition, attendees will learn key factors that illuminate the importance of succession planning. Click here for more information and to register.

The Hawai‘i Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will present “How to Start a Business in Hawai‘i”. Participants will learn about entrepreneurship, forms of business organization, key ingredients for business success, steps involved in starting your own business, sources of capital and services offered by the Hawai‘i SBDC, as well as other resources for the start-up business. This is a free workshop offered to the community in co-sponsorship with County of Hawai‘i Department of Research & Development. Pre-registration is required by Tuesday, April 16th.

Soil Health=Wealth: Soil Health Workshop Date: April 18, 2013 — 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location: Kuhio Hale, Hawaiian Homes Hall, Waimea Details: Download the flyer for more information and event agenda.  

WEBINAR: Researcher and Farmer Innovation to Increase Nitrogen Cycling on Organic Farms Date: April 23, 2013 Details: Conducted by Louise Jackson and Tim Bowles, University of California-Davis. Register at http://www.extension.org/pages/67391

WEBINAR: How to Engage Media about the Cooperative Advantage Date: April 30, 2013 — 8:00-9:00 a.m. HST Details: Cooperatives have a good story to tell, and there are ways to engage the media to share the business model’s advantage with the public. Presenters will address how to incorporate engaging the media into a cooperative’s communications strategy. In […]