Brainstormers Present ‘Get the Nuts and Bolts Fitting Right in Retail or Wholesale’

By Maui Now Staff

Maui Business Brainstormers will present “Retail or Wholesale: Get the Nuts and Bolts Fitting Right” on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at the Lahaina Intermediate School from 4 to 6:15 p.m.

“Whether you eat at a local restaurant, browse for clothes at a local store or buy at a local market, you are using the services of the retail industry as well as wholesalers,” said MBB Organizer Grace Fung.

“When selling is our business, we want to make sure we are working with the most effective retail, wholesale and distribution strategies,” said Fung.

This one-time, free workshop, will offer new methods and resources for online and offline, and tackle “brick-and-mortar” issues for new and existing businesses.

Guest speaker John Dellar will present the workshop with no sales pitch, and interact with the audience in a lively question-and-answer session.

California resident Dellar owned and managed successful businesses in retail and wholesale for decades. His expertise includes branding, business plan, buying and selling businesses, commercial leases, construction, distribution, food and beverage, inventory management, leases, management, marketing, pricing, retail merchandising, retail sales, sales, service businesses, store design and layout, trade shows and wholesale sales. His industry expertise includes beauty supply shops, construction, distribution business, property development, restaurants and retail stores.

This workshop is open to the public. Attendees must RSVP to MBB at HawaiiBrains.com.

Bring a pen, paper and water. Complimentary self-parking is included.

Supporters of this MBB event include Tri-Isle RC&D, SCORE Hawai‘i, MEO Business Development Center, Maui OED, HI SBDC, MEDB, J.W. Cameron Center, A Big Wow and Fulton Tashombe.

The nonprofit MBB relies on the generosity of sponsors.

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