November 2009

Cover Story

Features
	MBA Has Big Costs But Big Payoffs, too Beverly Creamer
	All in a Day's Workout Catherine Cruz-George
	Hawaii’s Fittest Executives Winners of Hawaii Business Magazine's 2009 Fitness Challenge.
	Big Island Big Ideas Shara Enay

Departments
	Talk Story Donne Dawson Dennis Hollier
	Editor's Note Widening our Lens Steven Petranik
	This Month's Parting Shot: PARTINGSHOT

SmallBiz

5 steps to Build Trust In the Workplace According to Kalei Inn, principal consultant of Kalei Inn, Ph.D. and Associates,the key to a peaceful work environment is trust. by Catherine Cruz-George November 2009 Ask SmallBiz: Transferring Ownership We are growing our business and want to make sure that we are able to perpetuate it long after we are no longer active in the company. We have no children, so what are our options to ensure the... by Ken Gilbert, Partner Business Consulting Resources Inc. November 2009 Family-Business Lessons The secret to operating a successful family business is that the company will only function well if the family functions well first. by Shara Enay November 2009 Go Paperless Hawaii companies – law firms, medical offices, accountants, architects – are systematically converting from paper files to electronic files. Here's how. by Dennis Hollier November 2009