Retirement planning is challenging, but these tips for creating a timeline can help your savings stay on track at every stage of your life. 1. Set an income goal – and realize it could change. It’s important to set goals…
Wage and hour compliance can be complicated, but it’s important to get it right. That’s because mistakes can be costly. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division in Honolulu investigated companies at several Hawaii malls…
I recently participated in a Skype call with a successful midsize 10-year-old business on O‘ahu. It is owned by a committed and ambitious young man who wants to grow his company into a larger and more profitable operation. The owner…
Kalama grew up in poverty but had a successful banking career and now leads a nonprofit that provides $12 million in grants annually in Hawai‘i. He is using his personal and professional experience to seek answers to some of Hawai‘i’s…
How a trio of Hawai‘i’s Top 250 organizations stays ahead with innovations The pace of business has accelerated in a world where the internet never sleeps, smartphones are omnipresent and both feed off the tap-tap immediacy of social media. Plus,…
We included those topics in two statewide surveys: the BOSS Survey of 405 local business leaders and the 808 Poll of 547 members of the general public. Respondents in both polls were asked how they felt about President Donald…
Starting up a new dental practice can be risky due to the high level of competition and large start-up costs. Alternatively, acquiring an existing practice has many advantages including goodwill in years of service to the community, inheriting an established…
“Pay yourself first” – this may be the best thing you can do to build financial wealth. Navigating the right path toward this best practice and others is critically important to protecting and growing your assets. These experts will help…
The unfortunate fact is that 50 percent of all small start-ups will fail within five years. This means lost capital, lost jobs and tax base, and the lost dreams of Hawaii’s entrepreneurs. “We know how difficult it can be to…
Major Changes in the Top 250 The rising price of oil and a big land sale significantly revised this year’s ranking Oil is the reason for the biggest changes this year in the Top 250. The annual ranking of Hawai‘i’s…
Bacon Universal Co., Inc. Bacon Universal Company is honored to be recognized as one of Hawaii’s Top 250 Businesses. While Construction industry has seen significant gains over the last several years, our success would not be possible without our dedicated…
Here are the methodologies for the BOSS Survey and 808 Poll, which are the basis for multiple stories published in Hawaii Business Magazine during the second half of 2019. BOSS Methodology BOSS stands for Business Outlook and Sentiment Survey.…