Social venture work at StoryManager went into full swing with the recent funding of BizzyB.com. BizzyB is a new online project-based learning platform designed for middle and high school students to develop entrepreneurial skills and philanthropic awareness. The project received a three-year, $833,000 development grant from Hoag Foundation via introduction by First Foundation Bank. BizGym Foundation, our 501C3 non-profit, also received a Google grant to push 2016 grants over $1 Million. Made … [Read more...]
StoryManager & SuperGeeks Join Forces as RankHI
StoryManager and SuperGeeks have merged web, SEO and web hosting (BitHut.com) services into a new, more powerful digital marketing agency. See our new team and services at RankHI.com. Full-Service Digital Marketing The new team is positioned to offer SEO & social media strategy, on-page optimization, off-site Rank & Defend campaigns, Pay-Per-Click advertising and good old-fashioned website construction. Of course there’s more, like e-commerce, auto-casting, social media, apps, etc… If … [Read more...]
How Do You Know When to Re-Brand?
Why We Re-Branded StoryManager Most small business owners hate the idea of re-branding. Fear of losing "brand equity" is typically offered as justification for not changing a brand. But frankly, customers will continue to find you ~ just send notices and update your contacts. Another common belief is that there's no better way to communicate an existing brand, but that's why professional communications people exist... they can figure out stuff that lay people can't. Then there's the reticence … [Read more...]
Brand-Aid Kicks Off
StoryManager is proud to be a sponsor of another BizGym Foundation project: Brand-Aid Hawai‘i. Brand-Aid kicked off this week with an inaugural Brand-Aid Triage Pop-up in downtown Honolulu. Special Thanks to Dr. Evans and the gang at Argosy University for being the presenting sponsor and hosting the event at Tamarind Park at Bishop Square. The goal of Brand-Aid is simple: do free brand checkups on companies to help fix their businesses brand boo-boos. At the first Triage, we patched up a … [Read more...]
Lemonade Alley Profiled in Midweek
In Hawai‘i, getting profiled on the cover of Midweek is a dream for many. I didn't really get that until we arrived there this week. so I'm especially thankful to Midweek business & entrepreneurial writer Christina O'Connor and photographer extraordinaire Nathalie Walker for making us look and sound so zesty. I also want to thank Editor Don Chapman for allowing the kids to be in the main shot. I know it's not Midweek's custom to have a gaggle of people on the cover, but Lemonade Alley is … [Read more...]
ChefZone Comes to Life!
StoryManager is proud to have played a part in bringing ChefZone to life. ChefZone is a new foodservice concept that took over 2 years of planning and development to create a business sized to do $100M a year through a 45,000sf facility in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. This was an epic feat of new business modeling that is a multi-million dollar flyer for holding company Y. Hata & Co. For our part, we applied BizGym.com, our online entrepreneur's startup and growth … [Read more...]
Visitor Video Website Relaunched
Congratulations to Blair Townley for getting the new VisitorVideoHawaii.com relaunched! Almost single-handedly, Blair build the site with no prior technical experience and only minor configuration assistance from John and even less content cajoling from Steve. Says Blair, "I did it! I Did It! I DID IT!" John and steve replying, "Yez... YOU CAN DO IT!" See folks, the CMS (Content Management System) thing really works and you can do it yourself too! … [Read more...]
VoteBen2012.com Launched!
Ben Cayetano, past Governor of Hawai‘i, just threw his hat back in the political ring after 10 years of retirement. Why? He's mad as hell at a big rail project that past Honolulu Mayors started. So being mad and needing a fast build, his gang asked us to knock together a website for them at VoteBen2012.com. In two days we slammed the bugger and now Ben's Boys are up and running. Good luck guys! … [Read more...]
LeiHut.com launched!
LeiHut.com is dedicated to helping small Hawai‘i entrepreneurs get their stuff out to the world. This Honolulu enterprise is part of the biz-building ohana at StoryManager, Inc. LeiHut supports Hawai‘i entrepreneurs. Over twenty small local vendors are featured on the site with products ranging from fresh Hawaiian flower leis to 100% Kona Coffee to handcrafted ukuleles from Hawai‘i. An awesome assortment of LeiHut Hawai‘i care packages make it easy to share the aloha with friends in the … [Read more...]
BIZatBedtime.com Launched!
BizGym for Kids: BIZatBedtime.com Parents: ditch the storybook, grab a laptop and build a business with your kid tonight! Just logon at BIZatBedtime.com to use the FREE StoryTree Builder to enjoy a fun family bonding Kid-Biz growth experience. Once you make a Kid-Biz, you can also share your story in our Kid-Biz Blog by completing a short and simple application form. Be a hero. Help others by sharing your story! BIZatBedtime is geared for parent-facilitated pre-high school kids like tweens, … [Read more...]
