The Elections seem to bring out complainers in all of us. So-and-so just doesn’t care about the poor/homeless/business owners/ middle class/elderly/children. So-and-so is self-centered/dumb/arrogant/myopic/naïve/ignorant. I hear these statements every day, and, to be honest, I get a little tired of the endless whining and grouchiness. While I can certainly be a grouch, too, about ten […]
We had a potential client come into our shop the other day. She is a local business owner who wanted to have graphics put on her delivery truck. At the end of the discussion we told her, in very polite terms, to go to another provider. We were just not a good fit for her […]
One of the most onerous parts of running a business is trying to get paid. In a perfect world, a business completes an agreed project and receives payment immediately. That is, of course, how retail works: you pick a product off the shelf, proceed to the checkout area, make payment and leave. You know own […]
It’s hard to imagine but it’s been one year since we have been in our current location, 74-5599 Luhia Street. Kona Impact has been in business nearly ten years, and this was our second move. We had no idea when we began 2015 that within a month we would be moving. We also didn’t know […]
Three things we have all grown to hate are hotel, air fare and car rental pricing. We have all found prices for these and then realized that they don’t include taxes, airport fees, cleaning fees, resort fees, convenience charges, broker commissions, and so and so on. These can add 50% or more to the rate […]
Kona Impact is a short drive to the world-famous Kona coffee growing area.� This area stretches from the North end of Kailua-Kona to about 20 or so miles South of town. In many areas, it is only a few miles wide. It is here that the stars align to make for the perfect growing conditions […]
Wouldn’t you like to own a business where there is no competition? Better yet, wouldn’t it be great not to have to worry about competitors coming into your market? There are, of course, very few businesses that have such high barriers. In Kona, Hawaii some of the big barriers to entry include the following: Exclusive […]
I don’t find Washington politics that interesting, to be honest. I know I will have more effect on my standard of living by getting up every day and providing value for my clients and love to my family than complaining about what happens in Washington. I don’t feel getting all riled up about politics and […]
Kona Impact has been in business nearly ten years. We recently took a deep look at the kind of businesses that have been the clients that have kept us in business; we found that almost all are locally owned. This is despite the fact that locally-owned businesses comprise only a small part of our local […]
I’ve been online long enough to remember the famous 1993 cartoon, where one dog is talkingïto another dog. He says, On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. It’s an internet classic. The joke is that anyone can post anything online. Well, 26 years later and we still (and always will) have people who take […]
