Attorney Explains Limited Liability Incorporations at Business Center

Roya Deyhim, a Maui-based attorney, will speak on limited liability incorporations. File photo.

By Sonia Isotov

This month the Maui County Business Resource Center (MCBRC) is hosting several workshops geared toward helping small and micro businesses succeed on Maui.

New in the lineup this month is Roya Deyhim, a Maui-based attorney and former president of the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea, who will lecture on the intricacies of setting up a business as a limited liability company.

The MCBRC also has an entire lineup of other short business workshops being held during the month of April. Every month, local business experts share a wealth of knowledge and experience at the free workshops. Topics vary by month but usually focus on starting, financing and growing a small business.

The center, a division of the County of Maui Office of Economic Development, also has free business counseling with business executives in the US Small Business Administration’s Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE) counselor program. SCORE is a federal program and the Maui Chapter is lead by long-time SCORE counselor and certified public accountant Richard Kehoe.

The following workshops will be held in April and begin at noon unless otherwise noted:

“Sales Skills 101 – Communicating Your Way to a Better Future” by T.J. Anderson – Wednesday, April 10.
This workshop explores the “fine art of selling” through improved communication skills. Anderson has owned several businesses and attributes much of his success to sales skills learned as a national sales leader for a Fortune 500 company.

Maui Business Brainstormers meet for business networking at the MCBRC. Courtesy photo.

“Inspiring the Entrepreneurial Spirit – Isn’t it Time to be Your Own Boss?” by Jasmyne Boswell – Wednesday, April 17.
Boswell, an author and inspirational coach, teaches five steps students can use to begin a full-time endeavor or supplement current income. Her method is based on uncovering your values, gifts and abilities.

Maui Business Brainstormers Monthly Meeting – Tuesday, April 23, 11:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The public is invited to meet other business owners and managers to share and learn with thought-provoking questions, answers and coaching. Bring your business challenges to the meeting. Features: introductions, “get to know your neighbor,” barnstormers sharing, expert coaching and quick fire. Free of charge. To attend, RSVP at www.meetup.com/MauiBusinessBrainstormers.

“Is Your Business Ready for the Next Level?” by Evette Lau – Wednesday, April 24, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Lau, a small business counselor at the Pono Center, will cover the center’s incubator programs and go over other services available to help users grow their businesses including a training facility, conference room, office space or a commercial kitchen.

Richard Kehoe, CPA, lead SCORE counselor on Maui, and leader of the Quickbooks workshop. Courtesy photo.

“QuickBooks for Small Business” by Richard  Kehoe, CPA – Thursday, April 25, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $45 per session.
Learn to set up your company’s QuickBooks in a small class setting with personalized tutoring. This class is for new users and will focus how to record sales, receive payments, prepare invoices and balance your checkbook. Get customized answers and schedule a follow-up appointment at no cost to discuss your solutions. Sponsored by Service Corps of Retired Executives and presented by Kehoe, a certified public accountant and lead SCORE counselor. Follow-up appointments are offered at no cost.

“Setting Up and Understanding LLCs” by Roya J. Deyhim – Tuesday, April 30, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
What is an limited liability company and how does it work? Do you know if you are member-managed or manager-managed and what that means? How is an LLC taxed? Whether you are looking to establish an LLC for your business or have an existing LLC, this workshop will provide an understanding of the importance of properly establishing and managing your business. Deyhim has been an attorney for 17 years.

For more information and to reserve a seat, please call (808) 873-8247.