A free seminar hopes to help aspiring business owners grow and fine-tune their startup, micro, or small business.

The “Eat Less Ramen Noodle in 2020!” is a 150-minute symposium that will feature Richard James Kehoe, a veteran business consultant and finance management expert.

• The seminar will cover the following topics:
  How to keep the cash flowing green
• When inventory management matters to your business
• Taxes, taxes, taxes – pay business taxes!
• How to track and monitor spending (if you are only one or two persons in the business or have multiple jobs)
• How to make fixed expenses effective and efficient, supporting the growth plan for your business
• Customer, Customer, Customer – think customer acquisition and don’t forget existing customers
• How to log your time and how you pay yourself (you can’t eat ramen noodles forever)
• How to prepare your optimism for the worst
• Types of financial goals that entrepreneurs, micro and small businesses should consider.

The event will be held on Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Maui Research & Technology Center.

Those interested in attending must RSVP online by Nov. 21.