Presenter:
Mike Daniels - Regional Director
Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network

The SBDC has assisted more than 10,000 small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.  From accessing disaster funding assistance to creating new sales channels and additional revenue streams, the SBDC is an amazing resource you need to know about.

About the presenter:
Mike Daniel is the Regional Director of the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network, which assists current business and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties and provides direct one-on-one consulting and training.  The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC is the largest business development program in the region and consists of nine service centers with more than 125 employees and small business consultants.  The OCIE SBDC is hosted at California State University, Fullerton through the College of Business and Economics.

As a business owner and entrepreneur himself, Mike started his career as the owner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory location in Manhattan Beach.  He has gone on to open several additional locations throughout the region and currently owns stores in Huntington Beach and Long Beach, CA,.  Mike is also the owner of Sugar Daddies Sweet Shoppe in Long Beach, CA, which is an old-time candy store based on "fill-it yourself" options.