MADE

Thursdays, September 5 – October 17, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

See the details below for the full schedule.

MADE is a hybrid program aimed at assisting start-up product-based businesses with entering the marketplace to validate their concepts. Participants will learn core concepts to create a successful business.

Over a seven-week period, vendors learn about planning, marketing, financing, and how to make their business dreams a reality. This quick-paced program will accelerate your concept in just a few short weeks and give you the ability to be prepared and ready to launch, expand, and operate your business in a marketplace.

FOR FOOD VENDORS PLEASE READ: Please note that onsite food preparation, including hot or cold food with service to customers and/or sampling of food, will NOT be allowed through this program.

SPACE IS LIMITED!

Schedule Preview: September 5 – October 17, 2024

Please make note of different times.

Session 1: Online

Thursday, September 5, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 2: Online

Thursday, September 12, 2024 I 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 3: In-Person Field Trip (Dreamer’s Market hosted at the Sunset Market in Tustin, CA)

Thursday, September 19, 2024 I 6 – 8 p.m.

Session 4: Online

Thursday, September 26, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 5: Online

Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 6: Online

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Session 7: In-person Graduation Event (Clifton C. Miller Community Center)

Thursday, October 17, 2024 I 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. setup — event starts at 5:30 p.m.)

*Attendance is mandatory at ALL sessions.

**Please note the full schedule and that classes will be both online and in-person.

Registration closes Tuesday, September 3 at 11:59 p.m. Emails to participants will be sent Wednesday, September 4.

Date

Sep 05 2024
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Time

11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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MADE

Mike Daniel is the network director of the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network, which assists aspiring entrepreneurs and current business owners throughout Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Mike was formerly the director of the SBDC office at Long Beach City College. As business owner and entrepreneur himself, he started his career as the owner of a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory location in Manhattan Beach and went on to open a second location in Long Beach in 2001. In 2007, Mike sold the Manhattan Beach store for an above-market offer then invested in several additional locations as a minority shareholder. Mike further expanded his candy empire with venture located in Shoreline Village in Long Beach called Sugar Daddies Sweet Shoppe, based on fill-it yourself candy options.

Mike has a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton.