Profit Con Agenda

7:00 AM – 8:00 AMRegistration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM – 8:30 AMWelcome Session
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM

Breakout Session I

    1. Marketing on a Budget – Where to spend your money, and how to make sure it’s working – Manal Richa
    2. Making Food in Your Home to Sell – Cottage Food – Greg Bell
    3. Bring Me the Money…To Fund Your Business – Access to capital – Mike Daniel
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Breakout Session II

    1. Why EVERYONE Isn’t Your Target Customer and Speaking Your Customer’s Language – Mike Hill
    2. Selling Online – E-commerce and Amazon – Frank Plasso
    3. The Nuts and Bolts About Getting Your Business Up and Going – Business bank account, permits, licenses, business structures, finding a space, leasing – Karie Armstrong
    4. What Technology Can Help Streamline Your Business for Growth? – Roger Lloyd
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Breakout Session III

    1. Can You Turn Likes and Clicks Into $$ – Social Media Marketing – Manal Richa
    2. The Planning – Don’t write a 50-page business plan but why it’s important to plan – Mike Hill and Roger Lloyd
    3. Falling in Love With Numbers – How and why you need to understand your numbers to grow – Karie Armstrong
12:30 PM – 2:00 PMLunch, Keynote and Raffle
2:00 PM – 5:00 PMBusiness Consulting Appointments

 

Presented by the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center and Powered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Presented by the Coachella Valley Small Business Development Center and Powered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Agenda

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.