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Turning Ideas into Enterprise

UC Riverside supports innovation in Riverside County by bringing new technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace By Sarah Nightingale On APRIL 5, 2017 Temecula-based Agrobiomics is commercializing

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California’s Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network Announces Partnerships with the University of California Irvine and Riverside to Assist Tech Entrepreneurs in SoCal

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.