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Uncover economic forecasts and trade insights during the 2023 Orange County International Trade Forecast and Business Roundtable.
By Vincent McCoy, Director – Inland Empire Small Business Development Center You decided you need money and think it is high time that someone else
If you are hiring your first employee, you must file documents with and pay taxes to various government agencies. By Beth Laurence, J.D. If you’re
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New Public Works Contractor Registration Law SB854 Registration applies to all new contracts awarded after April 1, 2015. SB 854, a CA state bill that
DGS and OSDS prepare to revise Small Business regulations. The California Department of General Services (DGS) held a public meeting on March 5,
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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.
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