California Small Business
Disaster Resource Guide

If your business has been negatively impacted by a disaster or emergency in California, please use this guide and feel free to call us for one-on-one assistance at no cost to you.

This California Disaster Small Business Resource Guide has been created to assist businesses that have been impacted by natural or manmade disasters resulting in evacuations, access restrictions, and/or operational disruptions. If your business has been negatively affected by a crisis, please use this guide and feel free to call us for one-on-one assistance at no cost to you.
 
The Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network (OCIE SBDC) has created this page for businesses that have been disaster-impacted. The OCIE SBDC is funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to provide resources, consulting, and training to business owners in the region.
 
Our goal is to make sure that we have a comprehensive site where you can find information to support your business during any incident. We also want you to know that we have over 125 business consultants on our team, and we are here to assist you one-on-one through this process. We will be here for you in the short term as you assess your immediate needs, and we will be here for you in the long term as we help your business reopen, recover, and grow again.

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Small Business Administration
District Director – Christopher Lorenzana
5 Hutton Centre Dr., Suite 900, Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: (714) 550-7420
sba.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Disaster assistance applications: disasterassistance.gov
General inquiries: 1-800-621-3362
Find a Disaster Recovery Center: fema.gov/drc

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — Disaster Relief
Disaster tax relief information: irs.gov/newsroom/tax-relief-in-disaster-situations
General taxpayer assistance: 1-800-829-1040

California Office of the Small Business Advocate
Director – Elmy Bermejo
1325 J Street, Suite 1800, Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (877) 345-4633
Website

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Website: caloes.ca.gov
Public Hotline: 1-916-845-8911

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)
Disaster relief and filing extensions: cdtfa.ca.gov
Phone: 1-800-400-7115

California Employment Development Department (EDD)
Disaster Unemployment Assistance: edd.ca.gov
Phone: 1-800-300-5616

California Department of Insurance (CDI)
Insurance claim guidance and complaints: insurance.ca.gov
Consumer Hotline: 1-800-927-4357

Senator Alex Padilla’s Website
Senator Adam Schiff’s Website
Find Your Congressional Representative Here
Find Your State Representatives Here

 

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Need More Help?

Have a question about something specific or need more help? Reach out to the Orange County/Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network today.

 

We will be here for you in the short term as you assess your immediate needs, and we will be here for you in the long term as we help your business reopen, recover, and grow again.

Call: (800) 616-7232
Or schedule an appointment today.

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California Small Business Disaster Resource Guide

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.