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September 2025

How to Launch Your Small Business

New or aspiring business owner? Join our workshop to learn about entrepreneurship, planning, financing, legal steps, and permits. ...
24 Sep
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Temecula Entrepreneurial Resource Center
43200 Business Park Drive Temecula, CA 92590
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October 2025

Marketplace Series: Retail Vendor Edition

This hybrid training program will prepare you to successfully launch your retail vendor business at a local marketplace. ...
14 Oct
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Temecula Entrepreneurial Resource Center
43200 Business Park Drive Temecula, CA 92590
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SBDC Small Business Clinic

Are you an established or aspiring business owner looking to receive guidance on your small business at no cost? We are here to help! ...
16 Oct
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Norma Hertzog Community Center (Fairview Room)
1845 Park Avenue Costa Mesa, CA 92627
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Level Up: Building Your Path to Expansion

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.