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Beyond Borders: Hong Kong As Your Launchpad to Asia

This Beyond Borders session features our guest speaker, Chi Tran, Director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council in Los Angeles, who will share how Hong Kong serves as a gateway to Asia and how SMEs can leverage it as a strategic entry point into the region.

In this session, participants will learn about:

  • Practical ways to connect with buyers and identify business partners.
  • Opportunities across Mainland China and the broader Asia-Pacific region through Hong Kong’s trade.
  • Firsthand insights from a U.S.-based business on why they chose Hong Kong and how it has supported their growth in Asia.

Only live attendees will receive a copy of the recording and slide deck after the webinar. If you miss the session, these materials will not be shared.

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Date

Jul 28 2026

Time

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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Location

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Beyond Borders: Hong Kong As Your Launchpad to Asia

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.