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Restaurant Startup: Recipe for Launching Your Own Restaurant

Are you passionate about food and want to start your own restaurant? Join us for this one-stop-shop workshop to learn everything you need to know about starting your own restaurant. Our restaurant expert will guide you through the basics of starting a restaurant and accessing capital. Don’t miss out on this valuable opportunity to turn your dream into a reality!

Key Topics:

  • Overview of the restaurant startup process
  • CFO and MHKO permit types
  • Business plan
  • Small business financing

For more information, please email training@iesmallbusiness.org.

Date

Jun 17 2025

Time

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

More Info

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Location

Entrepreneurial Resource Center - San Bernardino
330 N D St 5th Floor San Bernardino, CA 92408
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Restaurant Startup: Recipe for Launching Your Own Restaurant

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.