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The Art of the Acquisition: Successfully Purchasing a Small Business

Learn how to buy and finance a profitable business. Gain practical strategies to transition from employee to business owner.

Thinking about ditching the 9-to-5 to become your own boss?

Skip the “startup struggle” and buy a pre-existing, profitable company for the smartest shortcut to entrepreneurship.

This two-part webinar series, “The Acquisition Blueprint,” is designed to demystify the complex process of finding and funding the right opportunity. We’ll move past the theory and dive into the tactical realities of the current buyer’s market, ensuring you have the tools to transition from an aspiring owner to a confident CEO.

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Date

Jul 15 2026
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12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

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The Art of the Acquisition: Successfully Purchasing a Small Business

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.