SBDC Intel

Gather information about your industry’s target market and your customers with the help of our SBDC Intel team’s insights – all offered at no cost to you.

About SBDC Intel

SBDC Intel is a resource available to our clients to supply tools, analysis, and information to improve and optimize the decisions and performance of their business. The SBDC Intel team utilizes resources and databases including ESRI, ISBS World, Profitcents, US Census Bureau, and several others to gather intelligence. These intel reports, valued at $3,000-$5,000, better equip our consultants with detailed information to enhance, educate, and inform our clients.

Market Research

The SBDC Intel team gathers detailed business intelligence for clients related to their specific business/industry based on their NAICS code. This report provides clients with micro-level industry analysis, macro-level industry analysis, marketing insights and suitability analysis.

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CyberSafe

SBDC Intel created CyberSafe to assist small business owners with data protection. Cybersafe provides our clients with toolkits, an assessment, a planner, and marketing collateral related to outreaching for small businesses.  Our team has partnered with companies including Microsoft and CASCADE to identify what makes small businesses susceptible to cyber attacks and the benefits of educating the small business community on becoming cyber safe.

SBDC Intel

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.