Funding

Looking to fund your next venture? Take a look at the tools below to acquire capital for your business.  

Helpful Resources

Chagency

Preparing to ask for startup funding? Chagency is a service helping founders craft successful venture capital pitch decks.

Downloadable Resources

Dilution Sheet

Our excel cheat sheet on calculating equity dilution.

Cap Table Template

A capitalization table is a list of a company's securities and who owns those securities. This template will help keep your information up-to-date.

SBDC Guide to Prepare for Funding

A guide on what you need to do to prepare for funding.

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Funding

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.