Management

Grow and manage your business! Learn about tools to help manage your business and visit your small business tax center for more information on your taxes.

Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center

Resources for taxpayers who file Form 1040, Schedules C, E, F or Form 2106, as well as small businesses with assets under $10 million.

Organization

Slack

Utilize this free downloadable team messaging application and keep your employees organized!

Trello

Collaborate more effectively with this team-based checklist application.

Sococo

This application is intended for teams that are not physically in the same place. Log into your virtual office and communicate with co-workers through text, audio or video!

Downloadable Tools

Employee Handbook

A sample employee handbook.

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Management

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.