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UCR launches Riverside center to help tech entrepreneurs

The UC Riverside campus (File photo)
The UC Riverside campus (File photo)

By DAVID DOWNEY | ddowney@scng.com | The Press-EnterprisePUBLISHED: March 27, 2018 at 12:30 p.m. | UPDATED: March 27, 2018 at 12:32 p.m.

UC Riverside is launching an EPIC Small Business Development Center, a sort of one-stop shop for technology-focused entrepreneurs looking to start up businesses, in downtown Riverside.

The center is a partnership with Riverside County, funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and state of California, a UCR news release states. Its goal is to provide free training, access to capital, and support from seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts. EPIC stands for Entrepreneurial Proof of Concept Center.

The official launch and open house is open to the public and set for 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 3, in the Riverside County Business Center, 3403 10th St., Riverside.

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UCR launches Riverside center to help tech entrepreneurs

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.