California Shop Small — From Start to Cart

California Shop Small — From Start to Cart

Discover how to get your new or existing business online in just six weeks!

3.9k followers
By Orange County Inland Empire SBDC
3.9k followers
Lots of repeat customers 📈

Date and time

April 16 · 10pm - May 22 · 12am UTC

Location

Online

About this event

  • Event lasts 35 days 2 hours

Take your business online!

California Shop Small is a six-week program designed to help product-based aspiring or existing business owners sell online. Business owners will learn how to get their business online, reach new customers, and increase their sales at a local, regional, and national scale. Participants will receive a six-month free subscription to sell on a California-branded e-commerce platform and no-cost one-on-one consulting to assist in furthering their online success.


Week 1: Wednesday, April 16, 2025

  • Program Introduction
  • Business Fundamentals
  • Vendor Account

Week 2: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

  • Products: Sourcing, Pricing, Managing
  • Vendor Profile and Policies

Week 3: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

  • Store Content: Product Descriptions and Photos
  • Payment Processing

Week 4:Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • Marketing and Sales Fundamentals
  • Adding Products to Store

Week 5: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

  • Digital Marketing
  • Advertising and Analytics
  • Reporting and Tracking

Week 6: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

  • Finances: Management and Access to Capital
  • Platform Tips and Tricks


Optional Hands-on Sessions (Group Q&A): Tuesdays, 3:00- 4:00pm (May 6th & May 20th)

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3.9k followers
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The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network is funded in part though a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and California State University Fullerton and extended to the public on a non-discriminatory basis. SBA, Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, and California State University, Fullerton cannot endorse any view, product, opinions or services of any external parties or activities.

The Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network is funded in part through a Grant with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. All opinions, conclusions, and/or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

*Disability: Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact Katrina Smith at kmpayne@fullerton.edu or 800-616-7232.

*Refund and cancellations: You must give our office 48 hours notice of any changes or cancellations.

If the cancellations or change is not done 48 hours before the event, a full registration fee will be charged.

Our 48-HOUR RULE is Strictly Enforced!