On Wednesday, November 17th at 2 p.m. the UCM Innovation + Design Hub and the Small Business Development Center will be hosting the Merced Small Business Panel featuring:

• Daniel Verechia owner of Little Oven Pizza
• Melissa Eisner owner of Coffee Bandits 
• Uday Bali owner of Bali Tutoring  

The business owners will be asked questions on why they chose to stay in the community, what sparked their interest in becoming an entrepreneur/business owner, and what challenges did they experience when starting their ventures with a Q&A after.