Beth Colosimo is the Executive Director of The Mill and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (GS10KSB). The Mill is an entrepreneurship center at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) that offers numerous programs and assistance for entrepreneurs and small business owners. The Mill includes the Small Business Development Center, the co-working and incubator space, the Everyday [...]
For Natalie Knight, owner of AlphaGraphics - Ogden, the best thing about being an entrepreneur is collaborating with clients to create creative solutions. AlphaGraphics is a one-stop shop for anything marketing-related – from signage, wall wraps and board graphics to apparel, mugs and pens. Whereas printing is it’s bread-and-butter, the business also provides digital marketing [...]
Jan-Pro of Utah is more than just a cleaning business. Last year, President and CEO Tom Richter started a nonprofit called Elevate 1 Life. “We started our pay-it-forward franchise opportunity which entails giving away several entry-level franchises a year to someone who is under or unemployed or underserved (including veterans),” said Richter. “We give them [...]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced its 6th Annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) with the addition of a new component aimed at spurring investment in underrepresented communities within the innovation economy at scale. The 2021 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Catalyst programs will recognize the nation’s most [...]
Comcast RISE is a multi-year commitment to provide marketing, creative, media, and technology services to BIPOC-owned small businesses. Comcast recently announced their first round of Comcast RISE recipients that included five Utah small businesses. Learn more about the recipients here. Comcast is accepting applications for the next phase of RISE now. If your business qualifies, you’ll [...]
The Economic Aid Act The Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act is a $325 billion aid package providing additional assistance to the hardest-hit small businesses, nonprofits, and venues struggling to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The act provides funding for a second round of forgivable loans through the [...]
The Salt Lake Chamber · Speaking on Business: Stay Safe, Shop Local This is Derek Miller Speaking on Business. As we enter the holiday season it’s important that all of us Stay Safe so our economy can Stay Open. In fact, the Safe Safe to Stay Open campaign promotes exactly that by encouraging businesses and [...]
The worldwide pandemic hasn’t necessarily been the highlight of 2020. In addition to the pandemic taking tolls on schools, families, and stress levels, it has significantly impacted our small, local businesses in Utah. As the Director of Training Programs at Aquatics Academy in South Jordan, I have seen the extensive effects the pandemic has taken [...]
Salt Lake City, UT (December 2, 2020) – The Salt Lake Chamber, Downtown Alliance, and Utah Chamber Policy Coalition sent the following letter to Legislative leaders to advocate for targeted appropriation of remaining CARES Act funds to go towards small and local businesses: “Dear Governor Gary Herbert, President Stuart Adams, and Speaker Brad Wilson: “On [...]
Salt Lake City, UT (November 27, 2020): The Salt Lake Chamber has announced that it is working with American Express as a member of the Small Business Saturday Coalition Program. It will highlight the importance of shopping small during the holiday season through the Chamber’s communication channels and Stay Safe to Stay Open campaign, as [...]
