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<span style="color:#0000ff;">=<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''Finances, Corporate Structure, Marketing, Business Models, General Business Consulting'''<br/>[http://www.utahsbdc.org/locations/orem <span style="background-color:#0000ff;">Small Business Development Center</span>] transparent;font- weight: 700;Offers a wealth of small business-related resources including business plan help, market research, startup strategies, business management, funding assistance, financial statements--analysiswhite-space: pre-forecasting, referrals to specialized partners, and valuable networking opportunities.<br/><br/>'''Government Grants, New Product Development Training, Lean Startup, Proof of Concept'''<br/>[https://www.uvu.edu/brc/accelerator/ <span style="color:#0000ffwrap;">USTAR/UVUNon I BRCE course imparting importance of I Accelerator Program</span>]<span style="color:#0000ff;"> </span>- Proof E in the context of Concept, Lean Startup, Market Validation. Breakthrough training for innovators and entrepreneurs. Designed to help entrepreneurs validate big ideas and then scale into profitable ventures. Program includes a series of workshops and exercises to help entrepreneurs build products / services that customers will be begging forlarger subject area.</span>'''</span></span>==
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''Manufacturing Support, 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing'''<br/>[http://www.mep.org/ <span style="color:#0000ff;"big>Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of UtahUVU Excelerate</span>]<span style="color:#0000ff;"> </span>- Helps manufacturers increase profit and get them to the next level. They show the secrets of using key tools and techniques that power winning companies. MEP empowers manufacturing executives to cut costly waste, run clean and lean, and do more with less.</span></span></spanbig>'''
<span style="colorfont-family:#0000ffarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-size:large;d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size:medium12pt;">'''Prototyping, 3d Printing, Website Design, App Development'''<br/>[httpfont-variant-numeric://www.uvurapiddev.com/ <span style="colornormal; font-variant-east-asian:#0000ffnormal;">Rapid Development Center</span>]<span style="colorvertical-align:#0000ff;"> baseline;(RDC) </span>white- UVU Students, experienced in 3d Printing, Website Development and App Development, create prototypes for local startups and small to medium size businesses. Prototypes are used for proof of concept testing and market validation. <br/><br/>'''Government Contracts Assistance'''<br/>[httpspace://business.utah.gov/contracting/PTAC/ <span style="color:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) of Utah</span>] UVU Excelerate isn’t just another classroom;- Helps small businesses with all phases of Government contracting -federal, state, and localit’s an experience. Counselors provide one-on-one and group instruction that helps clients identify contracting opportunities, which can create growth of market share and revenues for them. The government This is an excellent customer because they generally purchase in large quantitiesinnovative, project-based summer bridge program for incoming freshman and pay their bills on timesophomore UVU students.<br/><br/>'''University ResearchIn collaboration with faculty and industry partners, these projects are exciting, Technology Transfer'''<br/>[http://blogs.uvu.edu/blog/2011/03/technology-commercialization/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Technology Commercialization Office (TOC)</span>]<span style="color:#0000ff;"> </span>- Helps the UVU community (facultyfun, students and staff) to explore the options of taking new ideas and technologies to market.inspiring!</span></span></span>
<span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''University and Business Research Commercialization, Technology Transfer'''<br/big>[http://www.innovationutah.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Utah Science Technology UVU Excellence and Research (USTAR) Innovation Initiative</span>] – Is a state-funded, long-term effort to strengthen Utah's knowledge economy, creating high-paying jobs and new businesses. This bold initiative invests in world-class innovation teams and facilities, and then commercializes technologies into new business ventures. It also supports the commercialization of business research, helping small and medium size businesses develop new products and take new ideas to market.<br/><br/>'''Recruit Foreign Corporations to the State of Utah'''<br/>[http://edcutah.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Economic Development Corporation of Utah (UDCU)</span>] - UVU partners with the [http://goed.utah.gov/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED</span>]<span style="color:#0000ff;">)</span>, Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU) and Commission for Economic Development (CEDO) of Orem to recruit and retain jobs in Utah.<br/><br/big>'''Vivint SMARTLab'''<br/>[http://blogs.uvu.edu/newsroom/2014/12/03/cutting-edge-marketing-technology-featured-at-new-vivint-smartlab/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Vivint SMARTLab</span>] (Sales and Marketing Applied Research Test) This state of the art SMARTLab’s technologies and resources include: advanced eye tracking technology for advertising, package design, usability and website testing, galvanic skin response and EEG technologies that can pinpoint reactions people have to various forms of marketing stimuli. They have a Focus Group observation room with a two-way mirror. They have facial coding analysis to provide salespeople with unbiased responses concerning the probably interpretation of their verbal and non-verbal communication cues.</span></span></span>
<span style= '''Business Consulting"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Igniter funds are designed to produce some of the strongest learning available to UVU students- project-based learning (PBL). Students that engage in PBL learn in hands-on and unique ways, which allows lessons from the classroom to become reality and move from theoretical to practical. PBL is an excellent way to prepare for a career, and working on a project through the Igniter Funds is an excellent way to experience PBL.</span></Trainingspan></Accelerator''' =span>
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.meetup.com/theStartupUniversity/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Startup University</span>] - The Utah Startup University Seminar Series is dedicated to bringing entrepreneurs together. They provide value-added workshops and seminars focused on providing tools and skills to entrepreneurs, would-be-entrepreneurs and business owners of startup and early-stage companies. From legal, accounting and finance, to fundraising, taxes, and business planning, entrepreneurs get UVU Map the real-world and expert advice to help them "start, build, and grow businesses.System</spanbig>'''
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.utahtechx.com/ <span styleid="color:#0000ff;docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451">UtahTechX.com</span>] style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant- Is a Revenue Accelerator providing participating companies with access to experteast-driven sales and marketing mentoring. Program includes proven methodologies and cuttingasian: normal; vertical-edge tools for rapid, substantial, and sustainable revenue results helping companies address their three biggest problemsalign: Generating More Leads, Closing More Business, Keeping More Customers. Participating companies receive twelve weeks of FREE onebaseline; white-onspace: pre-one mentoring from sales and marketing experts. wrap;">The course is only offered twice UVU Map the System competition involves choosing a year social issue, researching it through a systems thinking lens, visually mapping out the systems that contribute to ten select companies per sessionthe problem, and presenting your research and visuals at a culminating event.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.slcc10ksb.com/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10,000 Small BusinessesUnderstanding Technology (TECH 1010)</span></span>] '''– '''Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million national program designed to help small businesses in the United States create jobs and economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with a practical business education, access to capital and business support services.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.waynebrowninstitute.org/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="colorfont-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian:#0000ffnormal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wayne Brown Institute</span>] - The Wayne Brown Institute’s mission is to improve the human condition through entrepreneurship for Covers the purpose of creating new wealth, jobs, principal technologies that are important and tax baseprevalent today. WBI was the first organization of its kind Explores how technology applies to accomplish this by transferring knowledge, experienceaffects, contacts and capital from the world’s leading business interacts with various workplaces. Develops an appreciation for how technology changes and what possible new and financial organizations to promising companies, exciting technologies are on the essence of commercializationhorizon.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://boomstartup.com/ <span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boom StartupPrinciples of Leadership (MGMT 1250)</span></span>] - The purpose of BoomStartup is to help great tech ideas find an optimal business model, create a minimal viable product that is revenue-ready, execute into revenue generation, and then make connections to customers and investors. The goal is that companies at the end of the summer program will warrant investment from angel investors, venture capitalists, and banks. BoomStartup’s mentors have included founders and key individuals from companies including Omniture, Cisco, Skull Candy, Altiris, and many more.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overviews principles of leadership. Provides students with information on successful leadership styles. Includes lectures, videos, case studies, group activities, and class discussion.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marketing Management (MKTG 4650)</span></span></span>
<span style= '''Capital"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presents detailed marketing analysis skills, planning and control of various marketing mix variables, target markets, and the marketing environment using both oral and written case studies. Includes lectures, class discussions, videos, projects, case analyses, oral presentations, written assignments, and guest speakers.</span></Fundingspan></Grants''' =span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.mwcn.org/ <span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mountain West Capital NetworkEngineering Design Technology</span></span>] '''-''' (formerly the MountainWest Venture Group) is Utah's first and largest business networking organization devoted to supporting entrepreneurial success through: Fostering the dynamic flow of information about capital formation and distribution, Educating and mentoring excellence, Recognizing and rewarding performance, Networking activities which promote synergistic relationships.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.sliconslopes.com/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="colorfont-size:#0000ff12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Silicon Slopes</span>]- Provides resources for technology and life science companiesEngineering Design Technology teaches students to translate ideas from design layouts, specifications, rough sketches, investors and job seekerscalculations of engineers & architects into working drawings, including detailed company profilesmaps, community calendarplans, a blog and job postingsillustrations which are used in making products. They also track investors The program has a strong emphasis on innovation and their activity including deal flow in Utahdesign thinking.</span></span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.growam.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Grow America Springboard Competitions</span>] - Grow America is the sister organization to Grow Utah. Grow America is a for-profit organization while Grow America is a non-profit. The Grow America Springboard Competitions are ongoing business plan competitions with no-strings-attached cash/service awards.Social Impact Seminar</spanbig>'''
<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.ues.utah.edu/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Competition Series</span>]- The Utah Entrepreneur Series is an integrated competition process aimed Social impact seminar teaches principles of the eight pathways to service as taught at guiding students from the idea to implementation stages of a successful businesscenter for social impact. Submissions are judged by industry professionals The main project for this class involves using system's thinking to map a chance to win $40,000.There are three competition levels within challenge that the Series: techTITANS, Opportunity Quest, and the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Competitions are not exclusive, and do not require prior entry to move to the next level; however, students are encouraged to participate in the entire Series for maximum gainstudent cares about.</spanbig>
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.concepttocompany.org/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Concept to Company Contest Series</span>] - The Grow Utah Ventures "Concept to Company" competitions are ongoing innovation contests held in various regions across the state of Utah. Each competition focuses on the unique entrepreneurial strengths of that particular region. To date, over $580,000 in cash/services has been awarded and over 85 businesses launched!Entrepreneurship Minor</spanbig>'''
<big>This Minor is specifically geared for this those who aren't doing business classes but interested in entrepreneurship within their respective domain.</big>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Principles of Leadership (MGMT 1250)</span>'''</span>
<span style= '''Regular Events''' "font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7c62ca-2f9a-0086-8acf-066e5067d4af"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Overviews principles of leadership. Provides students with information on successful leadership styles. Includes lectures, videos, cases, group activities, and class discussion.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.utahsummit.com/ <span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Economic SummitOther Resources</span></span>]- The annual Governor's Utah Economic Summit provides business leaders and decision-makers from the business, government and academic communities the opportunity to learn more about strategic opportunities and challenges facing businesses today.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="colorfont-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Utah Game Wars Design Thinking - Cynthia WongEDSP 2840 - Kim Fale</span></span>– Video game developers compete for award money and recognition. Put on by Grow Utah Ventures, Concept to Company, and sponsored by Zions Bank and USTAR. Winners have booths at ComiCon.</span>
==<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; font-sizefamily:mediumarial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: large;">Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum</span> Monthly Lunches - located at Zions Bank building in ProvoInspiration (i.e., TEDx, regular event, UT. Annual entrepreneur of the year awards programetc.)</span>==
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://provo.sites.1millioncups.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">1 Million Cups</span>] - Entrepreneurs meet weekly on Wednesday mornings at 9am to pitch ideas and receive feedback.Executive Lecture Series</spanbig>'''
<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http://provo.startupweekend.org/ <span style="colorfont-family:#0000ffarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Startup Weekend Provo</spanstyle="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">] - A global grassroots movement University Advanced Standing Consists of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning lectures presented by guest speakers on current business topics concerning the basics of founding startups and launching successful venturesstudent, community, nation, business world, etc. It The Executive Lecture series is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 120 countries around the world in 2014a weekly dialog between academia and industry.</span></span></span>
<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.mwcn.org/ <span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mountainwest Capital NetworkSilicon Slopes Lecture Series</span></span></span>] - Utah 100 Awards Event highlights Utah's Fastest Growing Companies. This is the 20th anniversary of the Utah 100 Awards Event and we continue our tradition as the pre-eminent tribute to the fastest growing and most exciting companies in Utah.</span>
<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http://www.pushbuttonsummit.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff000000;">Pushbutton Summit</spanstyle="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">]<span id="docs-internal-guid- 7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The PushButton Digital Media Summit Utah Valley University Entrepreneurship Institute is a premier Digital Media Event centered on the intersection teaming up with Silicon Slopes to deliver this series of the creativity & technology! Hosted talks from all-star entrepreneurs. The Lecture Series is open to students and community members who are interested in Utah & sponsored by Grow Utahlearning from experienced entrepreneurs. If you've started a business, Zions Bankare thinking about starting a business, and or just want to hear about the Governor's Office experiences of Economic Development seasoned entrepreneurs, this event consists of expert presentations, exhibits, creative contests, and best-practices from successful industry leaderslecture series is for you.</span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series</span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Roots of Knowledge Speaker Series will consist of presentations given by UVU scholars from a variety of disciplines, such as behavioral science, history, art, and the physical sciences. Inspired by the "Roots of Knowledge" stained glass windows, located in the Bingham Gallery of the Fulton Library on UVU campus, the series gives speakers and audience members the</span></span>opportunity to<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">connect with and explore the many ideas and human developments portrayed in the windows through the beauty of stained glass.</span></span></span>
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<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology Lecture Series (TECH 301R)</span></span></span></span>
<span style= '''Foreign Corporation Recruiting''' "font-size:larger;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekly lecture series designed to teach students the principles of generating original ideas and running successful startups.</span></span></span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http://edcutah.com/ <span style="colorfont-family:#0000ff;">Economic Development Corporation of Utah (UDCU)</span>]arial,helvetica,sans- UVU partners with the [http://goed.utah.gov/ <span style="color:#0000ffserif;">Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOEDMountain West Capital Network</span>]<span style="color:#0000ff;">)</span>, Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU) and Commission for Economic Development (CEDO) of Orem to recruit and retain jobs in Utah.</span>'''
<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http<span style="font-family://business.utah.gov/ arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#0000ff000000;">Governor’s Office of Economic Development</spanid="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22">]<span style="font-variant- is based on Governor Herbertnumeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah 100 Awards Event highlights Utah's commitment to economic development statewideFastest Growing Companies. The mandate for this office That is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment 20th anniversary of companies to the Utah 100 Awards Event, and we continue our tradition as the pre-eminent tribute to increase tourism the fastest growing and film production most exciting companies in the state. The Governor's Office of Economic Development accomplishes this mission through the administration of programs that are based around industries or "economic clusters" that demonstrate the best potential for development. The Governor's Office of Economic Development utilizes state resources and private sector contracts to fulfill its missionUtah.</span></span></span></span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Startup Weekend Provo</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">A global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 1800 past events in 120 countries around the world in 2014.</span></span>
= '''Government Contracts<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Presidential 100</span></span>''' =
<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http://business.utah.gov/contracting/PTAC/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Procurement Technical Assistance Center rgb(PTAC0, 0, 0) of Utah</span>] ; font- helps small businesses with all phases of Government contracting -federalfamily: arial, statehelvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">This program started Fall 2024 and localrequired students to apply during the summer. Counselors provide one-on-one Each school year it accepts 100 students who get mentorship from president Tuminez and group instruction that helps clients identify contracting opportunities, which can create growth of market share to network and revenues for them. The government is an excellent customer because they generally purchase met with influential people in large quantities, and pay their bills on timethe community.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Resources</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Presidential Lecture Series - DeAndre Dearinge
The Reed and Christine Halladay Series - WB_Advisors@uvu.edu
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= '''Government Grants=<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How-to workshops (day-long or short-term, speaker series).</Funding''' span></span></span></span>==
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.innovationutah.com/sbir/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">SBIR-STTR Center</span>] - The SBIR-STTR center provides assistance to private companies applying for federal grantsPrototyping Sessions</spanbig>'''
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.uvu.edu/brc/accelerator <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="colorfont-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align:#0000ffbaseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USTAR GoIn this three-To-Marketpart workshop series with James Brown, you will learn how to conceptualize, plan, and build a prototype for your product (hardware or software) or concept. Industry experts will lead you through the process, step by step, and you will network with business owners who run fabrication labs and manufacturing facilities.</span></span>] - Competitive Funding available for new product development. </span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://business.utah.gov/programs/tcip/ <span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOED TCIP GrantsCAL Masterminds</span></span>] - TCIP was designed to speed the process of taking university-developed, cutting-edge technologies to market, thereby driving economic development and creating jobs for Utahns. Historically, the TCIP statute permitted grants only to technologies derived from Utah universities. In 2014, changes to the TCIP statute additionally permit funding small businesses that are commercializing technology developed independently of a Utah higher education institution.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each month, The Center for the Advancement of Leadership (CAL) invites its students, UVU students, UVU faculty, and community members to attend the <aster Mind Lecture Series.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Focusing on topics like passion, organization, behavior, and culture, each speaker in the series presents on a topic directly relates to leadership. The CAL strives to provide speakers who present on a variety of leadership styles.</span></span></span>
<span style= '''International Trade''' "font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Design for Impact</span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.wtcut.com/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World Trade Center Utah (WTCU)A competition hosted by the center for social impact that involves learning design thinking and applying it to issue you feel passionate about.</span></span>] - is a "first stop" support organization and information hub where a business can receive an initial analysis of their trade capabilities, challenges, and opportunities; referrals to the most relevant services; and access to essential educational events to increase their expertise. WTCU's signature service begins with a three step process of assess, educate & connect.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WeLift</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A program that provides support and mentorship to female entrepreneurs.</span></span></span>
= '''Intellectual Property''' =<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marketing and communications strategies</span></span></span></span>==
'''<span style="font-size:medium;"big>[http://www.freetechpatents.com/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">FreeTechPatents.comUVU Entrepreneurship Institute</spanbig>] - This is a company that entered the UVU Go-To-Market Accelerator. They offer free administrative services to help with filling out necessary forms, making government payments, and generally handling all of the steps in the patent filing process. It's useful for inventors who can't afford a patent attorney, but want to get protection for their invention based on their own provisional patent application.</span>'
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hear advice from entrepreneurs who have been where you are, compete in competitions where you can gain exposure and win money, network with your fellow studentpreneurs and experienced mentors, and pitch for no-equity funding. '''<small>Instagram --> @uvuei</small>'''</span></span></span>
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<span style= '''Manufacturing"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a page where all the upcoming events and the organizations currently available at campus are posted on this page and students could RSVP to the events from this page if they want to attend that specific event.</Prototyping''' =span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.mep.org/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of UtahUVU American Marketing Association</span></span>] - helps manufacturers increase profits, and get them to the next level. They show the secrets of using key tools and techniques that power winning companies. MEP empowers manufacturing executives to cut costly waste, run clean and lean, and do more with less.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://www.uvurapiddev.com/ <span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Rapid Development Center</span>] – UVU It is a student leadership organization that incorporates teamwork to teach students marketing skills, promote professional development, and to create a sense of community. In short, we try to teach students develop websitesabout marketing, appshelp them find internships and jobs, and 3d printed prototypes create a professional business environment for local Utah Businesses at an affordable pricestudents that fosters future marketers.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">[http://programs.weber.edu/ucaid/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">UCAID</span>] – based at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, serves the nation's aviation, aerospace, and manufacturing industries by conducting contracted applied scientific and engineering research for our industry partners and clients.</span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Review</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-bd46-46bb-b59f07a86e22"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU’s student run newspaper.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-e853-c671-4f1071bbd2d1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.uvureview.com/</span></span></span>
<span style= '''Office Space"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Alumni Magazine</span></span></Incubation''' =span>
<span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-size:medium12pt;">[httpwhite-space://www.uvu.edu/brc/ <span style="colorpre-wrap; font-family:#0000ffarial, helvetica, sans-serif;">UVU Business Resource Center</span>] '''– ''' Incubation space for companies. It is also a collaboration between many different university, government, The key marketing piece of the Association and private organizationsthe University. It is a one-stop shop for businesses that includes general business consulting, business plans, prototyping, 3d printing, manufacturing, website Produced by University Marketing and app designfunded by the Association, the G2M Business Acceleratormagazine reports important campus news and events while relating stories about alumni, video game commercialization, etcfaculty and others.</span>
'''<span style="font-size:mediumlarger;">[http<span style="font-family://www.bioinnovationsgateway.org/ arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-e853-c671-4f1071bbd2d1"><span style="color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">BioInnovations GatewayUtah Pulse</span></span>] </span></span>'''</div><span style="font- Known for its leadership in lifesize:larger;"><span style="font-sciences innovationfamily:arial,helvetica, Utah has launched one of sans-serif;">A Zions Bank sponsored venture aimed at creating the first projects of its kind premiere business web site in the nationRocky Mountain region. BiG Utah Pulse is being built around a new high-tech robust website featuring premium business content in text, audio and video formats. This content includes a daily subscription based newsletter; a variety of business lists, data and tools; educational facility designed to enhance the training of Utah's life sciences workforce resources and user generated content from entrepreneurs, CEOs, and spur economic development through business incubationpolicy makers.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-e853-c671-4f1071bbd2d1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Beehive Startups</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Local entrepreneurial newsletter created by the owners of Ezine Software Development. Have 7k to 8k followers on their email list.</span></span></span>
<span style= '''Networking''' "font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-e853-c671-4f1071bbd2d1"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU BRC Newsletter</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style= Networking"font-size: General Business Networking ==12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3k to 4k followers on the newsletter list.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-e853-c671-4f1071bbd2d1">[httphttps://www.knoweveryoneted.com/ tedx/events/14464 <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corporate AllianceTEDxUVU</span>] <span style="font- helps members create real relationshipssize: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 102, the kind that can weather any storm. Every successful business needs a vast network of trusted clients102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(35, 31, advisors and friends. They 32); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The TEDx Program is designed to help members create their own powerful networks. People who know themcommunities, people who organizations and individuals spark conversation and connection through local TED-like them experiences. This is a wonderful showcase of what is happening here at UVU and people who trust themin our community.</span></span></span>
=<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[http://eoaccess.eonetwork.org/utah/Pages/default.aspx <span style="color:#0000ff;">Entrepreneurs' Organization - Utah (EO)</span>] Is a dynamic, global network of more than 8,000 business owners in 40 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO is the catalyst that enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life. The link below is for the Utah chapter.LEARN</span>=
==<span style="font-size:mediumlarge;">[http://www.entrepreneurlaunchpad.org/ '''<span style="colorfont-family:#0000ffarial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Entrepreneur Launch Pad</spanid="docs-internal-guid-e1171065-2fc4-53e7-3738-650583867ec5">] <span style="font-weight: 700; font- Began in 2008 with a professional networking group in Centerville, UT. The group's objective is to provide a variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"hands on" approach to helping each other build successful businesses. Entrepreneur Launch Pad >Course (ELP) now provides a forum in six locations in Northern Utah. At these weekly meetings they can collaborate on business ideastheory, give instructive feedback on business presentations, listen to case and/or discussion-based; concepts of opportunity recognition and discuss business topics, value creation and make important networking contacts to help them grow their business. The 6 meeting sites in Utah includerisk tolerance are conveyed): Brigham City, Kaysville, Ogden, Orem, Park City, and Sandy. ELP is a non-profit business, providing no cost services to entrepreneurs, whether first time, current, or repeat.</span></span></span>'''</span>==
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size:medium12pt;">[httpfont-weight://www.vestpocket.org/ <span style="color700; white-space:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Vest Pocket</span>] - Locally owned, independent businesses, scattered in "pockets" throughout our cities, lend a unique flavor, a "sense of place" and heart, to our neighborhoods. These are the small stores, cafes, and professional offices that offer personalized services and extraordinary products, and often bring renewed vitality to historic buildings. Our neighborhood businesses are owned by "insiders" who care about their neighbors, employees, and the local issues that are important to a dynamic, textured community and sustainable local economy. The Vest Pocket Business Coalition is an association of local business owners who want to protect the precious diversity of our neighborhoods and preserve the choice, texture, and vibrancy that make us what we are.Venture Capital Class</span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-size:medium;d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://www.launchup.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LaunchUpVenture capital is available financing from investors in order to provide new startup businesses with funds to grow and expand. These companies are carefully selected and are believed to have profitable, long-term growth capability. Venture capital is a high-risk for high-reward investment practice. This practice is managed by the UVU Wolverine Fund with oversight from the UVU Foundation and support from the UVU Entrepreneurship Institute.</span>] - Hosts free monthly events in Utah (Vegas coming soon) where entrepreneurs can meet and work together.</span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-size:medium;d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://pcamputah.org/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Product Camp Utah – Product Camp—also known as PCampUniversal Design for Learning (EDUC 6084)</span>] - is a user organized gathering focused on Product Marketing and Product Management topics. PCamp is one of many "unconferences" held throughout the world. Although similar to traditional industry conferences, at ProductCamp there are no "attendees" because everyone participates in some manner. Some participants will present while others will lead a roundtable discussion. Some will contribute simply by sharing their experiences and others by helping with logistics, securing sponsorships, setting up Wi-Fi, etc. PCamp is a self-organizing collaborative event that is rewarding, fun and a totally cool experience!</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size:medium12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal;">[httpfont-variant-east-asian://www.meetup.com/Startupnormal; vertical-Grindalign: baseline; white-Utah/ <span style="colorspace:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Startup Grind Utah</span>] - Startup Grind is an event series Focuses on universal design for learning (UDL) that creates curricula and website learning environments that are designed to help educate, inspire, achieve success for a wide range of student abilities and connect local entrepreneursdisabilities. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what workedCovers the UDL approach, which takes advantage of advances in the fields of cognitive neuroscience of learning, what didn'teducational technologies, and what they'll do differently next timemultimedia. It's an amazing opportunity Teaches how to learn from apply the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial successUDL approach in designing differentiated learning experiences using educational technology.</span></span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-size:medium;d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://www.startuputah.com/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">StartupUtah</span>] - is a regional initiative to increase the breadth and depth of entrepreneurial ecosystem across the State of Utah. From St. George to Cedar City, from Provo to Salt Lake City to Ogden, and across the Wasatch into Park City. Our mission is to multiply connections among entrepreneurs and mentors, improve access to entrepreneurial education, and build a more vibrant entrepreneurial community. The initiative is associated with the national [httphttps://www.suvu.coedu/catalog/ <span style="color:current/courses/education/index.html#0000ff;">Startup America PartnershipEDUC-6084</span>]sponsored by the White House.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Curriculum Design (EDUC 6300)</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provides a foundation in curriculum theory and practice. Introduces instructional design theories principles and models. Outlines the historical development, current processes and practices of curriculum development, instructional design, implementation, and assessment. Investigates research and theory about educational contexts, motivation, curriculum, learning, and development as they relate to models of instruction. Examines applications and processes of curriculum decision making and the impact of national standards for content areas to curriculum design and development in classroom and district settings.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style= Networking"font-size: Central Utah ==11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/catalog/current/courses/education/index.html#EDUC-6300</span></span>
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size:medium12pt;">[httpfont-weight://www.uvef.net/ <span style="color700; white-space:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum Interaction Design (UVEFDGM)</span>]- is a volunteer non-profit support group connecting entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers individuals to thrive in business through potent education and networking. Our mission is to provide effective tools and create synergy between our members and business experts. Among the many benefits of a UVEF membership is admission to our monthly networking events featuring a captivating keynote speaker and special programs. Meals are always included for members at all events. Members also enjoy exclusive access to our group membership directory and discussion board, podcasts and much more.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Combines services learning with digital design. Students learn about problems facing specific communities, research the communities, and design websites/products geared towards helping these communities.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Creativity and Innovation (TECH 3010)</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style= Networking"font-size: SLC ==12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Builds the creative confidence of students through hands-on exercises and teaches them how to build creative workplaces. Engages students in a variety of business and social design challenges throughout the semester.</span></span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-size:medium;d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://saltlakecity.leanstartupcircle.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lean Startup Circle SLCIntegrated Studies</span>]- is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Salt Lake City lean startup community together in a variety of formats to learn from each other. </span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size:medium12pt; font-family: Calibri;">[httpcolor://www.meetup.com/Entrepreneursrgb(0, 0, 0); background-Circle <span style="color:#0000fftransparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SLC Entrepreneurs Circle</span>] - is The Integrated Studies department facilitates interdisciplinary learning by enabling students to design their own majors. The program requires a monthly business networking and training event senior thesis that blends the academic fields students have studied. These theses can be research papers, but they do not have to be. Students have in the past have, for entrepreneursexample, early to mid-stage created companies, and professionals thinking of starting businesses or professional practices. We are dedicated to providing expert level training from community business leadersdesigned houses, university faculty and successful entrepreneurs. This is Utah's largest examined international business meetup and the fastest growing business meetup in the United Statespractices.</span></span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-size:medium;d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://gangplankut.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gangplank UtahBusiness Accelerator Phase 1</span>]– believes creativity is fostered when individuals are gathered together in a low-key, informal setting. Located in a fabulous old house on the campus of the University of Utah, we have created an open environment where individuals can just drop in and surround themselves with those who share the same collaborative entrepreneurial spirit. We are "breaking down the walls" both figuratively and literally.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase I training is taught from 8:30 am to noon on the 2nd Thursday of each month. The Goal of Phase I is to find a monetizable pain – a problem that customers are willing to pay for. It focuses on lean startup, and customer.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Business Accelerator Phase 2</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style= Networking"font-size: Technology ==12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Phase II training is taught from 8:30 am to noon on the 1st Wednesday of each month. The Goal of Phase II is to create a Functional Prototype Requirements Attend Training Read “Business Model Generation” Homework M&I Assessment Biz Model Canvas Financials Model Sensitivity Analysis.</span></span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-size:medium;internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c">[http://www.meetupuvubrc.com/The-Salt-Lake-Inventions-Businessutah-Entrepreneurbusiness-Products/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Salt Lake Inventions, Entrepreneur Meetup<services/span>] business- This is a group of inventors and prospective inventors, entrepreneurs, product developers, mechanicalaccelerator/industrial designers, mechanical and electrical engineers, manufacturers, really anyone that has a passion of creating innovative ideas and inventions transforming them into physical reality including mechanical, electrical, and software if needed. Women are the fastest growing segment of bringing products to market, but don't always know where to begin, come and we'll help each other through the whole process. </span>
'''<span style="font-size:mediumlarge;">[http://www.meetup.com/Tech-Business-Cofounder-Salt-Lake <span style="color:#0000ff;">Tech Global/Intercultural Initiative& Business Co-Founder Salt Lakenbsp;</span>] - With investor capital drying up and the typical speed pitch event losing their angel status, cofounder matchmaking is the best resource for new business startups. At this event, you will date founders and potential co-founders. We put "speed pitch" into "speed dating."</span>'''
<span style="font-size:mediumsmaller;">[http://www.utahtech.org/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Utah Technology Council<The Global/span>]- UtahIntercultural requirement underscores UVU's premier professional associationcommitment to valuing global/intercultural opinions, the Utah Technology Council has become the essential business resource for life sciencebackgrounds, traditions, perspectives, clean-tech and high-tech companies seeking experiences. The Global/Intercultural requirement contributes to achieve greater student successby fostering an awareness of a variety of cultural perspectives and experiences, which is a vital element of higher education. At its core, UTC exists to foster the GROWTH The Global/Intercultural Initiative is a component of the stateUVU's more than 5,700 technology companies, ensure Utah develops the highest QUALITY WORKFORCE in the nation and attract an ever-increasing array [https://www.uvu.edu/engagedlearning/ Office of FUNDING. Members join UTC to share insights with industry peers, counsel with government and academic leaders and receive help from professional service providers and funding resourcesEngaged Learning].</span>
<span style="font-size:smaller;">Global/Intercultural understanding should be considered and explored from a variety of perspectives. The requirement will foster greater understanding of, interaction with, and appreciation for, cultures that reflect the diversity present within the local and campus communities, up to the larger state and global context. Courses satisfying the requirement will articulate and examine the unique perspectives, experiences and concerns of individuals and groups representing cultures other than one’s own. Such understanding and appreciation will both enhance the educational experience of students and develop skills that allow them to participate as inclusive, active, informed, and respectful citizens. </span>https://www.uvu.edu/global/gi-initiative/index.html
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-54d889c8-3083-701a-349c-d8ccc3b4d33c"><span style= Networking"font-size: Women ==12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Crativity Innovation Change MGMT Tech 3010 - Armen Ilikchyan</span></span>
=='''<span style="font-size:mediumlarge;">[http://nawboslc.org/ <span style="background-color:#0000fftransparent; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">National Association of Women Business Owners - SLCExtracurricular clubs and program offerings:</span>] - The Salt Lake Chapter of NAWBO has been providing a strong voice and vision for women entrepreneurs and business owners since 1992, and previously to 1980 when the organization was known as UAWBO. They are one of 80 chapters nationwide affiliated with the National Association of Women Business Owners.</span>'''==
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size:medium12pt;">[httpfont-weight://www.meetup.com/FoundingMoms700; white-SaltLake/ <span style="colorspace:#0000ffpre-wrap;">Founding Moms Exchange</span>] - Entrepreneurial moms meet and network with each other. Anyone who owns a business, wants to own one, is working on a creative venture, or wants to be around other businesswomen in Salt Lake and surrounding neighborhoods can be a part of this Exchange. You do not have to be a business owner yet.Enactus Club</span>
<span styleid="fontdocs-internal-guid-cce78433-3084-7b64-76b2-size:medium;c88c0937cea0">[http://evoconference.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal;">Evo font-variant- Womens Social Media Evolution</span>]east- Evo is a Utah conference that blends workshops, networking, parties and the windasian: normal; vertical-inalign: baseline; white-yourspace: pre-hair relaxation that can only be found by spending summertime in wrap;">Enactus is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the mountainsworld through entrepreneurial action. It's We provide a platform for Women bloggers, businesses, teams of outstanding university students to create community development projects that put people’s own ingenuity and social media junkies talents at the center of all levelsimproving their livelihoods. It involves hands-on tutorials Guided by educators and workshopssupported by business leaders, thoughtful discussions and keynote panelsour students take the kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. Network Our work transforms both the lives of the people we serve, and party with in turn, the friends and brands you lovelives of our students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders.</span></span>
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of Engaged Learning (OEL)</span>'''
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-size: 16px;">The OEL promotes and supports the five pillars of academic engagement at UVU. OEL develops institutional strategies for engagement, facilitates innovative practices, and oversees a variety of initiatives and programs including Grants for Engaged Learning (GEL), Global Spotlight, High Impact Community Projects, and the DC Experience as a few examples. “Engaged” at UVU involves active and collaborative learning, which provides students the opportunity to connect their academic experience with their professional and civic lives.</span></span>
<span style== Networking"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">OEL also coordinates the efforts of the Capitol Reef Field Station, Sponsored Programs and Institutional Review Board. Each one plays a vital role in the advancement of engaged opportunities for faculty, students, staff, and community partners. https: Public Speaking - Pitching ==//www.uvu.edu/engagedlearning/</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://www.ignitesaltlake.com/ignite/index.cfm/about/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Ignite Salt Lake<br /span>] - "Enlighten us, but make it quick" is the slogan of Ignite–a community event celebrating the passion and creativity of geek culture, sponsored by O'Reilly Media. Ignite events showcase a series of speakers who, in rapid succession, give five-minute talks on whatever ignites their passion. The format is half the fun with Ignite–speakers are allowed 20 slides that auto-forward every 15 seconds, whether they're ready or not. Organized by volunteers in the local community and presented free of charge to their communities, Ignite talks range from starting your own role playing game, to the rules of roller derby, to quitting drinking bottled water</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://provo.sites.1millioncups.com/ '''<span style="color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 Million CupsCenter for Social Impact</span>] - Entrepreneurs meet weekly on Wednesday mornings at 9am to pitch ideas and receive feedback. '''</span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-size: 16px;">The Center for Social Impact develops active citizens who make social impact in our communities. We do so through curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular student experiences in diverse pathways of social impact including direct service, community-engaged learning and research, social entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility, policy and governance, community organizing and activism, and philanthropy. Our framework is founded on two nationally-recognized models.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); font-size: 16px;">Developed in 2010 by Stanford University's Haas Center for Public Service, these pathways describe a range of possibilities by which we can make a contribution to the common good. The pathways intersect and overlap, demonstrating the interdependent nature inherent in working toward the common good. There is no one single path and people move in and out of these pathways over time. </span>https://www.uvu.edu/socialimpact/</span><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br /></span>
<span style= "font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''Business and Startup News<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of Student Action Learning:</span>''' =</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://www.utahpulse.com/ <span style="color:#0000ffrgb(41, 41, 41); font-size: 16px;">Utah PulseWONDER • EXPLORE • LEAD • SHARE</span>] - is a Zions Bank sponsored venture aimed at creating the premiere business web site in the Rocky Mountain region. Utah Pulse is being built around a robust website featuring premium business content in text, audio and video formats. This content includes a daily subscription based newsletter; a variety of business lists, data and tools; educational resources and user generated content from entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business policy makers.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;"><span style="colorThe Office of Student Action Learning builds and facilitates engaged learning activities and expeditions for student-centered action learning. OSAL works collaboratively to bring about a full and engaging student life experience. OSAL is engaged learning; it is student LIFE! https:#0000ff;">Beehive Startups</span> - Local entrepreneurial newsletter created by the owners of Ezine Software Development/www. Have 7k to 8k followers on their email listuvu.edu/actionlearning/</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">'''<span style="color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU BRC NewsletterFirst Year Experience</span> - 3k to 4k followers on the newsletter list.'''</span>
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= '''Technology Transfer – Research Commercialization''' =
<span style="font-size:medium;">[http://techtransfer.byu.edu/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">BYU Technology Transfer</span>] - The primary purpose of the Technology Transfer Office is to facilitate the transfer of university-developed technologies to the marketplace by protecting the intellectual property through patents and copyrights and subsequently licensing the protected intellectual properties to companies outside the university. Patents and copyrights are required because most of the technologies developed at a university require substantial investment by the company for final product and/or market development before they can be sold to the public. Unless companies have the protection of exclusive rights to the technology (e.g., a patent) they will not make the investment necessary to bring a technology to the marketplace.</span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://blogs.uvu.edu/blog/2011/03/technology<span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-commercialization/ 6a8843f5af91"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology Commercialization Office (TOC)Multicultural Student Services & LGBT Student Services: </span>] - helps the UVU community (faculty, students and staff) to explore the options of taking new ideas </ technologies to market.span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91">[https://www.tvc.utahuvu.edu/multicultural/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color:#0000fftransparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University of Utah Technology and Research Commercializationhttps://www.uvu.edu/multicultural/</span>] - The Technology & Venture Commercialization (formerly the Technology Commercialization Office) is a recognized leader in transforming new ideas into practical, commercially viable products and services. One of the TVC's goals is to provide process support services to companies and universities to help them successfully commercialize their intellectual property. We believe that providing these services will facilitate the growth of resources and deals in such a way that it will create a hub of creative commercialization for the city, state and region around the University of Utah.</span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://www.innovationutah.com/ <span style="background-color:#0000fftransparent;">USTAR</span>]'''color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-''' The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative is a longsize: 11pt; white-term, statespace: pre-funded investment to strengthen Utah's wrap;"knowledge economy>Multicultural Student Services promotes and sustains an inclusive campus community." This revolutionary initiative invests in world-class innovation teams We validate, celebrate, and advance intercultural enrichment and research facilities diversity at the Utah Valley University of Utah . We cultivate and Utah State University, to create novel technologies develop relationships that are subsequently commercialized through new business ventures. In March 2006, the Utah State Legislature passed Senate Bill 75 creating USTAR. This measure provided funding for strategic investments at the University of Utah and Utah State University conducive to recruit world-class researchers and build state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research and development facilities and to form first-rate sciencestudent success, innovationacademic growth, persistence and commercialization teams across the Statecompletion of academic programs by underrepresented populations. This initiative focuses on leveraging the proven success of Utah's research universities in creating Through campus and commercializing innovative technologies to generate more technology-based start-up firmscommunity partnerships our initiatives strengthen student involvement, higher paying jobsadvocate accountability, and additional business activity leading to foster leadership in a state-wide expansion of the Utah's tax baseglobal society.</span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://ipso.usu.edu/ <span style="color:#0000ff;">Utah State University Intellectual Property Services<br /span>] - Intellectual Property Services—a university unit within Commercial Enterprises—is fully dedicated to helping USU faculty and staff manage and protect intellectual property. IP Services managers to work closely with USU and USURF researchers to identify, protect and commercialize USU intellectual property.</span>
<span style= '''"font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91"><span style="font-size:xx11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-largewrap;">Related Links Public Relations Student Society of America at UVU:</span></span></span>''' =
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91">[httphttps://universityinnovationwww.orguvu.edu/wikiuniversityrelations/Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities <span style="font-size: 11pt; color:#0000ffrgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Student Prioritieshttps://www.uvu.edu/universityrelations/</span>]</span></span>
<span style="font-sizefamily:mediumtimes new roman,times,serif;">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Tanner_Wheadon <span style="background-color:#0000fftransparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Established in 1968, PRSSA has more than 11,000 student members in 320 universities across the nation. The purpose of PRSSA Chapters throughout the nation is to enhance their member's educations, broaden their networks and launch their careers. The UVU University Innovation Fellow – Tanner WheadonPRSSA Chapter was created in October 2009 and within its short time as a chapter has received local, state and national recognition. In addition to holding monthly professional development activities, multiple UVU PRSSA student teams have received honorable mentions in the PRSSA National Bateman Case Study Competition. UVU PRSSA has received many Golden Spike Awards, including Best of Show and Utah's top PR industry award. UVU PRSSA has received the National Star Chapter Award every year since 2010. The Chapter is integrated within the UVU culture and its surrounding communities through internships, service projects, events, and the prestigious Wolverine PR Firm.</span>]</span>
<span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Center for the Advancement of Leadership (CAL):</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/leadershipcenter/</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dfdcb6e2-7fff-337d-c394-6a8843f5af91"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Center for the Advancement of Leadership (CAL) trains UVU students to become leaders by approaching leadership development as more than simply management. The LEAD Program is one of three tracks in a one or two year certification program and focuses on four key areas of personal development: Learn, Engage, Acquire, and Discover. Together, these areas ensure growth—both personally and professionally—while students are enrolled in our program.</span></span></span><div><br /></div> =='''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Competitions (pitch, business plan or bus. model):</span></span></span></span>'''== <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Social Innovation Challenge</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The annual UVU Social Innovation Challenge starts each September, provides workshops monthly during fall, and concludes with pitches from our finalists at an exciting awards competition in December. Participating in the UVU Social Innovation Challenge offers you hands-on experience working to identify and research a social problem and gaps in the solutions market. This is a great place to start if you want to save the world.</span></span><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/events/uvu-innovation-challenge.html</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opportunity Quest</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opportunity Quest is an executive summary business plan competition open to all students within Utah Valley University. Individuals or teams can submit entries, but each submission must include at least one current Utah Valley University student in a prominent leadership role. The competition fosters and promotes business growth at the college and university level by giving students a chance to organize, direct, and present a business idea to a panel of judges. Opportunity Quest provides teams with an educational forum to prepare them for the competition and aid them in the creation and implementation of their business plan. A cash prize of $4,000 is awarded to the team judged to have presented the most plausible and promising business executive summary. The first-place team is also automatically entered as a finalist in the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/events/oq/</span></span> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Global Student Entrepreneur Awards</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students compete against their peers in a local GSEA Finals competition in the hopes of winning and going on to compete first nationally and then globally (in Toronto this . Founded in 1998 by Saint Louis University, GSEA is now an Entrepreneurs’ Organization program. EO uses GSEA as a vessel to give student entrepreneurs the opportunity to accelerate their success, challenge the status quo, connect to an instrumental peer group and make the greatest impact possible in their community.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/events/utah-gsea.html</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Engineering Technology Fair</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The UVU Engineering Technology Fair gives engineering students an opportunity to showcase their projects and products to the public. The fair includes projects from Pre-Engineering, Mechatronics, and Electrical Automation students.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/et/techfair/index.html</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Xclear Case Competition</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(75, 79, 86); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student teams have an opportunity to compete for $14,000 in prize money while gaining resume-building marketing experience. The competition is limited to members of the UVU AMA chapter, and is focused on completing a marketing challenge put on by Xclear.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(75, 79, 86); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/events/839719592719024/</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Big Idea$</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A monthly challenge hosted by the Entrepreneurship Institute. The challenge requires students to present a problem and a solution, and the winners for that month receive a cash prize.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9c351884-3085-0b19-9712-ca32dd929d38">[http://www.pushbuttonsummit.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pushbutton Summit</span>]</span> <span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The PushButton Digital Media Summit is a premier Digital Media Event centered on the intersection of the creativity & technology! Hosted in Utah & sponsored by Grow Utah, Zions Bank, and the Governor's Office of Economic Development this event consists of expert presentations, exhibits, creative contests, and best-practices from successful industry leaders.</span></span><div></div>'''<span style="font-size:large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3085-dd70-63b4-dc48ebafab3e"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Start-up Weekend, 3-Day Startup, or other engagement catalyzing formation of venture team in pursuit of a specific opportunity:</span></span></span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3085-dd70-63b4-dc48ebafab3e"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">VentureCon</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3085-dd70-63b4-dc48ebafab3e"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A UVU trade show that enables UVU student businesses to sell their products. https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/events/venturecon.html</span></span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Game Wars</span> <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Video game developers compete for award money and recognition. Put on by Grow Utah Ventures, Concept to Company, and sponsored by Zions Bank and USTAR. Winners have booths at ComiCon.</span> =<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">EXPERIMENT</span>= ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7c62ca-2fc5-8f01-3a4a-4d8fb650549d"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Experiential course (learn-by-doing, hands-on senior design, apply skills development)</span></span></span></span>== <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''Drone Club'''</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Drone club at UVU is a club focussed on an industry that is bombing with innovation. Drones are on the rise in all kinds of markets. This club focuses on preparing students to get their commercial drone certificate and springboard them into the workforce with experience. With this commercial certificate any student can start making money with their drone, they have then became an entrepreneur.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of New Urban Mechanics</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Office of New Urban Mechanics (ONUM) conducts policy analysis and research for city and state governments. The office specifically focuses on innovation in local government through developing and spreading unique solutions to chronic problems. ONUM blends innovation and entrepreneurship through obtaining contract work and designing programs for local governmental entities.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Civic Innovation (POLS)</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduces students to design thinking and the principles of innovation within the context of the public sector. Engages students in real world civic innovation through the Office of New Urban Mechanics.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Advanced Experimental Techniques (PHYS 4210)</span></span></span> Introduces students to the process of developing, designing, proposing, building, executing, analyzing, revising, and presenting a scientific experiment. Teaches a variety of advanced experimental technical skills and helps students learn to embark independently on scientific research. <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Geo 489R</span></span></span> Provides students the opportunity to conduct research under the mentorship of an Earth Science department faculty member. Includes any combination of literature reviews, original research, and/or participation in ongoing departmental projects. Involves students in the methodology of original geologic research. Requires preparation and presentation of oral and/or written reports, typically presented in a public forum. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits total toward graduation. <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3090-8473-4b5b-01cd726e96a7"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Introduction to undergraduate research (BIO 369R)</span></span></span> Introduces fundamentals of research in biology, including how to identify a research problem, form testable hypotheses, select appropriate experimental methods, collect data, determine appropriate sample size, establish appropriate controls, conduct experiments, document experiment details and data, tabulate, analyze and interpret data and how to write a research report. Emphasizes research ethics, institutional research guidelines, personal protection, and proper disposal of hazardous chemicals and biologicals. Introduces research opportunities available within and beyond the university community. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation. <span style="font-size:large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Infrastructure (ie. maker, prototyping, or innovation space; engineering lab offering access outside of class, etc.).</u></span></span> '''<big>Prototyping Sessions</big>''' <big>In this three-part workshop series with James Brown, you will learn how to conceptualize, plan, and build a prototype for your product (hardware or software) or concept. Industry experts will lead you through the process, step by step, and you will network with business owners who run fabrication labs and manufacturing facilities.</big> '''<big>UVU Excelerate</big>''' <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7a8f17ad-3080-8a14-83b6-d0ce107c6451"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Excelerate isn’t just another classroom; it’s an experience. This is an innovative, project-based summer bridge program for incoming freshman and sophomore UVU students. In collaboration with faculty and industry partners, these projects are exciting, fun, and inspiring!</span></span></span> '''<big>UVU Greenhouse</big>''' Green House Sales and Marketing is a digital marketing agency sponsored by Utah Valley University and run by its students, the Wolverines. By working with local Utah businesses, the students behind Green House gain real-world experience to help launch them into their careers. Meanwhile, the companies that hire them give back to the community and get their online presence transformed by a group of savvy digital marketers. '''<big>UVU Innovation Academy</big>''' The Innovation Academy collaborates across campus and with external partners to facilitate, assess, and increase accessibility of engaged learning opportunities for all students, impacting student success. '''<big>Entrepreneurship Mentoring</big>''' Get one-on-one advice on your business idea! We will work with you wherever you're at and help you find the right direction to go. Schedule to have a brain-storming session, refine an idea, strategize a marketing plan, or simply figure out what stage of entrepreneurship you're in. '''<big>Zinnstarter Fund</big>''' The funds goal is to Instill the next generation of entrepreneurs to create enduring businesses, Provide seed money for promising business plans and Provide students with Ray Zinn’s leadership, management and entrepreneurship knowledge <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3091-6d60-dbf5-710f6dca35ac"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Startup Lab</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3091-6d60-dbf5-710f6dca35ac"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provides, manages, and coordinates the use of incubator space for new UVU student businesses.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3091-6d60-dbf5-710f6dca35ac"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/resources/incubator/</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span>'''UVU Study Abroad'''</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">UVU Offers students faculty-led academic programs that run during the Summer Semester. This page contains all credit-bearing international education programs available to UVU students such as faculty-led programs, as well as Exchange programs.</span> <span style="font-size:small;">https://www.uvu.edu/global/students/study-abroad/index.html</span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span>'''Other Resources'''</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">New Venture Consulting ENTR 4455 - Vance Gough - https://www.uvu.edu/catalog/current/departments/strategic-management-and-operations/entrepreneurship-bs/Interaction Design DGM 2240 - Daniel Hatch - https://www.uvu.edu/dgm/web-design-dev/interaction/Entrepreneurship ENTR 3170 - Peter Robinson - https://www.uvu.edu/catalog/current/courses/entrepreneurship/</span> ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a7c62ca-2fc5-8f01-3a4a-4d8fb650549d"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Extracurricular formation and nurturing of design teams, vetting of opportunities</span></span></span></span>== ====Map of the System====The UVU Map the System competition involves choosing a social issue, researching it through a systems thinking lens, visually mapping out the systems that contribute to the problem, and presenting your research and visuals at a culminating event. <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-8883-f0fa-a65a2c9022b0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innocvation Catalyst</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-8883-f0fa-a65a2c9022b0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The catalysts are a student-run program that is focused on uniting innovative efforts across campus, community, and industry. Their responsibilities include precipitating change in areas of influence, coordinating and connecting innovation efforts across campus and throughout the community, acting as innovation liaisons to the schools and centers on campus, recruiting new students to the program, facilitating workshops, connecting students, professors, and professionals to the right projects, and staffing the future Center for Excellence & Innovation.</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-8883-f0fa-a65a2c9022b0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BRC Incubator</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-8883-f0fa-a65a2c9022b0"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Incubation space for companies. It is also a collaboration between many different university, government, and private organizations. It is a one-stop shop for businesses that includes general business consulting, business plans, prototyping, 3d printing, manufacturing, website and app design, the G2M Business Accelerator, video game commercialization, etc.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>'''<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;">Capitol Reef Field Station</span></span>'''</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41); text-align: center;">Capitol Reef Field Station, in partnership with Capitol Reef National Park, promotes and supports engaged learning, environmental ethics, and research and creative activities through the exploration of the Colorado Plateau.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(41, 41, 41);">Beyond the paved roads, 2.5 miles past the end of the aptly named Scenic Drive, our buildings sit atop a mesa in the heart of Capitol Reef National Park. Amidst unobstructed views of postcard-perfect scenery, one can hear the calming sounds of Pleasant Creek as they loft over historic pastures. The sun rises over the last mountain range in the continental United States to be mapped, the Henry Mountains, framed by towering sandstone cliffs. To the west lies Boulder Mountain, which supported small glaciers during the last ice age. Looking up, casual stargazers and serious astronomers alike appreciate the amazing night sky, for which Capitol Reef National Park recently received a Gold-Tier International Dark Sky designation. Our incredible location provides an unparalleled opportunity for place-based learning. Only 3.5 hours from UVU and the Wasatch Front, CRFS welcomes students and faculty from institutions of higher learning who seek to experience the natural and cultural legacies of the Colorado Plateau. </span></span></span>https://www.uvu.edu/crfs/ ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Internship, co-op opportunity or business plan projects with external partners.</span></span></span>== '''E2I Igniter Funds''' Igniter funds are designed to produce some of the strongest learning available to UVU students- project-based learning (PBL). Students that engage in PBL learn in hands-on and unique ways, which allows lessons from the classroom to become reality and move from theoretical to practical. PBL is an excellent way to prepare for a career, and working on a project through the Igniter Funds is an excellent way to experience PBL. <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-f371-e855-57732f80f3f4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Internship Services</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-3093-f371-e855-57732f80f3f4"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU’s Internship Services helps students construct unconventional paths to graduation. Internship services works with individual students to identify their passions and helps create matching internships with external organizations. Internship Services has worked with Academic Affairs to ensure that students working in internships receive credit that counts towards graduation. Due to this approach, students have the opportunity to bi-pass the traditional “go to class, do homework, get degree” mentality and instead construct an invigorating and experiential academic experience.</span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''<span style="font-size: large;">Global/Intercultural Initiative </span>'''</span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">The Global/Intercultural requirement underscores UVU's commitment to valuing global/intercultural opinions, backgrounds, traditions, perspectives, and experiences. The Global/Intercultural requirement contributes to student success by fostering an awareness of a variety of cultural perspectives and experiences, which is a vital element of higher education. The Global/Intercultural Initiative is a component of UVU's [https://www.uvu.edu/engagedlearning/ Office of Engaged Learning].</span></span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">Global/Intercultural understanding should be considered and explored from a variety of perspectives. The requirement will foster greater understanding of, interaction with, and appreciation for, cultures that reflect the diversity present within the local and campus communities, up to the larger state and global context. Courses satisfying the requirement will articulate and examine the unique perspectives, experiences and concerns of individuals and groups representing cultures other than one’s own. Such understanding and appreciation will both enhance the educational experience of students and develop skills that allow them to participate as inclusive, active, informed, and respectful citizens.</span> </span>https://www.uvu.edu/global/gi-initiative/index.html <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;">'''<span style="font-size:large;">CREATIVE LEARNING STUDIO </span>'''</span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, but STEM is about much more than just learning these subjects. STEM represents ways of thinking about learning and problems that benefit all children, even if they don’t want to grow up to be scientists.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">However, we also believe that every child deserves the opportunity to pursue education and a career in STEM fields, and this is not currently a reality. This is why we are so passionate about sharing STEM and integrative practices with all teachers and students. </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Yes, STEM careers are in high demand and people with STEM careers make more money than those in many other fields, but to us it’s all about ensuring that every child—no matter where they live, how much money they have, how much education their parents have, the color of their skin, or the languages they speak—gets to experience STEM in a way that is meaningful and motivating.</span> </span></span></span> <span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">We also believe that STEM should not replace subjects such as language arts, social studies, or the visual and performing arts. Rather, there is tremendous potential to integrate STEM with these subjects using transformative pedagogies to help students develop those powerful STEM thinking skills while seeing how STEM can allow them to better express themselves, understand the past, and contribute to the world. </span></span></span>https://www.uvu.edu/education/creative-learning/index.html =<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">PURSUE</span></span></span>= ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Incubator, venture accelerator, bootcamp or startup venture space:</span></span></span></span>== <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10,000 Small Businesses</span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a $500 million national program designed to help small businesses in the United States create jobs and economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with a practical business education, access to capital and business support services.</span></span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">[http://www.uvu.edu/brc/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Business Resource Center</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span>''' <span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Incubation space for companies. It is also a collaboration between many different university, government, and private organizations. It is a one-stop shop for businesses that includes general business consulting, business plans, prototyping, 3d printing, manufacturing, website and app design, the G2M Business Accelerator, video game commercialization, etc.</span></span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">[http://blogs.uvu.edu/blog/2011/03/technology-commercialization/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology Commercialization Office (TOC)</span>]</span>''' <span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font color="#666666">H</font></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">elps the UVU community (faculty, students and staff) to explore the options of taking new ideas / technologies to market.</span></span> '''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneur Launch Pad</span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a group that provide hands on approach to helping each other build successful businesses.</span></span> '''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Resources</span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clear Task Solution - https://cleartasksolutions.com/Gold Star Pyaments - https://www.goldstarpayments.com/Simple RFID - https://www.simplerfid.com/Perk Now - https://perknow.com/Boostly - https://www.boostly.com/Warren - https://www.linkedin.com/company/warrenfinancial/</span></span> ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seed funding sources:</span></span></span></span>== '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">[http://www.innovationutah.com/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">USTAR</span>]</span>''' <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Utah Science Technology and Research initiative is a long-term, state-funded investment to strengthen Utah's "knowledge economy." This revolutionary initiative invests in world-class innovation teams and research facilities at the University of Utah and Utah State University, to create novel technologies that are subsequently commercialized through new business ventures. In March 2006, the Utah State Legislature passed Senate Bill 75 creating USTAR. This measure provided funding for strategic investments at the University of Utah and Utah State University to recruit world-class researchers and build state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research and development facilities and to form first-rate science, innovation, and commercialization teams across the State. This initiative focuses on leveraging the proven success of Utah's research universities in creating and commercializing innovative technologies to generate more technology-based start-up firms, higher paying jobs, and additional business activity leading to a state-wide expansion of the Utah's tax base.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">BRC</span></span>'''</span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Incubation space for companies. It is also a collaboration between many different university, government, and private organizations. It is a one-stop shop for businesses that includes general business consulting, business plans, prototyping, 3d printing, manufacturing, website and app design, the G2M Business Accelerator, video game commercialization, etc.</span></span></span> '''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Resources</span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seed for startup - https://www.uvu.edu/entrepreneurship/seedfunding/Wolverine Fund - https://www.uvu.edu/wolverinefund/Kickstartfund - https://www.kickstartfund.com/</span></span> ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grant-writing, legal and/or other venture assistance</span></span></span></span>== '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">[http://business.utah.gov/programs/tcip/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">GOED TCIP Grants</span>]</span>''' <span>TCIP was designed to speed the process of taking university-developed, cutting-edge technologies to market, therby driving economic development and creating jobs for Utahns. Historically, the TCIP statute permitted grants only to technologies derived from Utah universities. In 2014, changes to the TCIP statute additionally permit funding small businesses that are commercializing technology developed independently of a Utah higher education institution. </span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">'''[http://www.innovationutah.com/sbir/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: <span style="font-size:small;">normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SBIR-STTR Center</span></span>]'''</span> <span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Provides assistance to private companies applying for federal grants. </span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grant Writing (HLTH 3700)</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provides students with the needed knowledge and skills for community health grant writing. Teaches the major elements of grant writing including the identification of grant sources, writing grant proposals, and preparation of budgets and timelines.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">UpCounsel</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provides a software platform that streamlines legal processes for a variety of customers including startups. UpCounsel allows entrepreneurs to quickly and effectively tackle the legal minutia needed to run a business so that they can focus on product development, revenue, etc.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.upcounsel.com/for-lawyers</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Business Resource Center (BRC)</span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Business Resource Center is a comprehensive resource for entrepreneurs. It is a collaboration between many different university, government, and private organizations. It is a one-stop shop for businesses that includes general business consulting, business plans, prototyping, 3d printing, manufacturing, website and app design, the G2M Business Accelerator, video game commercialization, etc.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ZinnStarter</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is one arm of Ray Zinn’s goal of exporting the positive aspects of Silicon Valley culture to the rest of America. By reaching students in university entrepreneurship programs, Zinn intends to impart his experience, encouragement, mentoring and perspective, as well as putting seed money into the pockets of the next Google, Apple, Ford, Walmart or AT&T. ZinnStarter exists to ignite the next generation of entrepreneurs. This includes giving them encouragement</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">mentoring </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">as well as cash.</span></span></span> '''<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Other Resources</span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Venture Financing (ENTR 4400) - https://www.uvu.edu/catalog/current/courses/entrepreneurship/</span></span> ==<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tech transfer office, standard and/or express policies and related offerings</span></span></span></span>== '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30c2-2f06-db35-1541e802bc1b">[https://www.uvu.edu/ogc/aboutus/eric-gardanier.html <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Office of Technology Commercialization</span>]</span>''' <span>Contact Eric Gardanier or visit site listed above for more information</span> =<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b159410b-30a0-0b9b-3270-68ef1c76d448"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SPIN OUT</span></span></span></span>= =='''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Technology, industrial park, manufacturing and/or wet lab space:</span></span></span></span>'''== '''<big>GYVR Hub</big>''' <big>As a unique business offering the best parts of rentable warehouse space and office amenities, GYVR provides local businesses with the support they need to succeed. Especially for small businesses and entrepreneurs who can’t afford the infrastructure necessary for shipping or office space, GYVR’s solutions create a simple path to success. With administrative support, a host of amenities, and storage spaces to fit your every need, GYVR is ready to help you and your business grow.</big> https://gyvrhub.com/ '''<big>3D Printing Lab</big>''' The 3D Printing Lab at the UVU Business Resource Center, a premier prototyping facility designed to serve business owners, entrepreneurs, engineers, and the general public. Whether you're looking to bring a new product to market or need assistance with research and development, our lab offers affordable and exceptional 3D printing technology and expert support. '''<big>Smart Cities Fabrication Lab</big>''' The Smart Cities and Fabrication Lab (SCaFL) is a space within the Business Resource Center (BRC) dedicated to helping local businesses, entrepreneurs, university students, and researchers develop the Smart City technologies of the future. '''<big>Artificial Intelligence Lab</big>''' Harness the Power of Advanced AI with Our State-of-the-Art Infrastructure with Powerful Inference Training Servers, High Speed Broadband Connections (10GB +), Data Science Workshops, and Machine Learning Courses '''<big>Business Resource Center at UVU</big>''' <big>One-stop-shop for Utah Valley business owners and entrepreneurs.</big> <big>https://www.uvu.edu/uvbrc/</big> <br />'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manufacturers Extension Partnerships</span></span></span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MEP is a public-private partnership with Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico dedicated to serving small and medium-sized manufacturers.</span></span><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.nist.gov/mep</span></span></span> =='''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Regional sources of capital (angel, VC, state or institutional funds):</span></span></span></span>'''== <br /><big>'''Utah Valley University Wolverine Fund'''</big> <big>The Wolverine Fund is a student-run venture capital group that provides a hands-on, engaged learning experience in investing. Our students will complete due diligence for partner VC firms, source deals for our network of investors around the nation, and participate in national venture capital due diligence competitions. We also aim to support the development of the entrepreneurship community at Utah Valley University through a variety of initiatives.</big> <big>https://www.uvu.edu/wolverinefund/</big> <br /><big>'''Epic Ventures Fund'''</big> operates as a venture capital firm. The Company provides distribution, importing, and marketing for students with UVU. <br /><big>'''University Growth Fund'''</big> Provides growth capital to entrepreneurs taking their business to the next level. As the largest student-run fund in the country, we give students an innovative educational opportunity that sets them apart from their peers and prepares them to perform at the highest levels. https://www.ugrowthfund.com/ <br /><big>'''Tamarak Fund'''</big> Tamarak is invested in numerous industries, including B2B software, consumer goods, consumer software, home technology, industrial, fintech, automotive, and real estate. Tamarak is committed to serving local entrepreneurs and businesses. Our focus is to have at least 75% of our portfolio be local and independent companies. https://www.tmrk.com/about <big>'''Park City Angels'''</big> <big>The Park City Angels are a group of 40+ accredited investors located in Park City, Utah. We look to invest in promising opportunities that can produce significant shareholder return. The active lifestyle of Park City has attracted many dynamic and successful business leaders that have deep experience in building world class businesses. We facilitate unique, high-caliber networking and development forums for angel investors and mentors involved in early-stage investment.</big> https://www.parkcityangels.com/ <big>'''Kickstart Fund'''</big> <big>If you’re searching for startup funding, you’ve probably checked out a few VC websites. And you’re probably thinking we all sound the same — we all back “exceptional founders” and humble brag about the “added value” we bring. Let us tell you why we’re different, with as little bravado as possible for a VC:</big> <big>Kickstart Fund was founded in 2008. Yes, ''that'' 2008. Our founder Gavin Christensen and partner Dalton Wright know what it's like when you’ve got fundraising for your startup only to find it takes longer than anticipated. And they know how to help you through it.</big> <big>Because we were the first seed fund in Utah, we know what it’s like to start something before others understand the vision, which means we’re willing to lead investments in promising but early teams. We use our experiences to grow your startup and recruit top talent, alongside our community of visionaries that are committed to moving the whole ecosystem together. It’s the network effect in full effect.</big> <big>Raising venture capital is more than swapping shares for money; it’s inviting the right investors to complement your team. We hope we’ll be your choice for seed funding in the Mountain West.</big> https://kickstartfund.com/ '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clarke Capital</span></span></span>''' <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clarke Capital is a Family Office Investment Firm, focused on Alternative Assets, Hedge Funds, Early Stage University-Licensed/Acquired Technologies and Growth Equity. Clarke Capital excels in partnering with management teams to give them the tools to grow, creating a clear strategy, giving access to multiple forms of capital and using our unparalleled network for business development. They have an excellent in house legal department and believe in building IP for their portfolio companies. They have a specialized team dedicated to building, defending, enforcing and litigating IP assets.</span></span></span> <br /><span>'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TCIP</span></span>'''</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Technology Commercialization and Innovation Program, administered by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, provides competitive grants to small businesses and university teams to accelerate the commercialization of their innovative technologies. This program helps companies secure non-dilutive funding at critical points in their funding and commercialization life cycles, resulting in long-term success and economic development in the state.</span></span></span> <br /><span>'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ross Seed Fund</span></span>'''</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seed-stage financing is available to UVU students starting a business who need funds for early development of a new product or service. The Ross Fund was established by Brett and Robert Ross and additional funding was provided by Charlie and Lindsey Estes.</span></span></span> <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.waynebrowninstitute.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wayne Brown Institute</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Wayne Brown Institute’s mission is to improve the human condition through entrepreneurship for the purpose of creating new wealth, jobs, and tax base. WBI was the first organization of its kind to accomplish this by transferring knowledge, experience, contacts and capital from the world’s leading business and financial organizations to promising companies, the essence of commercialization.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://boomstartup.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boom Startup</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The purpose of BoomStartup is to help great tech ideas find an optimal business model, create a minimal viable product that is revenue-ready, execute into revenue generation, and then make connections to customers and investors. The goal is that companies at the end of the summer program will warrant investment from angel investors, venture capitalists, and banks. BoomStartup’s mentors have included founders and key individuals from companies including Omniture, Cisco, Skull Candy, Altiris, and many more.</span></span></span> <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.mwcn.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mountain West Capital Network</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(formerly the MountainWest Venture Group) is Utah's first and largest business networking organization devoted to supporting entrepreneurial success through: Fostering the dynamic flow of information about capital formation and distribution, Educating and mentoring excellence, Recognizing and rewarding performance, Networking activities which promote synergistic relationships.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[https://siliconslopes.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Silicon Slopes</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Provides resources for technology and life science companies, investors and job seekers, including detailed company profiles, community calendar, a blog and job postings. They also track investors and their activity including deal flow in Utah.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.growam.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grow America Springboard Competitions</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Grow America is the sister organization to Grow Utah. Grow America is a for-profit organization while Grow America is a non-profit. The Grow America Springboard Competitions are ongoing business plan competitions with no-strings-attached cash/service awards.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.ues.utah.edu/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Competition Series</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Utah Entrepreneur Series is an integrated competition process aimed at guiding students from the idea to implementation stages of a successful business. Submissions are judged by industry professionals for a chance to win $40,000.There are three competition levels within the Series: techTITANS, Opportunity Quest, and the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge. Competitions are not exclusive, and do not require prior entry to move to the next level; however, students are encouraged to participate in the entire Series for maximum gain.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.concepttocompany.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Concept to Company Contest Series</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Grow Utah Ventures "Concept to Company" competitions are ongoing innovation contests held in various regions across the state of Utah. Each competition focuses on the unique entrepreneurial strengths of that particular region. To date, over $580,000 in cash/services has been awarded and over 85 businesses launched!</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.pushbuttonsummit.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PushButton UT Digital Media Event</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- The PushButton Event is open to all students across Utah. The competition is designed to foster the Utahn's entrepreneurial mindsets through experiential education and to connect them with other entrepreneurs. The competition also provides funding for businesses as a reward.</span></span></span> <span><span>[http://business.utah.gov/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Governor’s Office of Economic Development</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is based on Governor Herbert's commitment to economic development statewide. The mandate for this office is to provide rich business resources for the creation, growth and recruitment of companies to Utah and to increase tourism and film production in the state. The Governor's Office of Economic Development accomplishes this mission through the administration of programs that are based around industries or "economic clusters" that demonstrate the best potential for development. The Governor's Office of Economic Development utilizes state resources and private sector contracts to fulfill its mission.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://business.utah.gov/contracting/PTAC/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) of Utah</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">helps small businesses with all phases of Government contracting -federal, state, and local. Counselors provide one-on-one and group instruction that helps clients identify contracting opportunities, which can create growth of market share and revenues for them. The government is an excellent customer because they generally purchase in large quantities, and pay their bills on time.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.wtcut.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World Trade Center Utah (WTCU)</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a "first stop" support organization and information hub where a business can receive an initial analysis of their trade capabilities, challenges, and opportunities; referrals to the most relevant services; and access to essential educational events to increase their expertise. WTCU's signature service begins with a three step process of assess, educate & connect.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.mep.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of Utah</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">helps manufacturers increase profits, and get them to the next level. They show the secrets of using key tools and techniques that power winning companies. MEP empowers manufacturing executives to cut costly waste, run clean and lean, and do more with less.</span></span></span> ==<span style="font-size:large;">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mentoring, advisory or business networks:</span></span></span>'''</span>== <big>'''UVU Small Business Development Center'''</big> <big>The Orem Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Utah Valley University is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs get started in business and help small businesses grow. Provides a number of trained professionals dedicated to helping students.</big> <big>https://www.uvu.edu/sbdc/</big> '''<big>Entrepreneurship Mentoring</big>''' Get one-on-one advice on your business idea! We will work with you wherever you're at and help you find the right direction to go. Schedule to have a brain-storming session, refine an idea, strategize a marketing plan, or simply figure out what stage of entrepreneurship you're in. https://www.uvu.edu/woodbury/entrepreneurship/about/appointments.php '''<big>UVU Creative Learning Studio</big>''' The Creative Learning Studio is the innovation hub for the UVU School of Education, focused on promoting equity and engagement in STEM education through pre-service teacher education, professional learning for in-service teachers, curriculum development, and a lending library of STEM resources. https://www.uvu.edu/education/creative-learning/ <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.googleknoweveryone.com/spreadsheets<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Corporate Alliance</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">helps members create real relationships, the kind that can weather any storm. Every successful business needs a vast network of trusted clients, advisors and friends. They help members create their own powerful networks. People who know them, people who like them and people who trust them.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://eoaccess.eonetwork.org/utah/Pages/default.aspx <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurs' Organization - Utah (EO)</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is a dynamic, global network of more than 8,000 business owners in 40 countries. Founded in 1987 by a group of young entrepreneurs, EO is the catalyst that enables entrepreneurs to learn and grow from each other, leading to greater business success and an enriched personal life. The link below is for the Utah chapter.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.entrepreneurlaunchpad.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneur Launch Pad</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Began in 2008 with a professional networking group in Centerville, UT. The group's objective is to provide a "hands on" approach to helping each other build successful businesses. Entrepreneur Launch Pad (ELP) now provides a forum in six locations in Northern Utah. At these weekly meetings they can collaborate on business ideas, give instructive feedback on business presentations, listen to and discuss business topics, and make important networking contacts to help them grow their business. The 6 meeting sites in Utah include: Brigham City, Kaysville, Ogden, Orem, Park City, and Sandy. ELP is a non-profit business, providing no cost services to entrepreneurs, whether first time, current, or repeat.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.vestpocket.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vest Pocket</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Locally owned, independent businesses, scattered in "pockets" throughout our cities, lend a unique flavor, a "sense of place" and heart, to our neighborhoods. These are the small stores, cafes, and professional offices that offer personalized services and extraordinary products, and often bring renewed vitality to historic buildings. Our neighborhood businesses are owned by "insiders" who care about their neighbors, employees, and the local issues that are important to a dynamic, textured community and sustainable local economy. The Vest Pocket Business Coalition is an association of local business owners who want to protect the precious diversity of our neighborhoods and preserve the choice, texture, and vibrancy that make us what we are.</span></dspan></1aMDAPN6WlpPfXI99jbNyIdI6EMCbDxB1ImdGkXxICH8span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.launchup.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LaunchUp</edit?uspspan>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hosts free monthly events in Utah (Vegas coming soon) where entrepreneurs can meet and work together.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://pcamputah.org/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Product Camp Utah – Product Camp—also known as PCamp</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a user organized gathering focused on Product Marketing and Product Management topics. PCamp is one of many "unconferences" held throughout the world. Although similar to traditional industry conferences, at ProductCamp there are no "attendees" because everyone participates in some manner. Some participants will present while others will lead a roundtable discussion. Some will contribute simply by sharing their experiences and others by helping with logistics, securing sponsorships, setting up Wi-Fi, etc. PCamp is a self-organizing collaborative event that is rewarding, fun and a totally cool experience!</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Grind-Utah/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Grind Utah</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.startuputah.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">StartupUtah</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a regional initiative to increase the breadth and depth of entrepreneurial ecosystem across the State of Utah. From St. George to Cedar City, from Provo to Salt Lake City to Ogden, and across the Wasatch into Park City. Our mission is to multiply connections among entrepreneurs and mentors, improve access to entrepreneurial education, and build a more vibrant entrepreneurial community. The initiative is associated with the national</span>[http://www.s.co/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup America Partnership</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sponsored by the White House.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.startuputah.com/ <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Inventor Entrepreneurs</span>]<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A social group of entrepreneurs, inventors, engineers, and those seeking to build start-ups. They communicate online and in person. Their goal is to help increase motivation, innovation, knowledge and resources to help others with their ventures. They have sponsors, discussion boards, and people with experience coming to help those starting out.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.uvef.net/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF)</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a volunteer non-profit support group connecting entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers individuals to thrive in business through potent education and networking. Our mission is to provide effective tools and create synergy between our members and business experts. Among the many benefits of a UVEF membership is admission to our monthly networking events featuring a captivating keynote speaker and special programs. Meals are always included for members at all events. Members also enjoy exclusive access to our group membership directory and discussion board, podcasts and much more.</span></span></span> <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://saltlakecity.leanstartupcircle.com/ <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lean Startup Circle SLC</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Salt Lake City lean startup community together in a variety of formats to learn from each other. </span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">[http://www.meetup.com/Entrepreneurs-Circle <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SLC Entrepreneurs Circle</span>]<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is a monthly business networking and training event for entrepreneurs, early to mid-stage companies, and professionals thinking of starting businesses or professional practices. We are dedicated to providing expert level training from community business leaders, university faculty and successful entrepreneurs. This is Utah's largest business meetup and the fastest growing business meetup in the United States.</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Gangplank Utah</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">– </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">believes creativity is fostered when individuals are gathered together in a low-key, informal setting. Located in a fabulous old house on the campus of the University of Utah, we have created an open environment where individuals can just drop in and surround themselves with those who share the same collaborative entrepreneurial spirit. We are "breaking down the walls" both figuratively and literally. http://gangplankut.org/</span></span></span> <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Salt Lake Inventions, Entrepreneur Meetup</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span>'''<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color:#0000ffrgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a group of inventors and prospective inventors, entrepreneurs, product developers, mechanical/industrial designers, mechanical and electrical engineers, manufacturers, really anyone that has a passion of creating innovative ideas and inventions transforming them into physical reality including mechanical, electrical, and software if needed. Women are the fastest growing segment of bringing products to market, but don't always know where to begin, come and we'll help each other through the whole process. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.meetup.com/The-Salt-Lake-Inventions-Business-Entrepreneur-Products/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tech & Business Co-Founder Salt Lake</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With investor capital drying up and the typical speed pitch event losing their angel status, cofounder matchmaking is the best resource for new business startups. At this event, you will date founders and potential co-founders. We put "speed pitch" into "speed dating." http://www.meetup.com/Tech-Business-Cofounder-Salt-Lake</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Technology Council</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah's premier professional association, the Utah Technology Council has become the essential business resource for life science, clean-tech and high-tech companies seeking to achieve greater success. At its core, UTC exists to foster the GROWTH of the state's more than 5,700 technology companies, ensure Utah develops the highest QUALITY WORKFORCE in the nation and attract an ever-increasing array of FUNDING. Members join UTC to share insights with industry peers, counsel with government and academic leaders and receive help from professional service providers and funding resources. http://www.utahtech.org/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'''National Association of Women Business Owners '''- SLC</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Salt Lake Chapter of NAWBO has been providing a strong voice and vision for women entrepreneurs and business owners since 1992, and previously to 1980 when the organization was known as UAWBO. They are one of 80 chapters nationwide affiliated with the National Association of Women Business Owners. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://nawboslc.org/</span></span></span> <big><span style="font-size:larger;">'''Tribe House'''</span> - <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Human history is filled with stories of our kin, clans, and tribes. Each of us is hard-wired for connection and inside of tribes, we discover our people. It's here that we find friends to play with, peers to collaborate with and partners to change the world with. At TribeHouse, we have perfected the art of building tribes - whether it's lifestyle, professional, company, student or political tribes - we have you covered. </span></big><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Welcome to the Relationship Revolution. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Welcome to TribeHouse. </span>https://www.tribehouse.us/ <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Founding Moms Exchange</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurial moms meet and network with each other. Anyone who owns a business, wants to own one, is working on a creative venture, or wants to be around other businesswomen in Salt Lake and surrounding neighborhoods can be a part of this Exchange. You do not have to be a business owner yet.</span></span></span>http://www.meetup.com/FoundingMoms-SaltLake/ <br /><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Evo - Womens Social Media Evolution</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Evo is a Utah conference that blends workshops, networking, parties and the wind-in-your-hair relaxation that can only be found by spending summertime in the mountains. It's for Women bloggers, businesses, and social media junkies of all levels. It involves hands-on tutorials and workshops, thoughtful discussions and keynote panels. Network and party with the friends and brands you love. http://evoconference.com/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Women's Success Center</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU has established the Women's Success Center to offer women the support and resources they need to complete their degree and gain the confidence, opportunity and knowledge that come with a diploma. http://evoconference.com/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ignite Salt Lake</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Enlighten us, but make it quick" is the slogan of Ignite–a community event celebrating the passion and creativity of geek culture, sponsored by O'Reilly Media. Ignite events showcase a series of speakers who, in rapid succession, give five-minute talks on whatever ignites their passion. The format is half the fun with Ignite–speakers are allowed 20 slides that auto-forward every 15 seconds, whether they're ready or not. Organized by volunteers in the local community and presented free of charge to their communities, Ignite talks range from starting your own role playing game, to the rules of roller derby, to quitting drinking bottled water http://www.ignitesaltlake.com/ignite/index.cfm/about/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 Million Cups</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurs meet weekly on Wednesday mornings at 9am to pitch ideas and receive feedback. http://provo.sites.1millioncups.com/</span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU CAL Mastermind Lecture Series</span>'''<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Center for the Advancement of Leadership offers the Mastermind lecture series as a resource to leadership students. This lecture allows students to network with other students and prolific leaders in the community. </span></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb">'''<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Economic Summit</span>'''<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The annual Governor's Utah Economic Summit provides business leaders and decision-makers from the business, government and academic communities the opportunity to learn more about strategic opportunities and challenges facing businesses today. http://www.utahsummit.com/</span></span></span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Networking @ Night</span></span></span>'''<span><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Networking Night is an exciting and unique opportunity for students to build their professional connections and develop their soft skills. The event allows students to explore career paths of interest and what positions exist within a company, learn strategies to implement in college for career preparation, ask questions specific to a particular company of industry, and inquire about company representative's background and experiences.</span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UVU Wolverine Fund</span></span></span>'''<span><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The wolverine fund is a student run venture capital group that provides a hands on engaged learning experience in investing. Our students will complete due diligence for partner VC firms, source deals for our network of investors around the nation, and participate in national venture capital due diligence competitions. We also aim to support the development of the entrepreneurship community at Utah Valley University through a variety of initiatives.</span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lean Startup Circle</span></span></span>'''<span><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">A decentralized grassroots organization of Lean Startup practitioners all over the world. We come together to share tips, tricks, and stories about our successes and failures building companies.</span> '''<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">UT Inventor Entrepreneurs</span></span></span>'''<span><span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a group of inventors and wanna be inventors, entrepreneurs, product developers, mechanical/industrial designers, mechanical and electrical engineers, manufacturers, really anyone that has a passion of creating innovative ideas and inventions transforming them into physical reality including mechanical, electrical, and software if needed.</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">'''<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum</span></span>''' - <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">M<span id="docs-internal-guid-0ca73904-30b4-4add-c63b-7ecd285c8adb"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">onthly lunches located at Zions Bank building in Provo, UT. Annual entrepreneur of the year awards program</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span></span></span> =<span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">RELATED LINKS</span></span>= <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Utah_Valley_University_Student_Priorities <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Utah Valley University Student Priorities</span></span>]</span> <span><span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">University Innovation Fellows:</span> '''''<span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fall 2019:</span></span>''''' [[University_Innovation_Fellows:_Spring_2018:|Andrew Jensen]] Crystal Sedano Michelle Gibbons <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3"><span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">University Innovation Fellows:</span></span><br />'''''<span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spring 2018:</span></span>'''''</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Khaliun_Amarjargal <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Khaliun Amarjargal</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Luke_Atticus_Kennard <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Luke Kennard</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nick_Varney <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nick Varney</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Wendy_Fernandez <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wendy Rodriguez</span></span>]</span> <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">'''''<span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fall 2017:</span></span>'''''</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Brooke_Schroeder <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brooke Schroeder</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Erin_Call <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erin Call</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/TE_Smith <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tim Smith</span></span>]</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nicholas_Tyler <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nicholas Tyler</span></span>]</span> <br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">'''''<span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spring 2016:</span></span>'''''</span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-9293123f-30b7-1c7b-148d-dc311c5e83f3">[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Jason_Carrick <span id="docs-internal-guid-baa92c79-30b1-26da-cca9-2000487d499a"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-ligatures: normal; 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