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<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-size:medium;">'''University and Business Research Commercialization, Technology Transfer'''<br/>[http://www.innovationutah.com/ Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative] – 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/ Economic Development Corporation of Utah (UDCU)] - UVU partners with the [http://goed.utah.gov/ Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED]), Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU) and Commission for Economic Development (CEDO) of Orem to recruit and retain jobs in Utah.<br/><br/>'''Vivint SMARTLab'''<br/>[http://blogs.uvu.edu/newsroom/2014/12/03/cutting-edge-marketing-technology-featured-at-new-vivint-smartlab/ Vivint SMARTLab] (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>
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= '''Business Consulting/Training/Accelerator''' =
<span style="font-size:medium;">[http://www.meetup.com/theStartupUniversity/ Startup University] - 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 the real-world and expert advice to help them "start, build, and grow businesses.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">[http://www.utahtechxslcc10ksb.com/ UtahTechX.com10,000 Small Businesses] - Is '''– '''Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses is a Revenue Accelerator $500 million national program designed to help small businesses in the United States create jobs and economic growth by providing participating companies entrepreneurs with a practical business education, access to expert-driven sales capital and marketing mentoring. Program includes proven methodologies and cutting-edge tools for rapid, substantial, and sustainable revenue results helping companies address their three biggest problems: Generating More Leads, Closing More Business, Keeping More Customers. Participating companies receive twelve weeks of FREE one-on-one mentoring from sales and marketing experts. The course is only offered twice a year to ten select companies per sessionbusiness support services.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;">[http://www.slcc10ksbboomstartup.com/ 10,000 Small BusinessesBoom Startup]'''– '''Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses - The purpose of BoomStartup is a $500 million national program designed to help small businesses in the United States great tech ideas find an optimal business model, create jobs and economic growth by providing entrepreneurs with a practical business educationminimal viable product that is revenue-ready, execute into revenue generation, access and then make connections to capital customers and business support servicesinvestors. 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>
= '''Capital/Funding/Grants''' =
[http://www.mwcn.org/ Mountain West Capital Network]'''-''' (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.
[http://www.sliconslopes.com/ Silicon Slopes] - 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.
[http://www.growam.com/ Grow America Springboard Competitions] - 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.
[http://www.ues.utah.edu/ Utah Entrepreneur Challenge Competition Series] - 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.
[http://www.concepttocompany.org/ Concept to Company Contest Series] - 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!
= '''Regular Events''' =
[http://www.utahsummit.com/ Utah Economic Summit] - 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.