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Leaders Looking for Ways to Get the Beehive Buzzing Again
If the financial markets of Europe don’t collapse…if Iran doesn’t go crazy…if the U.S. stock market doesn’t tank…then Utah’s employment picture will remain among the best in the nation.
Like most...
January 1, 2011
Lasik Improvements are Producing Eye-popping Results
People who undergo laser vision surgery can’t believe their eyes. With advancements in laser technology, patients report vision improvements that include brighter colors, stronger contrasts and incredible clarity.
Lasik eye surgery ha...
January 1, 2011
Choosing Between College and Real-world Experience
With entrepreneurial superstars such as Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg finding success with little or no college education, the debate is raging about whether young people with a bent for business should skip higher education altogether.
On...
January 1, 2011
How to Choose Between Investor Capital and a Business Loan
Six years ago I started Funding Universe to help business owners connect with investors. Soon we learned we were turning away about 90 percent of our business. The challenge we found over and over and over again was that most angels are looking...
January 1, 2011
Utah's Top Sales and Marketers of the Year
Sales and marketing professionals are often referred to as the lifeblood of a company’s success. In our inaugural SAMY awards program, we celebrate the sales and marketing gurus who have had a direct, measurable impact on their company&rs...
January 1, 2011
Tech Leader with a Global Perspective
Patricia Hall heads Goldman Sachs’ Salt Lake-based technology division—the office’s largest department. She relocated to the Beehive State from New York two years ago to build the Salt Lake tech division and now serves as mana...
January 1, 2011
Pioneering Scientist
For Peter Stang, it all started with experiments on a home chemistry set.
Growing up in 1950s Hungary, Stang had access to any chemical he wanted from his local drugstore. As a teenager, he was already producing his own slow-burning gun pow...
January 1, 2011
SALT LAKE AREA
HireVue appointed DAVID BRADFORD as its new CEO. Bradford previously worked as the CEO of Fusion-io. He has a long track record of success as an executive, entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
The Salt Lake Chamber awarde...
January 1, 2011
Insurance Choices Now Can Save Your Business Later
You probably know that when it comes to your business, you can never be too safe. Fire insurance, alarm systems, workers compensation and even life insurance are some of the most important ways to protect your company. But there is another step th...
December 29, 2011
Like most industries across the Beehive State, manufacturing is feeling a slowdown and leaders are bracing themselves for an even slower year throughout 2009. Experts say finding skilled workers is essential to maintaining industry strength. Our g...
December 28, 2011
Leveraging the Right Advice Important Now More than Ever
Markets tend to go through cycles. With the recent economic down-turn and current times of uncertainty, a growing number of people are trying to determine where they can get solid advice.
When I started my practice in 1996, I read articles abo...
December 28, 2011
Utah’s Direct-selling Industry is Up and Running
The reasons Utah is a Mecca for direct selling companies are many, but can be narrowed down to a few key characteristics: the state’s close-knit community, foreign language skills and Utah’s entrepreneurial spirit. Utah is not alone, however. Acco...
December 28, 2011
Though Utah’s fast-growing economy has hit a significant speed bump, many of the state’s companies haven’t hit their brakes. The businesses on our annual list of Top 100 Private Companies are still moving full speed ahead, providing jobs for numer...
December 28, 2011
Maintaining BYU’s Legacy
Legacy. There may not be a college campus in America where that word is more important than at Brigham Young University.
Setting his sights on maintaining the school’s history of being ranked among the top business management schools in the na...
December 27, 2011
Monday morning—the gloomy start of another long workweek for the vast majority of workers. But each year, as Utah Business honors the Best Companies to Work For, we find a group of people who don’t get the Monday Morning Blues, workers who feel em...
December 23, 2011
