Articles
Setting the Valuation Course
Parnell Black’s career plan was centered on accounting, right through the time he earned his MBA from the University of Utah. Upon graduation, he worked in finance—which he thought was his professional passion. But his journey changed directions w...
December 1, 2009
ZenPrint Streamlines Web-to-print Services
In today’s day and age, the Internet is usually the first place people look for products and information. And businesses are no different. Not only do businesses use the Web to enhance their accessibility, but they also use it to locate marketing ...
December 1, 2009
The Legal Risks of Posting Online
A lawyer working for a legal defender’s office published a blog about bird-watching, photography and her clients. On her blog, she referred to her clients by their first name, a derivative of their first name or their jail identification number. H...
December 1, 2009
Commercial Space Surplus Creates Business Opportunities
There is a lot of bad news for small businesses these days. Credit is tight, cash is short and customers have stopped buying. But despite the gloom, there is still some great news out there—commercial real estate is very much a buyer’s and leaser’...
December 1, 2009
Utah Restaurants Feed Local Talent
History has it that food and art have gone together as long as meat and potatoes. “Starving artists” were born out of the bohemian counterculture in 19th century Paris when undiscovered artists traded work for food. And artists, such as Henri Mati...
December 1, 2009
Destinations Make Winter Weekends a Holiday
A good weekend getaway location has three requirements: a one-of-a-kind activity, tasty dining options and a comfortable place to rest your head. While there are many places in Utah that offer a fun-filled retreat, here’s a look at two destination...
December 1, 2009
What You Eat Could Hurt Your Health and Your Wallet
We’ve all seen billboards with a slim woman advertising liposuction, the infomercial promising an easy weight-loss tool for as little as four easy payments of $19.99, or the Internet’s banner ads offering the secret to losing inches of belly fat i...
December 1, 2009
Foreign Exchange Business Strategies
Each day, I work with companies that brave the preverbal high seas and conduct business on an international scale. Whether you are already engaged in business around the globe or are thinking about expanding your market share, you should carefully...
December 1, 2009
SBA Lending Endures Amid Funding Breakdowns
It took four months and hefty legwork for Robert Adams to secure a $2 million small business loan to purchase his first business, Midtown Manor. Adams is not alone—more than 2,000 applicants waited for SBA (Small Business Administration) loans las...
December 1, 2009
Watching for Signs of Recovery
It’s been approximately two years since the recession gripped the nation, halting economic growth across the globe. Though Utah’s economy didn’t feel the recession as quickly as much of the nation did, the Beehive State proved economically vulnera...
December 1, 2009
Highway Construction Paves Way for Economic Recovery
The state’s most expansive—and expensive—road construction season in history is drawing to a close, and officials are heralding it a success in terms of maintaining jobs in the hard-hit construction industry as well as positioning Utah to emerge s...
December 1, 2009
Higher Education is Utah’s Current Business Boom
In today’s economy, when most companies are struggling to stay afloat, the word “growth” seems like nothing more than a distant memory from better days. But amid the downsizing, consolidating and restructuring, one Utah industry is experiencing un...
December 1, 2009
After years of record-breaking growth, Southern Utah’s once booming economy, particularly in Washington and Iron counties, has stalled. According to the Department of Workforce Services (DWS), Washington County’s current unemployment rate is 8.1 p...
December 1, 2009
We’d like to give a special thank you to Russ Behrmann, president of the St. George Area Chamber of Commerce, for moderating the discussion and the Entrada for hosting the event.
Utah is in the midst of an economic crunch and Washington and Iro...
December 1, 2009
The economy has everyone from Wall Street to Main Street on edge these days and Utah’s credit unions are no different. But credit union leaders say their community-focused structure has proven successful for their members during these hard times. ...
December 1, 2009
