STATEWIDE

• Small Business Administration - find information about loans and lenders.
• Startup State Initiative - Resource guide for startups.
  
• SCORE Mentors  - Free one-on-one advising
• Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) - Free one-on-one advising.
• Women’s Business Center - Free advising, classes, and programs. 
• Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development - Information about grants, programs, etc statewide.​​
• Utah Apex Accelerator - helps Utah businesses find, bid, and win procurement opportunities with Department of Defense (DoD) federal, state, and local entities.​
• Custom Fit - Provides customized training for businesses to support workforce development and enhance Utah’s economic vitality. ​
• Utah Chamber of Commerce Directory - Find the best chamber to join in your area

 SALT LAKE COUNTY

• Salt Lake City Economic Development - Start Up Guide
• Utah Veteran Business Resource Center​
• Miller Business Resource Center
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses​
• International Rescue Committee​
• Suazo Center For Entrepreneurship 

 NORTHERN UTAH

• Ogden City Business Information Center
• ​Bridgerland Entrepreneurship Center 
• Davis SBDC
• Morgan SBDC
  
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 SOUTHERN UTAH

• Atwood Innovation Plaza
• Southern Utah Entrepreneurship Hub 
• Southern Utah University Business Resource Center - Cedar City
• St. George Chamber of Commerce

LENDERS

If you visit our Sponsors & Partners Page you will many of the wonderful local and national banks that we work with on a regular basis. 

• Under $5,000:
  • ​Celtic Bank
    
• IRC ​Credit Building Loan - Credit Building Ladder is a series of three (3) installment loans with 0% APR, which helps borrowers build credit over several years.
• Building & Equipment Loans:
  • InterMountain Business
  • Mountain West Small Business Finance
•  Accelerated Small Business Financing program by Sunwest
• Utah/Summit/Wasatch County:
  • ​Mountainland Association of Governments

GRANTS

We have a valuable e-newsletter filled with funding opportunities (including the most up-to-date info on grants), upcoming classes, community events, and resources for your small business.  Sign up here.

• Hello Alice: Free online platform to find grants
• Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity: Grants for Utah businesses are listed here as they become available. ​
• Wildcat Microfund: Offers cash award grants to early-stage entrepreneurs across Utah. Trying to launch an idea? Need funding to support early-stage growth? Apply now. Awarded funds are not a loan and we take NO ownership or equity. Apply up to 3 times!​
• Federal Grants Database 
• SBIR and STTR Grant Database (Focused on research and development)  
• Candid Online Foundation and Grant Database
• New USA Funding Database (Requires Registration) 
• BIGOnline Database (Requires Registration) 
• Instrumentl Database (Costs Money) 
• Small Business Grants for Women - Database 
• Ongoing Grants:
  • Amber Grants for Women: $10k grants for women given monthly.
  • Wish Local Empowerment Grants: $500 - $2000 grants for Black-owner brick-and-mortar stores.
  • GOEO Business Recruitment and Expansion: Specific to: Weber, Davis, Salt Lake, and Utah Counties
  • Yippity Doo Grant: Monthly $1k grants to women business owners.
  • GOEO’s Get Started: Business Idea Challenge: Startups grants of $500 given monthly

PROGRAMS

• Banking on Women - Utah Microloan Fund's FREE 15-week entrepreneurship program taught in partnership with Westminster University & Synchrony Bank. ​
• Goldman Sachs 10k Small Businesses Program - Program to help small businesses grow and create jobs by providing them with greater access to education, capital, and business support services. 
• Women's Business Center Programs 
  • ​Ms. Biz: 4-week peer course designed for new or aspiring business owners.
    
  • Minding My Own Business: 5-week peer course designed for solopreneurs.​
  • Next Step: Designed for business owners with 1+ employees, organize, strengthen, and scale your operations.
    7 Weeks
    

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