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Outstanding Directors Awards - Jake Garn, Franklin Covey Board

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

This recording is of an awards presentation to Jake Garn for his board service to FranklinCovey at the Outstanding Directors Event hosted by Utah Business on October 30, 2008. Jake Garn joined the FranklinCovey board in 1993, shortly after the company went public. As a former United States senator, Garn brought unique perspective as he has served on the audit and corporate governance committees.

Outstanding Directors Awards - Welcome From Utah Business

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

This recording is of the welcome speech by Martin Lewis, editor-in-chief/publisher for Utah Business magazine at the Outstanding Directors Awards on October 30, 2008. Lewis talks about the outstanding directors awards and why directors are so important to businesses in the state of Utah.

Grow Utah Ventures: Contests Help Entrepreneurs to Achieve Their Business Dreams

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

This podcast is a conference call between editorial intern at Utah Buisness, Jared Preusz, and T. Craig Bott, president and CEO of Grow Utah Ventures, a not-for-profit company that organizes contests where entrepreneurs can submit their ideas and compete for a cash prize and receive professional assistance in starting a new business. Bott talks about the upcoming contest in Southern Utah in this podcast.

The Economy Today: Discussion of Real Estate Business In the Middle of National Financial Crisis

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

This podcast is of speaker Dr. Kelly Matthews, executive vice president and economist for Wells Fargo and Company at a Utah CCIM chapter event. He talks about how the real estate market can cope with the recent financial crisis in America and gives some suggestions on how to make the best of real estate in these hard times.

Health Care Heroes 2008 Event

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Many lives are saved each year because of the health care system in Utah. This podcast is of two speakers at the Health Care Heroes luncheon, an awards ceremony (sponsored by Utah Business and Mountainstar Healthcare) honoring individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to health care in the Beehive State.

Students Create Leading Utah Businesses: Interview at BYU

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Many students are making a living while still in school with a business of their very own. Others have also graduated from Utah universities and are the leaders of some of the most successful businesses in Utah.

This podcast is an interview with Jared Preusz, intern and online producer for Utah Business and Gary Rhoads, the academic director for the Brigham Young University Center for Entrepreneurship. Rhoads, a successful entrepreneur himself, talks about how the center assists students in their efforts to create the businesses of their dreams.

This podcast is only one part of a multi-part series of content focusing on student businesses in Utah. A video of a student business, a few blog posts, and more will be published online in the next few weeks.

What Financial Investors Look For: UVEF Event Part 3

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

In this final part of the podcast of the Utah Venture Entrepreneurial Forum event, the financial funding panel answers more questions from the audience, mainly dealing with what financial investors are looking for in a small business that needs capital.

Approaching Investors With the Right Attitude: UVEF Event Part 2

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

In part 2 of this podcast of the Utah Venture Entrepreneurial Forum, the financial capital panel answers questions from the audience on how to best approach an investor when searching for money to operate a business and more.

Starting a Business Smart With Financial Capital: UVEF Event Part 1

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

This podcast is of the Utah Entrepreneurial Forum event held in Provo at the Novell Cafeteria on September 11, 2008. The forum titled, “Meet the Money’ was a financial funding panel discussion presented by leaders in financial capital in the state of Utah. You will hear all the speakers in order introducing themselves in Part 1 of this podcast: Arthur Newell from Wells Fargo Bank,  Josh Case from M.J.M. Capital, Jeremy Neilson from Utah Fund of Funds, Stan Kanarowski from Park City Angels, and Gavin Christensen from KickStart Seed Fund.