Special Issues
6 January 2009

Legal Elite

Now in its fourth year, the Utah Legal Elite survey continues to grow in scope and interest. Utah Business mailed 5,000 ballots to state Bar members, asking them to vote for peers whom they deem to be the state’s top lawyers. Bar members were encouraged to vote for lawyers whose work they have observed firsthand and whose services they would recommend to others. Utah Business received thousands of responses, and the resulting top vote-getters are alphabetized within the areas of specialty that were listed on the ballot. Here are your peers’ choices for Utah’s top attorneys: our 2007 Utah Legal Elite.


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Utah's Own

To help support the state’s vital agriculture industry and to aid consumers in obtaining good quality food, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food began the Utah’s Own program in 2002 with a $45,000 grant from the Federal Risk Management Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. More recently the program has been funded by the state Legislature. When Utah’s Own began in 2002, it had 10 local companies as members. In December, number 201 signed up. Read more about the companies and products providing the best food on our tables.


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Business Utah

Business Utah 2007 covers topics including the innovative programs developed by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development targeting the high-growth sectors of the Utah economy. The publication highlights the top reasons Utah is good for business, describing the combination of compelling business opportunities and exceptional quality of life found throughout the state.


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Ready Your Business 2008

Earthquakes, floods and fires, oh my. Each year, Mother Nature causes devastating disasters, forcing thousands of businesses to close. In fact, SBA (Small Business Association) research shows that at least 25 percent of businesses that close following disastrous events never reopen. And those that do struggle just to stay afloat. In this guide, you'll find tips and information about how to prepare for the big one or little ones that could strike.


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Entrepreneur Handbook

Admit it. You know you’ve thought about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to own your own business? Just think of the freedom you’d enjoy, the standard of living you’d have, the power to dream and create. It’s the American Dream, really, and there isn’t anyone out there to stop you. That is the purpose of this Entrepreneur Handbook. In putting this publication together, we hope to provide business owners in Utah with a one-stop resource for small business development.

We know the basic guidelines outlined in the legal section and the tidbits written about marketing are by no means exhaustive, but hopefully they spur some thought and guidance, while the accompanying directories offer phone numbers, addresses and contacts for resources that are ready to help. We also know you’ll gain some additional insight from the How To Guide, a special report that tackles some of the day-to-day decisions of business ownership. In a state where 99.6 percent of companies are classified as small businesses, the need for a small business guide is evident. Small businesses, or those with fewer than 500 employees (by Small Business Administration standards) are the backbone of the state and national economies. And in Utah, we can take that standard a notch higher, as 97.7 percent of companies in the Beehive State have fewer than 100 employees. Utah business owners are among the most entrepreneurial in the country. We hope that Utah Small Business prepares both potential and current business owners for the exciting challenges ahead.


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