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UVEF May Luncheon: Lessons Learned

May 1

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UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned on May 10th

Join UVEF for another interesting and educational lunch as three of our former UVEF Top 25 Under 5 award winners share their startup to success stories.

Thursday, May 10 at Novell, Building A, starting at 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned 2 - Successful Startups

In our popular crowd-forum format, the following entrepreneurs will introduce their businesses, describe three lessons they’ve learned while starting and growing their ventures, and then take questions, comments, and feedback from the crowd.

To top it off, all attendees will get a chance to vote for the entrepreneur they think imparts the most valuable insights and lessons learned.

UVEF will award the winner a $500 cash prize and 2 extra UVEF membership seats for their company. We’ll also be giving away our iTunes gift cards for diligent tweeters throughout the event (so bring your mobile device!).

Our participants for the May Crowd Forum include:

Register for this event today, space is limited:

Eventbrite - UVEF Presents: Lessons Learned 2 - Successful Startups

Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

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Kisstixx and PowerPot at UVEF

Apr 13

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We enjoyed a favorite lunch of beef stroganoff at UVEF yesterday with very interesting and entertaining presentations by UVU, Kistixx, and The PowerPot.

Here are a couple of photos of our guest speakers:

Caleb Light of The PowerPot

 

Dallas Robinson and Mike Buonomo of Kisstixx

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Partner Event: Technology & Magic – Spring Networking Event

Apr 13

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The Women Tech Council is holding their annual Spring Networking Event. The perfect place for both networking and a great technology discussion.

This year we have Disney technologists and Imagineers coming to town to talk about media and entertainment technology trends, how they use technology, create playtests and make Magic in the parks.

Mark your calendars for the Magic.

  • Date: April 26th 2012
  • Time: 11:30-1:00
  • Location: Zion’s Bank Tower 18th Floor
  • One South Main, Salt Lake City
  • Members $35/Non-Members $45

Register here: http://springnetworkingevent2012.eventbrite.com

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Call For Nominations – UVEF Top 25 Under Five 2012

Apr 12

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Celebrating its 23nd year, Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) announced today that they are accepting nominations through June 1st for this year’s ‘Top 25 Under Five’ Awards.

Nominate Your Company for the UVEF Top 25 Under 5

Top 25 Under Five spotlights outstanding Utah entrepreneurs and emerging companies from across the state. Award recipients will be recognized at ceremonies on July 12th.

“UVEF Top 25 Under Five provides a launch pad for rising Utah startup successes,” stated Matt Bowman, UVEF Chair. “Last year’s winners added more than 800 jobs in Utah. We look forward to celebrating job creation and revenue generation by this year’s winners.”

—You are invited to nominate your company, or any another company.
—In order to qualify, the company must have no revenues prior to January 1, 2007.
—All information that is submitted will be treated confidentially.
—Nomination Deadline: Monday, June 18, 2012

Recipients will be announced at the annual UVEF Top 25 Under 5 Awards Ceremony, to be held this year on Thursday, July 12, 2012. Mark your calendar.

UVEF’s Top 25 Under Five Awards have recognized the development of more than 200 individuals and companies, including Skull Candy, Imagine Learning, Agel Enterprises, Lendio (Funding Universe), Simply Mac, Entice Labs, Kynetx, ZAGG, and InterbankFX among many others. Companies five years old or younger throughout Utah are invited to apply at www.UVEF.net . Applicants are judged based on revenue and job creation.

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 23 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market. UVEF provides real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts. For information on upcoming meetings, speakers and exclusive membership benefits visit www.UVEF.net.

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UVEF Sponsoring Free CrowdPitch at UVU

Mar 29

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UVEF invites you to join us for a Free CrowdPitch event on April 3rd at UVU from 3:00 to 5:00.

Free Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event – April 3rd At UVU!

Enjoy Free Food, Networking & Watch Utah’s Hottest Startups Pitch Their Ideas!

Eventbrite - Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event - 04.03.12 - Orem, UT
Be our guest. Enjoy free food, networking and watch three of Utah’s hottest Digital Media startups pitch to a panel of experts and investors (think “SharkTank”). Learn from investor feedback and see how they make their decision. Also, invest “CrowdCash” in the business of your choice and win valuable gift certificates if you invest in the winning business. If they win, you win!

 

Pitching Entrepreneurs

Panel of Judges

  • Angel Investors
  • Digital Animation Experts
  • Game Industry Executives

Eventbrite - Entrepreneur CrowdPitch Event - 04.03.12 - Orem, UT

DETAILS

When: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Time: 3:00-5:00

Cost: FREE – Including Food! (RSVP is Required)

Where: Utah Valley University, Orem, UT


More Details/Register At: http://crowdpitch12.eventbrite.com/

About CrowdPitch & Grow Utah Ventures

Grow Utah Ventures, is a privately funded Non-Profit Organization dedicated to stimulate, unlock and develop the entrepreneurial talent and early stage business opportunities for value creation across Utah. Grow Utah Ventures has acquired the CrowdPitch events formerly run by Lendio (Funding Universe) and will now host them throughout Utah.

For more information about Grow Utah Ventures and other upcoming events, visit www.GrowUtahVentures.com

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UVEF Sponsoring Lean Startup All-Star Networking Lunch

Dec 28

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The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum is sponsoring an event hosted by Silicon Slopes; an exciting lunchtime workshop featuring Steve Blank, author of Four Steps To The Epiphany, Alex Osterwalder, author of Business Model Generation and Nathan Furr, author of Nail it And Scale It.

Friday, February 3 at the Megaplex Theaters in Sandy
(Jordan Commons – 9400 S. State Street, Sandy, UT).

 

RSVP and purchase your tickets before they sell out.

Use the link above to get there directly. However, If you start at the megaplextheatres.com Home Page, you need to:

  1. Go to http://megaplextheatres.com
  2. Under ‘Showtimes & Tickets’ select ‘Sandy at Jordan Commons’
  3. Choose date: ‘Friday, February 3′
  4. Choose ‘Lean Startup All-Star Networking Lunch’
  5. Order your tickets

Here is the flyer on the event:

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UVEF 2011 Awards

Dec 8

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The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum hosted the annual Awards Ceremony today. We’d like to congratulate the following examples of entrepreneurial excellence in Utah:

Best Kept Entrepreneurial Secret

We regularly hear a compelling story about a company that seems to come out of nowhere to grab headlines and inspire entrepreneurs, making us think, ‘now why haven’t we noticed them before?’

 This year we learned of a local company on a path to success when ‘disaster’ struck; a majority investor pulled out, leaving the company in a sudden bind. Not willing to be sold or to risk being disbanded, the company worked to secure an enterprise loan, which took nearly six months to close and at the ‘zero hour’ came through for $500,000 less than the company needed to close. The company’s own executive team stepped up; pulled out checkbooks and credit cards; and took voluntary pay cuts. Together they closed the gap, finalizing the loan and full company buyback in May of this year.

 With new funding, the employee-owned company continued its record growth and accumulated enough revenue to pay the loan off in full on the date of the first payment. Employees and their families are planning a group march to Zions Bank to deliver the payment in person later this month.

 For their remarkable turnaround and expansion story and continued success, we recognize Fishbowl Inventory as Utah Valley’s Best Kept Entrepreneurial Secret.

Most Innovative Product

With so many innovations coming from our Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Community, it is often hard to determine which to recognize as our ‘most’ innovative. This year the decision was equally tough with several nominees taking our breath away as we pondered their ground-breaking work.

 One, however, shines through as a remarkable breakthrough that has the potential to literally change the world for everyone in it.

 RiverRock Bioscience has the Exclusive, worldwide rights to what is arguably the most transformative technology ever developed by Brigham Young University. This broadly patented, game-changing technology mimics the innate immune system of plants, animals, insects and humans, and possesses remarkable antimicrobial, wound healing and other properties.

 Whereas typical antimicrobial and wound healing agents are oftentimes toxic, ineffective against bacteria in a biofilm structure, and rapidly lead to bacterial resistance known as ‘superbugs’, the CSA technology has been shown to be just the opposite, and more effective.

 Among the many industries being pursued by RiverRock that can clearly benefit from this technology are: animal healthcare; commercial disinfection; consumer personal care products and cosmetics; food safety; and household and hospital sanitation. The first of these opportunities, animal healthcare, has already resulted in a significant financial partnership and will soon be commercialized by RiverRock.

For this remarkable innovation, we recognize RiverRock Bioscience for their commercialization of this year’s Most Innovative Product.

Ron King Social Entrepreneur of the Year

The UVEF Ron King Social Entrepreneur of the Year is awarded to an entrepreneurial company that demonstrates outstanding success in a socially beneficial market. We look for companies who have built a sustainable and profitable business in an area that demonstrates an overarching benefit to the greater human community.

This year’s recipient collects food waste, which would otherwise be thrown away, and through a completely organic process turns it into a high quality soil conditioner. Through a proprietary process they are able to reduce landfill waste and methane emissions while producing a viable product that they literally can’t keep on the shelves.

The resulting soil conditioner provides the same nutrient values as chemical based soil amendments yet is completely organic. Their products are composed of ingredients selected and combined in scientifically determined proportions to produce ideal nutrient and organic content to the soil, all while helping to reduce waste and better the environment.

Please congratulate EcoScraps, our 2011 Ron King Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

Greatest Contribution to Entrepreneurs

With a remarkable number of outstanding individuals in this category, we find it hard to select just one individual who has given more of their time and talent to mentor, support or grow the Utah Entrepreneurial Community. From this year’s field of outstanding candidates, one individual stood out through his consistent dedication and innovation.

With a passion for sharing his own entrepreneurial experience and a talent for adding excitement and enthusiasm, Jeremy Hanks has assembled an active and thriving community around LaunchUp, his virtual business barn-raising forum. Under Jeremy’s direction, LaunchUp has become an entertaining and informative must-attend meetup for young entrepreneurs looking to learn from others who are forging their own path.

Jeremy Hanks relentlessly shares his time and talent, and has earned the respect of entrepreneurs with an honest and practical approach to mentoring. For his remarkable work in building LaunchUp, and for his continued service to the Entrepreneurial community, The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum recognizes Jeremy Hanks.

Please join us in congratulating Jeremy Hanks for his Greatest Contribution to Entrepreneurs this year.

Entrepreneur of the Year:

Each year we accept nominations for the most outstanding entrepreneur of the year. We seek that one individual who has achieved the highest degree of success, measured both in the success of the company, and the contribution to the local economy through employment and opportunity.

For leading his company to remarkable growth, outstanding innovation and worldwide recognition as a leader in their category, The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum is proud to announce Brad Caldwell as our Entrepreneur of the Year Recipient for 2011.

Brad Caldwell is chief executive officer and founder of SecurityMetrics, Inc. Under Caldwell’s leadership, SecurityMetrics has grown from a small security company specializing in vulnerability assessment scans to a global leader in providing PCI compliance, data security, and organizational security solutions. Spanning it’s 11 years in operation, SecurityMetrics has helped more than 1 million organizations, from Fortune 500 businesses to small retailers.

With a broad portfolio of products, services and expertise, SecurityMetrics has become the leader in helping acquiring banks and their merchants secure and manage their information assets. Brad Caldwell has worked successfully to grow Security Metrics from a cramped townhouse office to a towering new 5-story building, already expanding into areas originally designated for sub-leasing. He has assembled a 400-person world class team of local talent and established SecurityMetrics as a foundational standard in digital data security.

Please congratulate Brad Caldwell of SecurityMetrics, our 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year!

 Congratulations to all our award recipients this year!

Other mentions:

The Provo Daily Herald ran a story on the event.

Here is the story on the Utah Business Wire

 

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Utah Tech Entrepreneurs Among UVEF Award Winners

Dec 8

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The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) today announced winners for its 2011 Annual UVEF Awards. The annual event recognizes Utah companies and leaders for innovation, business growth and contributions to the entrepreneurial community. Award recipients were honored today at ceremonies held at the Provo Novell Campus.

“Utah continues to chart the nation’s course to better times through its entrepreneurs,” said UVEF chairman Cary Snowden. “UVEF Award winners are on the leading edge of this prolific success .”

Award recipients will be named in the following categories:

YouTube Video: What makes Utah a Hotbed for Entrepreneurs.

Biographies on winners may be viewed at www.uvef.net .

UVEF is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market. We provide real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts. For information on upcoming meetings, speakers and exclusive membership benefits visit www.uvef.net. Linkedin  Facebook

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Utah Entrepreneur Day

Sep 9

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UVEF is supporting Utah Entrepreneurship Day!

We will have representatives from the Utah Valley Entrepreneur Forum at the event, and plan to support the event each day of the week surrounding Entrepreneur Day.

Please join us in celebrating this unique and remarkable Utah asset.

Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Utah State Capitol Rotunda

You can learn more about Utah Entrepreneur Day at http://business.utah.gov/whyutah/education/eday/

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UVEF Joint Event Wrap-up and Video

Aug 12

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It was an absolute pleasure to have Tom Dickson of Blendtec give the keynote address at our Annual Joint Event this year.

Tom shared inspirational stories of how he came up through the ranks as a young engineer to become a world-class inventor and successful entrepreneur. He shared several examples of his previous work including various stages of his blender inventions, and talked to us about the importance of protecting intellectual property, and the critical necessity to ‘let things go’ and move on, remaining focused on the business at hand.

After answering a few questions from the audience, Tom took a few moments to show us the industrial strength of the Blendtec blender in a live Will it Blend demo by reducing a garden rake handle to sawdust; very exciting and pretty impressive!

Here is a short video of Tom blending the rake handle at the event…

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On behalf of The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum, I would like to thank Tom Dickson of Blendtec for spending his time with us, and also thank our event partners at the Utah Technology Council, VentureCapital.org, and the MountainWest Capital Network.

Thank you, too, to the over 200 attendees at this year’s event; it was great to see you all!

—Cary Snowden, UVEF

PS: Coming up next, UVEF Presents Crunch Lunch!
UVEF Crunch Lunch!

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