Entrepreneurship

Share Utah resources with women you know who are considering starting a business or interested in growing their existing business, such as Startup State, Women’s Business Center of Utah, and this resource kit.

Get girls and young women excited about the opportunities they could have to start their own businesses. Share resources that will help them prepare.

Encourage elementary, middle, and high school teachers to invite women business owners to speak to students about their experiences. Find women business owners here.

The Women’s Business Center of Utah helps women start, grow, and lead successful businesses. They offer advising, trainings, tools, and community to help Utah women build confidence, create opportunities, and achieve business ownership.

With offices in Salt Lake City and St. George, the SBA helps business owners with funding programs, counseling, federal contracting certifications, and more. They also help small businesses connect to partner organizations and lenders.

GOEO manages various programs and initiatives that  provide Utah entrepreneurs and businesses with distinct advantages. This includes a statewide capital access program to help small businesses and entrepreneurs grow, succeed, and remain stable.

WBEC-West is dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs navigate the certification process. and realize their business potential. They help build connections with enterprise networking and development opportunities. 

Based at SLCC, The Mill is Utah’s first established business incubator. Entrepreneurs can learn, network, and scale their businesses through the use of various workspaces, education programs, and resources. 

Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute is the University of Utah's hub for student entrepreneurship and innovation. Programs include workshops, networking events, business-plan competitions, startup support, community outreach and more. 

Westminster's Center for Financial Wellness improves outcomes for start-ups and entrepreneurs needing resources to overcome cultural and economic barriers to success. This includes special focus on low-income, minority, female-led, underrepresented groups.

The UVU Entrepreneurship Institute offers programs to inspire and empower students and community members. Opportunities include credit-bearing classes, hands-on workshops,mentoring appointments and dynamic events.

USU's Center for Entrepreneurship fosters creativity, self reliance, tenacity, persistence and resourcefulness through classes, internships and competitions. These skills position students become entrepreneurial leaders in Utah and beyond.

The VRBC's mission is to counsel, advise, mentor, and support Utah military-connected individuals as they start and build or grow their businesses. Services include advising, startup training, and registry of veteran-owned businesses.

The Salt Lake City Dep. of Business Development offers resources for Utahns starting, growing, or expanding their business. Through tailored assistance and strong partnerships, they help secure funding, fast-track startups, and navigate growth opportunities. 

Utah-based ashTEC is passionate about fostering economic growth in rural and tribal areas. The firm provides consulting services and rural technical assistance across the nation by delivering strategic, practical, and scalable solutions for entrepreneurs.

Craft Lake City is a charitable organization with a mission to educate, promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the Utah arts community. They elevate Utah’s creative community through year-round programming, initiatives and seasonal events.

MakeUtah is building the future of hard-tech innovation from concept to commercialization. They empower entrepreneurs with cutting-edge tools, industry partnerships and mentorships to drive innovation, commercialization and economic growth. 

Kinect Capital is a non-profit organization that makes founders more investable and connects them to capital. They facilitate meaningful connections among entrepreneurs, mentors and sources of capital through a culture of kinship.

The Mama Ladder connects women at the intersection of mamahood and entrepreneurship through their community of "mamapreneurs". In addition, they offer customized business training to help women grow profitable businesses. 

The Utah Microloan Fund aims to strengthen communities throughout Utah by providing business education and microloans to entrepreneurs in start-up and existing businesses that do not qualify ​for traditional funding sources. 

The Mountainland Association of Governments is a non-profit lender serving Summit, Utah, and Wasatch Counties. They provide gap funding for start-up and expanding businesses through the MAG Small Business Loan Fund.

The Salt Lake chapter of the eWomenNetwork delivers the coaching, mentorship, visibility, and community women entrepreneurs need to accelerate success. They host In-Person and Online networking events.

RevRoad offers visionary strategy on growth and funding coupled with in-the-trenches sweat equity in software, marketing, and business development for start-ups in Utah.

Next Wave Impact is a movement driving impact, diversity, and inclusion in early-stage investing and the entrepreneurial ecosystem. They offeer training for on social impact for investors and supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs.