Entrepreneurship – Resource Kit
The Utah Women & Leadership Project (UWLP) team, together with the Entrepreneurship Spoke advisors within A Bolder Way Forward, have curated a collection of recommended resources. This includes UWLP research and materials as well as valuable contributions from statewide and national community partners and organizations. To get involved in positive change, take action by exploring what you can do as individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
Research Reports
- Entrepreneurship & Women-Owned Businesses: Impact Recommendation Report - 2018
- Entrepreneurship Research Summary - 2024
- The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah - 2016
- The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah: A 2020 Update
- The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah: A 2025 Update
- Utah Women in the Workplace: Entrepreneurship, Workforce Development, STEM Fields, and Leadership Development - 2026
- Women in the Workplace: Part 2: Utahns’ Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes - 2025
- Women-Owned Businesses in Utah: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities - 2022
Podcasts & Videos
- Podcast: A Bolder Way Forward Conversations: Entrepreneurship
- Podcast: New Research: Finance & Entrepreneurship
- Podcast: The Status of Women and Entrepreneurship in Utah: A 2025 Update
- Podcast: Understanding Entrepreneurship in Utah
- Video: A Bolder Way Forward - Entrepreneurship
- Video: Aspiring Entrepreneurs
- Video: Creating & Growing Small Businesses as Women
- Video: Growing Your Business as Women
- Video: Start from Scratch: First Steps to Launch Your Business
Handouts & Articles
- Conversation Guide: Utah Women & Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship: What Utahns Need to Know
- The Status of Women & Entrepreneurship in Utah
- Women-Owned Businesses in Utah
Community Resources
- How to Talk to Your Spouse or Partner About Starting a Business (Women’s Business Center of Utah)
- Lassonde Seeding Program (University of Utah)
- Utah Proclamation for Women's Entrepreneurial Empowerment [Flyer] (Women’s Business Center of Utah)
- Utah Women-Owned Business Directory (Women's Business Center of Utah)
- Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Programs (U.S. Small Business Administration)
- Zions Bank Smart Women Grant Program (Zions Bank)
If you have any changes or additions, please email UWLP@usu.edu.
- 2023 Small Business Profile: Utah (U.S. Small Business Administration, 2023)
- 2025 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses (Wells Fargo, 2025)
- Annual Report: Women's Business Center of Utah (WBC Utah, 2024)
- The 2019 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report [search word: “Utah”] (American Express, 2019)
- The 2024 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses (Wells Fargo)
- The Facts about Women in Utah (Utah Department of Workforce Services, 2023)
- The Status of Utah’s Female and Minority Small Business Owners (JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
- The Status of Utah’s Female and Minority Small Business Owners (Sorenson Impact & The University of Utah, Aug. 2018)
- Women’s History Month: 2025 – Women-Owned Employer Businesses in the United States (United States Census Bureau, 2025)
- Banking on Women (UMLF)
- eWomenNetwork
- Salt Lake Chamber Business Women’s Forum
- Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI)
- Utah Small Business Development Center
- Utah Startup State Initiative
- Utah Women & Leadership Project
- UVU Entrepreneurship Institute
- S. Small Business Administration – Utah District
- World Trade Center Utah
- Womenpreneurs - Statewide
- Women’s Business Center of Utah