Special Issues
15 March 2010

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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Giving Guide


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Legal Elite

For nearly 10 years, Utah Business has published the Leal Elite list showcasing the state's best-of-the-best lawyers. Our goal has been to publish a meaningful and credible Legal Elite list - a list that Utah's business leaders can look to as a reliable directory of the state's top lawyers. This year, Utah Business' editorial team went to great efforts to improve and enhance the Legal Elite list. We began by soliciting feedback from various senior attorneys throughout the state. We wanted to know: What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? We listened and put their feedback to work. The two major changes we enacted are:

- Each lawyer on the list must receive a minimum of 10 votes from their peers.

- Lawyers practicing 10 years or less will be listed as "Up and Coming."

In September 2009, more than 5,000 ballots were mailed to state Bar members, asking them to vote for peers whom they deem to be Utah's best lawyers. Bar members were encouraged to vote for lawyers whose work they have observed firsthand to be above and beyond, and whose services they would recommend to others. Lawyers were permitted to vote for up to 10 lawyers: five from within their firms, five from outside their firms. Self-voting was not allowed. Votes were tallied and the list was further vetted by a blue ribbon panel of judges. The judging panel included a collecion of senior attorneys covering practice areas and bringing a wealth of knowledge regarding Utah's legal community to the table. Utah Business received thousands of responses, and the resulting top vote-getters are alphabetized within the areas of specialty listed. We are proud to present the 2010 Utah Legal Elite.


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