This November 30 is the 10th Small Business Saturday®, which means it’s almost time to celebrate with your favorite small businesses in Salt Lake City. American Express started the grassroots movement in 2010 to encourage more people to “Shop Small”. Today it’s a Salt Lake City shopping tradition that has taken root. Black Friday and Cyber Monday […]
Quality of Life in SLC 🙌
Salt Lake City’s quality of life is not measured only in sunsets, red rock and epic ski days. It would be nice if it were, because we’ve definitely got that angle covered. There’s plenty of postcard-worthy scenery just minutes from downtown. There’s more to it. From an economic development perspective, the concept of “quality of […]
Keep Your Neighborhood Healthy – Use SLC’s Mobile App
Salt Lake City realizes that helping small businesses keep a clean, safe, secure and welcoming environment must be a community effort. That is why we created the SLC Mobile App. Have a pothole on your street? Simply snap and upload, then get on with your day. No, really… it’s that easy! As a business owner, we […]
Building International Relationships – SLC Recognized at UVU Conference
International trade supports roughly 389,000 jobs in Utah, or more than 1 in 5. Which is why it is so important that Salt Lake City stays involved with all opportunities to promote our talents, goods, and services around the world. This week we had another opportunity to welcome foreign diplomats at a conference organized by […]
More Space for Life Science Innovators and Accelerators
Utah leads the nation in employment growth for the Life Sciences industry. Not only is it a rewarding career, but average wages are more than 140% of the Utah average wage. The idea is that as the size of the industry grows it reaches a critical mass and community building phenomenon, much like we are […]
Highlight: The 9 Line – Connecting West and East
If you have ever considered expanding or relocating your business to Salt Lake City, now is the time to do it. You may be surprised at the amount of local and national support available to support your project as well as the progress that is being made in these neighborhoods! This week’s highlight is Salt […]
SLC – Fastest Growing Market for Coworking Space
It’s no secret that Salt Lake City consistently ranks high for small-business start-ups. Analysts look at things like rate of entrepreneurship, population growth, net business creation, wage growth, and cost of doing business to grade our business community. And now, a new ranker – Salt Lake City now makes the list as one of the fastest-growing […]
Highlight: Central Business District – The Heart of Salt Lake City
If you have ever considered expanding or relocating your business to Salt Lake City, now is the time to do it. You may be surprised at the amount of local and national support available to support your project as well as the progress that is being made in these neighborhoods! This week’s highlight is Salt […]
Let’s Meet
Formed in 2016, under the leadership of Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Salt Lake City’s Department of Economic Development is focused on building Salt Lake City as a vibrant, beautiful, prosperous, diverse, and authentic place – a place that is economically accessible to everyone. The vitality and growth of our businesses is a fundamental element of our […]
ChallengeHer and Utah’s Upcoming PTAC Symposium
There are potentially millions of dollars in government contracts available to small businesses. But many people don’t know about them, or more importantly, they don’t know how to get one. Utah’s Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) Symposium is a great way to expand your reach. The event, coming up October 16th, will give you direct […]