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Very Jane, a leading boutique daily deal site, is the No. 3 stellar startup to watch in Utah Valley-the location cited by Forbes as the best place in the country for business and careers. The No. 3 designation comes from Utah Valley BusinessQ, which also referred to Very Jane as a "blend between Etsy and Groupon" and noted that it's watch worthy because a company that "provides fashion-forward finds all in one place, day after day" is very smart. "Very Jane's focus is on bringing customers qu... read the complete article »

-InsideSales.com Sponsoring the World's Largest Virtual Sales Trade Show With 62 of the Top Experts in Sales, Marketing, Social Media and Inside Sales-

InsideSales.com today announced a world-class lineup of 62 sales experts who will share their insights with their colleagues at the 2013 Inside Sales Virtual Summit. As many as 15,000 participants from the global sales community will tune in remotely to the all-day Web forum on June 20, 2013 to glean sales knowledge from the industry's most res... read the complete article »

-UTC Leaders and Member Executives Present on Utah STEM Career Preparation to More Than 850 Secondary Education Counselors at Annual Conference Event-

“The workplace universe has changed, and technology is driving the charge,” said Jerry Ropelato, UTC trustee and CEO of WhiteClouds. “The careers of the future have not even been created yet—but technology is clearly driving the charge.” Ropelato is one of 19 Utah Technology Council (UTC) members who presented last week to support th... read the complete article »

By Ty Kiisel The lifeblood of our economy, this week we celebrate National Small Business Week and the contributions small business owners make to our communities. Although the week has been celebrated for 60 years, 50 years ago a Presidential proclamation declared this National Small Business Week. We’re excited to recognize all the small business owners (over half of Americans according to the SBA). You’ll notice on all of our social media this week that we’re using a new profil... read the complete article »

-CRN, an independent technology publisher, ranks VLCM within the top 500 VARs in North America-

VLCM (www.vlcmtech.com) one of the largest technology resellers in Utah, announced today that CRN, an independent technology publisher, ranked VLCM within the top 500 VARs in North America. CRN is an independent publisher of news and analysis regarding VARs and technology integrators throughout North America.  Since 1995, the company has sought out the best VARs on the continent to include in the... read the complete article »

  Dentistry and dental hygiene have come a long way since George Washington’s 1789 presidential inauguration with only one natural tooth left in his head. Now Utah’s 1800 dentists use powerful technology and drugs to make your teeth happy for potentially a lifetime. This places Utah in the top 10 states for dental care in the U.S. “Much of the tooth pain our first president endured is eliminated with better knowledge and way better tools,” says Utah Valley-based Alex Larsen, D... read the complete article »

-Adds New Classes for Associates-

In a strategic move to make it easier for people to participate in the benefits of trading with the fund, Apiary Fund (www.apiaryfund.com) today announced it has changed the fee structure of its training for associates who join with the fund. Beginning immediately, associates will no longer have to pay an upfront fee to begin the Apiary Fund training program. Instead, associates will simply begin paying a monthly $97 fee the company charges for access to its... read the complete article »

By Ty Kiisel Last week, on the Lendio/Business Fuel Linkedin Group, I came across an interesting article by Oliver Kersey that reminded me of some simple sales and marketing advice I’d learned long ago that is still relevant. Oliver calls out four simple tactics that I believe work very well in a small business sales environment. Here’s the list: 1) Create a USP: I think idea of using the term USP (Unique Selling Proposition) is a little out of vogue now, but the idea is still inc... read the complete article »

-Former Citrix, Microsoft, and IBM Executive Strengthens Management Team and Positions Company for Increased Growth-

InsideSales.com, the leading provider of cloud-based sales automation technology for inside sales professionals, today announced the appointment of Mick Hollison, former Citrix global vice president of integrated marketing and strategy, as its new CMO. He joined the company on June 3, 2013. InsideSales.com recently completed a $35 million Series B round of financing led by U... read the complete article »

-ObservePoint teams with Optimal Ways to quickly fix data issues for businesses as they arise-

 ObservePoint, a company specializing in digital analytics auditing, has its first “preferred partner” in France, ObservePoint co-founder Rob Seolas said. Lille-based Optimal Ways works with U.S.-based ObservePoint to audit websites and quickly fix faulty data tags. Tags on websites help companies answer important questions like how well a landing page is performing or where the company should... read the complete article »