John Pilmer is the founder and president of PilmerPR, an Orem-based public relations firm. He succeeds Roger Andrus, Executive Director of UtahAngels and Business Development Corporation of Provo, as UVEF Chair.

“This is an exciting place and time to be an entrepreneur,”

Pilmer said. “Organizations like Forbes and Inc. recognize Utah as a leader in aspiring businesses. As the economy turns around, investors and lenders are ready to put their money into promising ventures, and they look to Utah for compelling startups and exceptional entrepreneurs. UVEF is ready to make the most of this unique opportunity.”

Recent additions to the 2010 UVEF board include Cydni Tetro and Karl Israelsen. Tetro is Chief Marketing Officer at FamilyLink. She founded Rocky Mountain Voices to help innovators, entrepreneurs, and technologies based in the Rocky Mountains gain better visibility through new media. vSpring Capital recognized her as one of the top 100 Venture Entrepreneurs for the past six years. Karl Israelsen is a managing partner and lawyer with Carman Lehnhof Israelsen, a firm specializing in business transactions for entrepreneurs, companies and investors.

Also serving on the UVEF board are Roger Andrus; Steven A. Roy, USTAR Technology Outreach and Innovation; Shauna Theobald, The Technology Center at Novell; Bryant Armstrong, Squire & Company; Brock Blake, FundingUniverse ; Matt Bowman, Novell ; Steve Grizzell, InnoVentures Capital Partners ; Kyle Bowen Love, UtahAngels ; Les Pardew, Alpine Studios; John Richards, Centers for Entrepreneurship & E-Business, BYU; Cary Snowden, Square Compass; and Michelle Olsen, Commission for Economic Development in Orem.

UVEF membership is still $195/year for the fifth year as part of its 2010 Entrepreneur Stimulus.

More about UVEF in the video below:

UVEF is a volunteer non-profit support group linking entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Founded in 1989, UVEF empowers current and future business leaders to thrive in today’s competitive market. We provide real-world, practical education and valuable resources on how to access needed capital, attract new customers and tap into industry experts. For information on upcoming meetings, speakers and exclusive membership benefits visit http://www.uvef.net.

Press Contact:

PilmerPR
801-369-7535
info@pilmerpr.com
www.pilmerpr.com

Startup Princess

February 12, 11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Rail Events Center in SLC.
Tickets are on sale now for $30 (plus a small transaction fee). Early Birds can also pre-order his new book, available at the event.

Seth Godin’s latest book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensible? will be the highlight of this event.

200 copies of Linchpin will be made available to attendees for a reduced rate. You may pre-pay for your copy when you purchase your ticket for the event.

Please note: There are only 650 tickets available for this event, and we expect to sell out. Be sure to register early. All tickets include a delicious gourmet box lunch. Please plan to arrive at 11am for lunch, visiting exhibitor tables, and networking. Seth Godin will speak at noon.

Proceeds from “Lunch with Seth Godin” will be donated to The Red Cross for Haiti Relief efforts.

Sign up and RSVP for Lunch with Seth Godin.

Food sponsored by XMission.

If you are an iPhone developer, or are interested in creating a new application for the world’s most popular portable platform, please come; all are invited. This is an exciting time for iPhone development, and it need not be highlighted that our meeting is planned one day after Apple’s Special Event on Wednesday (The rumor mill is talking tablets and 4.0), so we should have plenty to talk about and some exciting things to contemplate for our next year of development and marketing.

We’ll start the year with a technical presentation by Zach Holmquist (@zholmquist). Zach will be going over the use of Appcelerator’s Titanium to build native iPhone Apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. He will be going over the basics of Titanium, as well as an in-depth build of an application. We are in discussions with a few other exciting presenters; stay tuned for details.

SEO.com has generously offered their spacious meeting room as our meeting place. Near the Point of the Mountain at Bluffdale (just off 146th south), we think this is a great spot to serve both Salt Lake and Utah Counties. Here’s a map to their office: http://bit.ly/5ktlX9 (Basically; head to the Point, get off at the ‘prison exit’, head West and take the first left onto the frontage road. Turn in at the first right and park as close to the SEO.com sign as you can.)

A big thank you to XMission for offering the food and drinks for this meeting. They are a great supporter of the local tech community. They recently launched a new hosting service, Stackable.com. It’s a great way to quickly get servers spun up with everything you need to run your site.

As always, this is a great opportunity to network with other iPhone developers so bring your friends and co-workers interested in learning more about iPhone development and connecting with other developers.
??

Jeremy Hanks

The three companies featured in this Wednesday’s event are: LucidChart, Snirk, and BLVD Status. All are invited to come and learn how these companies are raising their own barn to become the movers and shakers of our next entrepreneurial wave.

Pizza will be delivered.

Details can be found at the LaunchUp Website.

…but the basics are this: All are invited. Event starts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13 at SEO.com, which is at Point of the Mountain, just off the Bluffdale exit (Head West, first left, SEO.com is on the right).

Come meet and mingle with some analysts from all over Utah and the Mountain West. Pizza and Gelato is free for all, courtesy of ObservePoint.

*Yours Truly: Sorry for the blatant personal promotion, but I WAS the first presenter at the event.

Gary Rhoads

Director of BYU Entrepreneurship Center – Gary Rhoads

Join UVEF  January 14 as Gary shares insight into his new book:

BoomStart:  Super Laws of Successful Entrepreneurs

BoomStart is the result of a five-year study comparing why successful start-up companies succeed in their marketing strategies and why others do not. It is a must-read for entrepreneurs who want to learn from the mistakes and success of others. The book tackles the myths and misconceptions of how entrepreneurs successfully market their products and services.

Gary K. Rhoads holds a PhD in Marketing from Texas Tech University and is currently the Stephen Mack Covey Professor of Marketing and Director of the Entrepreneurship Center at Brigham Young University. He works with start-up companies on crafting marketing strategies that accelerate company growth.

Thursday, January 14, 2010, Noon, Novell Building A (map)

RSVP

Questions? Contact Michelle Michelle@cedo.org or at 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to UVEF members All others, $25 each.

(Seating is limited; RSVP is required)

Josh James

The event will be emceed by Keith McCord of KSL TV, and will feature the awarding of Utah’s Entrepreneur of the Year as well as the Most Innovative Product, the Ron King Social Entrepreneur of the Year, the Greatest Contribution to Entrepreneurs and Utah Valley’s Best Kept Entrepreneurial Secret.

The luncheon event will be held on Thursday, December 10 from Noon to 1:30 in Building A at Novell.

No cost to UVEF Members, all others $25 at the door includes a fabulous lunch and a social opportunity to meet the leaders in our local entrepreneurial forum.

RSVP to the UVEF Annual Awards as soon as you can; space is limited.

For more information, visit the UVEF Website.

See you there!

The event will be held Friday December 11th, from 3:00 – 9:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake Community College, Miller Free Enterprise Center (MFEC), 9750 South 300 West, Sandy, UT, 84070

Presented by Sonia Quiroga Thomas and her international professional network, The American Hispanic Business Conference is a half-day intensive event designed to help international & local entrepreneurs, small & medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, social & educational enterprises, to better understand the importance of working in each other’s markets and in building stronger cross-culture partnerships.

The day will feature presentations from innovation leaders including Alan Hall, founder and chairman of MarketStar Corporation, a global outsourced marketing and sales company with a focus on assisting high technology companies increase sales through the small to medium business sectors. MarketStar has operations in Mexico, Costa Rica and Argentina.

Also featured are James Mayfield (Choice Humanitarian), Kent Thomas (CFO Solutions), Jorge Fierro & Karin Pallin (Rico), Lowell S. Baggaley (Miller Business Innovative Center), Daniel Fraga (Precision Time), Marilyn Tang (Certified Handling Systems), Josie Valdez (Top Hispanic Business Leader), Nancy Mitchell (Nancy Mitchell Consulting), Cynthia Gambill (Remedez Spa), Cesar Escobar (Me & Brothers), Paula Brog (NAC), Kyle Reyes (UVU), Sonia Q. Thomas (Spanish Waves, Women in Nature), Joan Dixon & Teresa Tavares (Centro Hispano), Kena Mathews (Habitat for Humanity UT Co.) and many more.

Booths & sponsorships are available. Call (801)318-0356 or email info@spanishwaves.com to become a sponsor, donate a product, or buy your ticket $15. For more information and registration visit www.spanishwaves.com.