Friday, February 3 at the Megaplex Theaters in Sandy
(Jordan Commons – 9400 S. State Street, Sandy, UT).

RSVP and purchase your tickets before they sell out.

Use the link above to get there directly. However, If you start at the megaplextheatres.com Home Page, you need to:

1. Go to http://megaplextheatres.com
2. Under ‘Showtimes & Tickets’ select ‘Sandy at Jordan Commons’
3. Choose date: ‘Friday, February 3′
4. Choose ‘Lean Startup All-Star Networking Lunch’
5. Order your tickets

Here is the flyer on the event:

This is sure to be a big hit. In particular because the crowd will get to provide feedback and eventually vote on a favorite company from the group to receive $500 cash toward their business. UVEF will also conduct a random drawing for an iPad to be given away on the spot to a lucky audience participant.

Members are free, students are $10, and guests are $25. Here are the details:

5 Successful Startups and 15 Lessons Learned

Join UVEF in our New Year as five of our UVEF Top 25 Under 5 award winners share their startup to success stories.

Thursday, January 12 at Novell from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m.

In a never-before-seen crowd-forum format, the following entrepreneurs will introduce their businesses, describe three lessons they’ve learned while starting and growing their ventures, and then take questions, comments, and feedback from the crowd.

To top it off, all attendees will get a chance to vote for the entrepreneur they think imparts the most valuable insights and lessons learned.

UVEF will award the winner a $500 cash prize and 2 extra UVEF membership seats for their company, and give away an iPad2 to a random audience participant*.

Our participants for the January Crowd Forum include:

• CampusBookRentals.com: Alan Martin, CEO
• mediaFORGE: Rhett Frandsen, VP Sales and Network Development
• KT Tape: Reed Quinn, Founder
• The Sweet Tooth Fairy: Megan Brown, CEO
• iApplicants: Ryan Kohler, CEO

Register for this event today, space is limited

 Questions? Contact Michelle@cedo.org or 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members. $25 for visitors.

*Yes, you read that correctly; we are giving away an iPad to some lucky audience member in a random drawing. It could be you, but only if you are there.

When many businesses were languishing in the depths of recession a couple of years ago, Brandt Page, CEO and founder of Launch Leads, rolled up his sleeves and created a company that gets other companies the pipeline they want, with minimal risk.

By listening carefully to their clients, Launch learned that their clients have great confidence in their ability to produce targeted qualified leads and as a result, Launch recently signed several new clients and they continue to see consistent growth.

“We provide our customers with targeted qualified leads that they convert into new paying customers,” Page said. “Now that our clients are focused on closing more and more sales, their conversion rates are through the roof.”

A few of the new clients Launch recently signed include: Lunsford Peck, ListPipe and Integrated Ordering Systems (IOS).

Lunsford Peck is a tax, accounting, and financial advisory firm for medical practitioners who help reduce audit risk and tax liabilities. They decided to use Launch after a personal tour of the facilities where they really loved the feeling and energy in the atmosphere.

“They have a very professional approach to getting in contact with the types of clients I’m looking for,” said John Briggs, Lunsford Peck Partner.

The biggest thing that drew Briggs to use Launch was the ability to contact hard to reach individuals.

“We can create tremendous value for dentists, doctors, surgeons, etc., but those professionals are so hard to get a hold of,” said John Briggs, Partner. “Launch leads can do that for me and all I have to do is focus on creating value not finding leads.”

ListPipe is an online content delivery platform for distributed localization of web-based media including search engine optimized (SEO) content for franchises and distributed sales organizations.

Cary Snowden, CEO of ListPipe, said there were two things that attracted him to Launch. The first was Launch’s leadership, in particular the CEO Brandt Page.

“Brandt instills his charisma, charm and professional aptitude into his team, making them a great extension of our own,” he observed.

The next thing to catch Snowden’s attention were the impressive client testimonials.

“Launch Leads is the kind of business I want to be associated with, and thus I don’t mind them representing my business to our customer base, and I don’t just trust that to anyone,” Snowden said.

Integrated Ordering Systems (IOS) is revolutionizing the way restaurants handle their take-out ordering system. IOS takes a restaurant’s high volume of phone-in orders and gets those orders to the kitchen within seconds while ensuring each call-in customer gets the attention and service they deserve without being placed on hold and without ever hearing a busy signal.

Joshua Stephens, CEO of IOS explained that they decided to use Launch Leads after meeting with the Launch team and seeing how Launch aligns its sales process with theirs.

“We were particularly impressed with the system of how Launch was doing things,” he said. “Systematically they are able to help us filter our leads and ask the right qualifying questions in order to  connect us to the correct person. This way we can be more efficient and not waste our time talking to unqualified leads.”

Stephens explained that Launch does the heavy lifting on the front end of the sales process, so that their sales team can spend 100% of their time closing new business with qualified decision makers.

“In the last six months our company has doubled in size servicing more than 120 concepts nationwide,” he said. “However, we want to take things to the next level and Launch can give us that added push to take us there faster.”

Lunsford Peck, ListPipe and IOS are all doing very well in their respective markets and are seeing exciting growth with what they are currently doing. However, they want to continue to grow and know there is much more they can do, and Launch Leads is the vehicle that will help them do it.

“With Launch Leads on our side we are ready to step on the accelerator and grow into new markets at a much faster rate,” Snowden said.

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Media Contact:
Amie Hansen
PR Manager
(877) 466-0111
amie@launchleads.com

This information-packed, two-hour event will explore the essential elements of a successful franchising experience. Presenters will include franchise process, marketing, and legal experts.

Complete information and registration for this complementary event can be found at http://fdg110525.eventbrite.com.

About Franchise Development Group
Franchise Development Group was founded in Utah in 2003. After growing beyond its Utah borders, it was acquired by a New York-based firm in 2010. With 13 offices across the nation, it is the fastest growing franchise development service provider in the United States. Learn more at http://franchisedevelopmentgroup.com

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PR Contact
Bryan Waldon Pope
MSI, Orem Utah
bryan@mktgsuccess.com
(305) 747-1250

BoomStartup

Congratulations!

Each selected company will receive up to $15,000 in seed capital, free office resources, professional services and mentoring from a group of seasoned and successful entrepreneurs. Companies will be paired with one of the investor-mentors, who will guide each start-up and connect them with people in their networks to help them get their businesses off on the right foot.

“After coming off a successful first year in 2010, we return back, in our second year, with an even stronger group of 10 Companies. We were surprised at the number of applicants we received this year from across the nation and around the world,” said Robb Kunz, co-Managing Partner of BoomStartup. “This demonstrates the success that mentorship-driven accelerators are creating, regardless of their geographic location. These companies continue to surprise us with their innovative technologies and solutions – it was a tough year to only select 10 Companies”.

BoomStartup accepted the following companies:

ChampionVillage | http://www.championvillage.com
CampionVillage delivers a unique hybrid between online gaming and fitness. What really sets them apart is their in-depth knowledge of what motivates the child while truly understand their customer: mom. With this in mind, they have incorporated a reward system using game mechanics, an element of social recognition, and friendly competition, all in an online world for kids.

CircleFive | http://www.circlefive.me
CircleFive provides a new social media platform that will allow direct-to-home sales and service companies to “check in” at the customer’s home and encourage testimonials and referrals from the customer. This allows customers to have more influence with these come-and-go businesses, to promote the good ones and warn others of the bad ones. It is built not around a global social network but a local one.

Explorer.io | http://www.explorer.io
Explorer.io delivers a social utility that allows people to search, add, and share outdoor locations for various activities such as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, and climbing. Users can share photos, favorite locations, rate locations, and even share across the social graph with Facebook and Twitter. All data points get aggregated into an algorithm that serves recommended product-driven ads for each specific location and user.

FaceTags | http://www.faceta.gs
Each person has a unique face that can be mapped and recognized programmatically.  Your face can be used as the digital link between content you define and everyone else running around with a mobile device.

Golf Compete | http://www.GolfCompete.com
With only 50 percent of tee times being occupied on average a day, courses are losing money from all amenity sales. Golf Compete is creating a new marketplace with tools that facilitate and organize golf affairs. Through their tools, Golf Compete will take the golfer through the buying process of discounted tee times, all while tracking analytics.

Jumbas | http://www.Jumbas.com
Jumbas provides consumers with a one-stop-shop for their city’s top daily deals. Users can view all of the deals by visiting their site, or subscribing to a list of aggregated deals in one email delivered each morning. With customization options, individuals can view deals that are only relevant to them, set email frequency criteria, and finally unclutter their inbox.

OER Glue | http://www.oerglue.com
OER Glue rides the wave of a new paradigm that allows people control their web experience rather than having to accept what is provided by websites. OER Glue provides the best way to find open licensed content that can be used for teaching. OER Glue layers on top of any system and website. OER Glue lets people pervasively mash-up the Web by dragging and dropping content and widgets in and out of any website.

PromoKube | http://PromoKube.com
PromoKube is a Promotion Analytics Company providing information that helps merchants advertise more effectively. Using their mobile application and scan technology, PromoKube allow consumers to load coupons that they intend to use into their phones.  These deals can then be redeemed from the mobile device at the merchant point of sale. Their mobile application makes coupon collection and redemption convenient for users, while providing valuable information for merchants.

Proz | http://www.findproz.com
The Proz solution provides quality online services to meet the instructor’s need of finding and managing clientele.  Proz provides three services: a referral center FindProz.com to aid in finding clientele, management solutions through MyProz.com to provide accounting, scheduling, and communication management tools, and community pages.

VuTherapy | http://www.VuTherapy.com
VuTherapy offers the premiere solution to online mental health therapy. It introduces patients to therapists via an online marketplace, and allows therapists to manage their practice through a simple patient management service.  The unique therapy tools to increase therapists’ efficiency and makes therapy more accessible for both the patients and the therapists.

BoomStartup’s growth has allowed the expansion of a second campus located at the Miller Business Innovation Center (9750 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT). Companies will be located at that campus or at the Canyon Park Technology Center, Building J (1401 N. Research Way, Orem, Utah) based on the company’s current location.

In addition to providing companies with seed capital and free resources, the companies will complete an education curriculum designed to teach the entrepreneurs the fundamentals that will help them become successful as they grow their companies.

The three-month program will conclude with an Investor Demo Day in August, hosted by BoomStartup, which allows interested investors to meet with each company. For more information about that event, please contact BoomStartup at info@boomstartup.com.

For more information about BoomStartup, visit www.boomstartup.com. Follow us on Twitter and join our group on LinkedIn and fan page on Facebook to get regular updates on the companies.

About BoomStartup
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, BoomStartup is a mentorship-driven seed accelerator focusing its efforts on providing seed capital, mentors, and markets for its energetic tech entrepreneur participants. BoomStartup is a three-month, summer program (May-August) that mentors tech startups from ideation through execution. For more information, visit http://www.boomstartup.com.

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PR Contact
Robb Kunz
BoomStartup
rkunz@boomstartup.com
801.433.3055

Starting with a free meal and introductions, presenters then have just 4 minutes to wow the audience before a brief Q&A from the crowd. Panel feedback follows.

At the conclusion of the pitches, the audience and panel “invest” FUN money with the company that impressed them most.

The winner receives a prize package from our sponsors.

Attendees are encouraged to stick around and network.

This is a great opportunity to see how companies get started, and to meet the people who are building them.

Click here to RSVP to Attend the Event.

Click here to Sign Up to Pitch.

Salt Lake Head Start recently won the Social Innovation Challenge — a first-of-its-kind competition giving nonprofits access to 40 of Utah’s brightest and most talented entrepreneurs and 12 graduate students from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah. With hundreds of applicants, Head Start beat fierce competition with its award-winning pamphlet describing their services for children, such as nutritious meals, medical and dental screenings, and academic gains.

“We’re delighted to have been chosen as a mentor for Salt Lake Head Start, and KUED,” said Director of Client Services Andrew Rail. “We feel like we’re giving back to a community that we love, and that has allowed our business to flourish. We want others to be able to do the same.”

KUED was also a finalist in the Social Innovation Challenge.

About Launch Leads

Launch fills its’ clients sales pipelines with qualified leads and scheduled sales appointments. Launch generates targeted lead lists, qualifies each lead, and schedules sales opportunities on behalf of its clients.
Launch Leads key differentiators include a risk free pay for performance model (pay per appointment), a dedicated team for each client, detailed analytics, inbound lead response and qualification for leads submitted online, lead nurturing, lead management, and all experienced American employees. We are more than just lead providers, we consider ourselves part of your sales team working toward your success. Visit us at www.launchleads.com or call 877-466-0111.

The attorneys will be available from 5:30 to 6:30 to sit down around tables with entrepreneurs in a one on one setting to answer legal questions you might have about your business. These guys can give you their thoughts on issues relating to formation, angel and venture financings, employment, options, intellectual property, strategic partner relationships, customer contracts, exits and other issues that startups regularly face.

If you’re starting a company, or are thinking about it, you’d be extremely remiss to not take advantage of free legal advice!

Following the Legal Clinic, LaunchUp #13 will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. per usual.

RSVP on our Facebook Event page for LaunchUp #14.

Date: Thursday Jan 6th

Time: 6:30 p.m. (Legal Clinic runs from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.)

Location: One on One Marketing
2912 Executive Parkway, Ste 300, Lehi, UT, 84043

Driving Directions:
From I-15 take Exit 284 (Highland Alpine)
Turn East at UT-92 W
Continue on Club House Dr
Turn left at Executive Parkway
One on One building is last building on left side (next to soccer field)

Event URL: You can watch the live stream online at http://www.launchup.org/live/ if you can’t make it out.

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Agenda:

Welcome and LaunchUp Report: 5 minutes: Jeremy Hanks
Amp Session:10 minutes
Robb Kunz, Founder & Managing Partner of ventureblue Capital, Co-Managing Partner, BoomStartup.

Robb Kunz is a Founder & CEO of several high-technology Companies, an Active Angel Investor and also the Founder & Managing Partner of ventureblue Capital, an early-stage high technology investment firm and incubator

As an Entrepreneur, his expertise and track record revolves around starting, launching & funding emerging Companies. He is the Founder/CEO of KnowledgeBlue, an Open Source Systems Integrator and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm. KnowledgeBlue was recently acknowledge as the 37th fastest growing Company in the State of Utah as part of the elite Utah100 group for 2009.

As an Investor, he founded and created ventureblue Capital an early-stage high technology investment firm and incubator. He is an active Angel Investor as a member of the Olympus Angels Investors based in Salt Lake City, Utah and recently was acknowledge as one of the top 15 Angel Investors in the State of Utah for 2009. He is an active Director / Board Member of RedSpan Inc and GuestSpan.

In The Weeds: 10 MinutesHow to Self File Your Own Provisional Patent Application
Scott Thorpe, Registered Patent Attorney, Kunzler, Needham, Massey & Thorpe.

Scott D. Thorpe is an electrical engineer, MBA, and registered patent attorney. He has studied Chinese intellectual property law and commercial law at Ren Min University in Beijing, and speaks and reads Chinese.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Thorpe designed robots, launched the first PowerPC processor, introduced the first non-Intel processors into a major PC product line, and lead the Zip 250 development team. He has been part of two start-ups that IPOed, and is the author of How to Think Like Einstein and Revolutionary Strategies of the Founding Fathers.

Company Presentations: 45 Minutes

3PointData
Business owners use 3PointData to make better, faster decisions.

BizVision
Video-Powered Online Learning & Communication.

MoreMarbles
MoreMarbles is an online marketplace where businesses connect with university consulting teams to get help with marketing, strategy, finance and operations. Through a capstone course, student and professor teams will spend 12 weeks and up to 500 hours helping businesses solve their challenges. Post a project on MoreMarbles.com for free and tap into university consulting today.

Corner Dives around 8:00 p.m., we’ll break for food (Brick Oven Pizza AND dessert from Heaven Cupcake), and then each company heads to a corner, and anyone interested in learning more or helping dives right in with them. General networking in highly energized setting.

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Please help spread the word. Bring your friends!! (If you’re using Twitter, use hashtag #LaunchUp)

http://bit.ly/launchup14 Is the URL for all the event details.

RSVP on our FaceBook event page

Remember, we stream the event live at http://www.launchup.org/live and make it as inclusive as possible to anyone, even if you cannot attend in person.

If you were at the event and want to review the slides from any of the presenters, or missed the event and wish you could see what they said, head over to the Crunch Lunch post on UVEF.net and get the skinny.

Presenters included:

Click a name to contact, company to visit, or title to download:

• Ash Buckles | SEO.com | Marketing Your Business Online
• Michael Jensen | Millcreek Systems, Inc. | Server Systems Configurations and Options
• Janet Thaeler | Newspapergirl | 10 Online PR Tools I use Every Day
• Ken Kaufman | CFOwise | The 6 Scoreboards Every Business Needs
• John Pilmer | PilmerPR | Corporate Responsibility From The Ground Up
• Adam Dunford | Steeple Ashton | Better Customer Experiences Through Usability
• Ken Krogue | Inside Sales | Optimizing Sales And Leads In 2010
• Clark Merkley | Employer Solutions Group | I’m An Employer, Now What?
• Scott Wood | IFI Training | Making The Right Impression

UVEF Presents: Crunch Lunch!

September 9th, 11:45 a.m., at Novell Building A.

UVEF will again host Crunch Lunch, 8 presenters spend five minutes each in a rapid-fire presentation of concentrated business advice, tips, and ideas. 8 great business topics that move so fast you won’t have time to get bored. And, we conduct a drawing between each presentation for a variety of impressive gifts!

Don’t blink, and bring a pencil. Each presenter has exactly five minutes to present using 20 slides. Slides automatically advance every 15 seconds. This exciting format assures a high concentration of business advice in a single lunchtime.

Presenters are highly informative, educational, and relevant. Presenters are not allowed to pitch themselves (until the final slide), and you’ll walk away with a brainstorm of information. You’re welcomed to stay after the event to mingle and ask questions.

Crunch Lunch is an entertaining, fast-paced, informational event. We look forward to seeing you there!

Speakers include:

• Ash Buckles, SEO.com – Marketing Your Business Online
• Michael Jensen, Millcreek Systems, Inc. – Server Systems Configurations and Options
• Janet Thaeler, Newspapergirl – 10 Online PR Tools I use Every Day
• Ken Kaufman, CFOwise – The 6 Scoreboards Every Business Needs
• John Pilmer, PilmerPR – Corporate Responsibility From The Ground Up
• Adam Dunford, Steeple Ashton – Better Customer Experiences through Usability
• Scott Wood, IFI Training  – Making The Right Impression

Register for this event today, space is limited:

Questions? Contact Michelle Michelle@cedo.org or at 801.226.1521 ext.101
No cost for this event to current UVEF members Non-member price $25.00.