Utah Valley People
The Business Igniter: When You Assume…
We all know the saying that begins, “When you assume…” so I won’t finish it in this post. Let me just say that when it comes to marketing and sales it is most often true. I am confident you have a valuable product or service. If you didn’t you wouldn’t put your heart and soul [...]
UVEF Names Hall of Fame Inductees for 2008
The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) today announced Dr Bill Pope and the BYU Center for Entrepreneurship as its 2008 inductees into the UVEF “Hall of Fame”. Inductees represent organizations and individuals with an enduring legacy of entrepreneurial excellence. Award recipients will be recognized at ceremonies held November 14th at the Hinckley Institute on the [...]
The Business Igniter: The Shortest Distance…
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. We all know that. But did you know that “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people?” (Victor Borge, 1909-2000)
There is tremendous power in laughter. Human Beings are so-wired that we need to have fun and laugh and smile. In fact, we are hard-wired for [...]
UVEF Event: Opportunity Amidst Change and Challenge
From the dot com bubble burst, AdvanceMD emerged from “zero to hero” to become one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America under the leadership of Jim Pack. Come find out why Jim thinks today is a great environment for growing a business.
As a “serial entrepreneur” leading two Utah companies onto the Inc. 500 list [...]
The Business Igniter: Following Up
How is your Follow Up? Are you consistent? Are you persistent? In what ways do you follow up? Do you call, send cards, email, call again?
In her book, Get Clients Now, author C.J. Hayden says, “Following Up is at the center of the Universal Marketing Cycle for a reason: consistent and persistent follow up is [...]
Orem Chamber Businesswoman of the Year: Nicke Brown, Let’s Logo
The Orem Chamber of Commerce awarded Nicke Brown of Let’s Logo the honor of ‘Businesswoman of the Year‘ at their annual Watkins Awards ceremony honoring Orem’s leaders in business and public service.
The annual public service awards are named for Sen. Arthur V. Watkins, who was a former U.S. Senator for Utah. This year is the [...]