Utah Valley Business

Wovyn is Weaving the “Internet of Things”

                    -New Kickstarter project lets the world talk to us like never before- Wovyn (www.wovyn.com) launched today on Kickstarter, unveiling its first set of products allowing developers and consumers anywhere to build the Internet of Things. Wovyn hardware and its Loom software let the physical world quickly become part of any information system, feeding data [...]

Share

Integrity Matters

By Ty Kiisel “Yahoo confirmed in a Sunday afternoon press release that CEO Scott Thompson will step down, effective immediately,” writes Catherine Smith for the Huffington Post. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States and supreme commander of the Allied forces during World War II, said, “The supreme quality of leadership is [...]

Share

Zions Bank Trade & Business Conference In SLC

Zions Bank is hosting the Trade & Business Conference next Wednesday, May 23 from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek. Featured speakers include Carly Fiorina, Max Boot, Stephen Moore, and David Neeleman. Registration is required. Contact your Zions Bank banker, or visit http://www.zionsbank.com/conference Here is the flyer:

Share

TaleSpring And The Day I Became A Pirate

My book titled The Day I Became A Pirate has reached #8 in the App Store. Here is some of the story… TaleSpring.com is a local book app publisher that has an online software platform that makes it relatively easy and inexpensive to create a book app and publish to the App Store on iTunes. [...]

Share

State and National Awards Acknowledge Fishbowl’s Continued Success in 2012

-Smart25 Awards show CFO support for Fishbowl Inventory-    Fishbowl® (http://www.fishbowlinventory.com) today announced its placement on the 2012 B2B CFO® Smart 25 Awards™ list in two categories: working capital and emerging growth. B2B CFO annually presents the Smart 25 Awards to fast-growing and successful U.S. companies. Fishbowl was honored for managing its finances responsibly and [...]

Share

CrowdFunding Made Simple Hosts First Conference in Utah

May 31st ­­– June 1st Event Analyzes Impact of Legal Framework for Equity-Based Crowdfunding Enabled by Historic JOBS Act with Experts from Across Nation CrowdFunding Made Simple, a crowdfunding educational and events platform, today announced plans for the first national conference endorsed by the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA). Held at the University of Utah Guest [...]

Share

Barriers to Innovation

By Ty Kiisel, Social Media Manager, AtTask, Inc. Robert Half recently asked executives about the biggest roadblocks to organizational breakthroughs. 35 percent of chief financial officers said “a lack of new ideas” is the most difficult barrier to innovation. 24 percent cited bureaucracy as the top killer of creativity with 20 percent blaming being bogged [...]

Share

Grow America Springboard™ Announces Spring 2012 Business Competition Finalists; Presents Details of May 21 Live Pitch Event

-100 Finalists to Prepare for Live Pitch Events at the Salt Palace-   Grow America Springboard™ has announced the top 100 finalists of its Spring 2012 business competition today. To see the full list, which now comprises the top entrants in each category including Idea (Concept), Start-up (Emerging Business), and Growth (Ramp-up), visit http://www.growam.com/round-2-winners-utah-spring-2012/. Grow [...]

Share

Brent Brown Toyota to Unveil First Student-Designed Car for UVU

Brent Brown Toyota Scion and UVU Athletics will unveil a student-designed Wolverine-themed Scion iQ at the BYU-UVU Men’s Baseball Game at the Brent Brown Ballpark, May 1. The themed car is a product of the “Wolverine iQ Scholarship Competition,” a first-of-its-kind design contest among UVU students to design a school-themed car wrap for a 2012 [...]

Share

InsideSales.com to Hire 50 Employees Due to Strong Growth

InsideSales.com, Inc., the recognized leader of cloud-based, sales automation software for inside sales professionals, is hiring 50 to 60 new employees over the next six months, including developers, sales professionals, customer consultants and support staff. “The continued economic downturn has forced companies to find new ways to reach and expand their customer base,” said David [...]

Share