Provo, UT, June 30, 2011 – Humless, LLC. announced today the general availability of its Humless Sentinel and Humless Roadrunner power systems. These clean energy products create a new class of green energy generator and power supply that is silent, portable and easy to use, with no dependence on fossil fuel. Based on Advanced Lithium+ design, Humless technology is two-thirds lighter, lasts five times longer, and is 20+ percent more efficient than older lead acid battery technology.

“Test marketing of these products has been hugely successful,” said Glenn Jakins, CEO for Humless “Early adopters not only use Humless as a portable emergency generator for home use, but are finding it powerful enough for mobile and remote work environments.”

Both the Sentinel and Roadrunner are silent and environmentally friendly. Both incorporate universal 110VAC, 12VDC and USB connectors. They are rechargeable via solar, wind, hydro-electric, hand crank or other clean power, or may be plugged into a wall jack.  Power supply connectors are equally versatile for connection to a standard extension cord, computer equipment, lighting or any power-hungry appliance. The units are safe for indoors and outdoors use in dozens of applications for a mobile world. Recharge and discharge may be done simultaneously. Watch video.

The Humless Sentinel has garnered early praise from the National Self Reliance Organization, receiving the coveted “Best of Show” award at the Salt Lake City Self Reliance Expo. Sentinel is the first alternative-fuel generator to combine a 10-year shelf life and long-lasting charge time with universal input/output connectivity. The expandable 1000W (50Ah) Sentinel can be carried over the shoulder or stored on the shelf.

The Sentinel’s little brother, the 200W (10Ah) Humless Roadrunner, provides extra portability using the same design for smaller jobs.

About Humless, LLC.

Humless, LLC. delivers the most versatile, silent and easy-to-use all-in-one alternative-energy power systems on the planet. Unparalleled for portability, power and reliability, Humless systems deliver on-demand power and electricity generation that is safe and environmentally friendly. No gas required. As a committed corporate citizen, Humless not only offers eco-friendly products, but supports initiatives bringing reliable solar power to underserved populations. For more information on Humless and its cleantech, green products, visit www.Humless.com. Follow us on Facebook & Twitter.

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John Pilmer
801-369-7535
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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).

Randy sat down with us to answer a few questions about ModifyUtah and starting a business in a down economy.

What prompted the launch of ModifyUtah?

Obviously we have been in a housing crisis for the past few years.  Fortunately, Utah was behind the curve compared to the rest of the country.  Many of the adjustable rate and subprime loans in Utah are just now resetting, leaving homeowners with skyrocketing interest rates and payments they can’t afford.  Coupled with the decline in housing prices, we realized homeowners needed help.

We recognized the need for a local company to help local homeowners – rather than using an out of state company that is not aware of Utah laws of regulations, and Utah’s specific housing needs.

What challenges did you face as you started a new company in a down economy?

I believe that as long as you provide a service that people need – and not just want – you can find success in a down economy.  A home you can afford is a necessity.  We all need shelter, and people don’t want to foreclose or lose their home in bankruptcy.  We are providing a service people need, and that automatically helped us launch a successful business.

There were still challenges.  Capital is harder to come by, homeowners don’t have any extra money to spend, and many people are tired of talking about the failing real estate industry.  But when we opened our doors earlier this year, we immediately found homeowners who needed help and were anxious to use our services.

Can homeowners get loan modifications themselves?

Absolutely, homeowners can get a loan modification themselves if they are willing to put in the time.  It is like doing your own taxes.  Anyone can do their own taxes, but many I, like many others, pay a professional tax preparer to get it done right so I don’t have to spend the time.

The fact is, banks are not interested in working with homeowners.  Their processes are not conducive to this kind of personal interaction.  Homeowners end up spending hours upon hours on the phone with the bank, and then go back and forth about paperwork for months before achieving any results.  In fact, many of our clients have spent the last three to six months trying to get their own loan modification.

So how does ModifyUtah bridge the gap?

Experience – we’ve done hundreds of successful loan modifications.  We provide a professional team of lawyers, negotiators, and brokers who negotiate mortgage loan modification in a quick, timely manner.  We also evaluate the loan for free from the start, so we know if the homeowner is a good candidate for a loan modification.  We have established relationships with most of the major banks and mortgage servicers in the United States, so we have the tools to get the loan modification quickly and easily.

We’ve heard about individuals who claim to do loan mods but simply take payment and never do the work – how does that affect your business?

It is unfortunate.  We opened our doors here locally so people could come in, sit down with us, and understand we are a brick and mortar company helping Utah homeowners.  But there are unethical business owners out there.

We’ve learned a lot about overcoming a negative industry reputation, so we have done everything by the book to prove to homeowners that we’re different.  We are licensed with the Utah Department of Real Estate, and most importantly, we offer a money-back guarantee.  If we can’t modify the loan, the homeowner can get their money back.

Any tips for other businesses who have to combat bad seeds in their industry?

If you have some bad seeds giving your business a bad name, you have to legitimize yourself.  Join every professional association you can, earn every applicable license and make sure you are in compliance with all laws.  Then, offer a guarantee.  And finally, provide good client references.  If customers can talk to people who had a good experience with you, they’ll be able to trust you.

Thank you to Allison Yrungaray for conducting this interview for Utah Valley Business Blog.

“This award is a reflection on the credit union’s philosophy to providing the best mortgage solutions to our members,” said Todd Hatfield, assistant vice president of mortgage development at Family First Federal Credit Union. “Family First made the commitment to not resign any of its mortgage lending programs in response to the down economy, and instead sought ways to offer more lending options for its members as well as continue to provide a Home Equity Line of Credit program despite the fluctuating home values.”

Family First Federal Credit Union won the award based on the following criteria:

• Its ability to excel in mortgage lending; finding the best mortgage options available to its members
• Its ability to use innovation or creativity in approaches to lending
• Its contribution to improving the quality of life in Utah

The judges for Best of State are selected from all over Utah and volunteer their time to review and score applications. Each judge has been recommended by a Utah Chamber of Commerce, an industry association, or a Utah mayor’s office, as being a leader or expert in their particular field. Over 100 judges reviewed the nominations for the Best of State Awards. Each nomination is judged on its own merits and is not ranked against each other by the judges. Unlike many older judging processes, the Best of State judges perform their assignment(s) individually, away from the possible comments, persuasion or lobbying of other judges. This process is carefully overseen by the independent certified public accounting firm Gilbert & Stewart, P.C. who collects and tabulates the scores for accuracy.

About The Best Of State Awards
The Best of State Awards (www.bestofstate.org) were created to recognize outstanding individuals, organizations and businesses in Utah. By recognizing excellence in the state of Utah and sharing examples of success and triumph in worthwhile endeavors, the Best of State awards hopes to inspire all businesses to reach their goals and dreams.

About Family First Federal Credit Union
Family First Federal Credit Union has been providing excellent financial services since 1947. Branches are located in American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Orem, Springville, Payson, Lindon, with a Home and Business Loan Center in Orem, and offers online services at www.familyfirstcu.com. The credit union provides various mortgage services including construction loans, mortgage refinance and home equity options. Anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Utah County, or has a family member who does, is eligible for membership. As your primary financial institution, Family First Federal Credit Union is dedicated to providing its members with high quality service, friendly staff, and convenient account access to better meet their needs.

Jennifer Stoddard, Associate Vice President of Member Services answers questions about finances and budgeting on the Family First Web site in a section called “Ask Jenn.” The “Ask Jenn” feature can be found on Family First’s Web site at www.familyfirstcu.com.

Through this partnership, The Accend Group clients can have their accounting records entirely secured at the C7 Data Center, while gaining the convenience of having online access to their accounting records for reports, to run invoices, or simply to check up on various records from any Internet-connected PC.

“We’re working to become to accounting what ADP is to payroll,” said Mark Marshall, Managing Partner of Accend. “We’re using best in class technology and making efficient use of clients’ and accountants’ time by combining face to face interaction with virtual services for bookkeeping, reporting, reconciling and forecasting. We’re generally able to save companies 20-50 percent of their traditional finance/accounting costs while actually increasing their ease of use, access to critical reports and records and overall satisfaction.”

“Accounting information is some of the most critical data for a business of any size,” said Nathan S. Hatch, president and CEO of C7. “Our whole focus at C7 is to protect our customers’ data. We’re extremely pleased to be partnered with The Accend Group in this effort.” Mike Linton, Valcom’s Managed Services Manager, said “Valcom worked with The Accend Group and C7 to provide a cutting edge technology solution that saves money, provides better uptime and creates efficiencies. This solution helps The Accend Group provide a more valuable service to their clients while simultaneously enhancing resource availability and reliability.”

Since 1998, Managing Partner Mark Marshall and his team have provided strategic outsourced financial services to many companies funded by various VCs including Avocent, Broadweave Networks, Celio Corp (maker of the REDFLY), EsNet, Altiris, KeyLabs, vSpring, UVP and many others.

Today’s announcement further underscores The Accend Group’s role as primary financial services provider for a growing number of companies in the Intermountain West.

For more information about The Accend Group and its services, visit www.theaccendgroup.com.

The RBC Life Sciences ClearPay Solution speeds commission payments to North American Associates as well as giving them increased resources for managing and tracking their costs. The ClearPay Solution plan is provided by ProPay, the industry’s leader in credit card processing and electronic payment services.

“With the ClearPay Solution, our Associates no longer have to wait for a commission check,” said Kevin Young, RBC Life Sciences’ Director of Sales. “Our Associates love that. We see this as an important advancement which will better serve and reward our Associates for their hard work and loyalty.”

The new solution seamlessly credits monthly commissions to Associates’ ProPay accounts. The Associates can use the funds in their accounts to conveniently purchase more products from RBC or move the funds to their verified bank accounts. Associates can access the funds via an RBC Life Sciences-branded debit card for purchases wherever MasterCard is accepted or to withdraw funds at ATMs around the world.

In addition to giving Associates immediate access to funds, the ProPay account is also a convenient way to separate and track the business income and expenses that are associated with their RBC sales activities. “Electronic commission payment services with customized debit cards are an ideal solution for companies such as RBC Life Sciences, which has thousands of independent sales Associates to pay,” said Bryce Thacker, ProPay Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “It ensures, speeds, and simplifies paying these independent Associates. We are extremely pleased at the tremendous impact this application is having on RBC and other companies who rely upon geographically-dispersed independent sales Associates.”

About ProPay
Since 1997, ProPay has led the market in providing simple, safe and affordable credit card processing and electronic payment services for businesses ranging from the small, home-based entrepreneur to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. ProPay understands the unique needs of these businesses and has created merchant services specifically for them. With ProPay, merchants can set up accounts online and begin accepting credit cards without buying special equipment or making long-term commitments or investments. ProPay leads out in educating merchants about how to reduce or eliminate the risk of touching or holding sensitive cardholder data. The company also leads the payments market in the development of secure end-to-end solutions for protecting sensitive data and alternative payment options that significantly reduce business costs. ProPay is a privately held company, headquartered in Lehi, Utah. For information, visit www.propay.com/pressroom.

About RBC Life Sciences
RBC Life Sciences develops, manufactures and markets high-quality nutritional supplements and personal care products to a growing population of consumers seeking wellness and a healthy lifestyle. Under its MPM Medical brand, RBC Life Sciences also develops and markets to health care professionals in the United States proprietary prescription and nonprescription products for advanced wound care and pain management. All products are tested for quality assurance in-house, and by outside independent laboratories, to comply with regulations in the U.S. and in more than thirty countries in which the products are distributed.

For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.rbclifesciences.com.

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Snapp Conner PR
Clay Blackham or Josh Berndt
clay@snappconner.com or josh@snappconner.com
(801) 994-9625

Utah businesses with fewer than five years in operation are invited to apply for the UVEF Top 25 Under Five Awards, sponsored by the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum. All Utah companies, five years old or younger, are invited to apply electronically at www.uvef.net.

Applicants will be judged based on revenue and job creation. Nominations are now being accepted through June 19th. 2009 marks the eighth year of the UVEF Top 25 Under Five Awards program. This is a great opportunity for young organizations to be recognized for success and growth. There is no fee to apply.

UVEF’s Top 25 Under Five Awards have recognized the development of more than 200 individuals and companies, including Utah success stories like Agel Enterprises, Interbank FX, Seastone, Altiris, Omniture, and Xango among many others. 2009 award recipients will be recognized at ceremonies on July 9th.

Pass the word along; post this to your Facebook or Twitter accounts by clicking the badges below and let’s get the word out!

The new lab, named the “Vucci Computer Lab” is open year round to all student athletes and their tutors. In addition to improving efficiency and power usage for the university, the lab will also make the student athletes’ lives easier by providing them with technology designed to help them make the most of their educational experience at the University.

“We are very excited by the benefits this new computer lab offers” said Ray Walker, CIO at Utah Valley University. “The virtual desktops in the new Vucci-enabled computer lab allow us to run the lab with higher efficiency while at the same time cutting our energy, management and operating costs.”

The new computer lab showcases the first-ever implementation of Vucci’s virtual desktops and provides an excellent case-study of the cost savings and green initiatives Vucci’s virtualization services provide. Offering innovative technology services for enterprise-level businesses, healthcare, education and government, Vucci’s solutions allow businesses to consolidate, virtualize, and assess IT needs cost effectively and efficiently.

“There is no way to get around the operational expenses of running a business, but there are ways to reduce the cost,” said Dave Affleck, CEO of Vucci. “By offering innovative virtualization solutions, we are able to better meet our clients’ needs by cutting operating costs, lowering energy usage and maximizing output.”

Vucci provides the experience and the proven expertise to train its customers on how to be more efficient with consolidated information technology resources to drive overall productivity and increase revenue and agility within an organization. For more information visit www.vucci.com.

About Vucci
Vucci Technology Solutions is a leading provider of business technology services focused on providing world class IT infrastructure and support at a price that delivers positive return on investment and business agility. Vucci specializes in virtualization, client solutions for consolidating IT infrastructure, reducing energy consumption, automating IT operations, and protecting the data center from outside threats. Our world-class partners provide best-of-breed products in storage, servers, networking, and client technology. With decades of IT experience and numerous certifications (including HP Storage Elite, HP Blade Elite, HP BCS Elite and HP Datacenter Elite), we are dedicated to your success.

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Media Contact:
Jeremy Kartchner
SnappConner PR
(801) 703-4092
Jeremy@snappconner.com

With the new additions, SEO.com has grown over 300 percent, strategically expanding its Internet marketing firm. These new additions bring experience from Internet marketing, market research, and affiliate marketing, to continue developing the expertise within the company.

“We’re excited to welcome Tamra, Scott and Greg to our SEO team. We have extremely high standards and only bring in those who will help us achieve great results for our clients. Even in our hiring, the goals of our clients come first” said Dave Bascom, CEO. Tamra Hamblin joins SEO.com as an account supervisor, and Scott Cowley and Greg Shuey as SEO Specialists.

Tamra Hamblin joins SEO.com after recently completing her Masters of Business Administration. “I am excited to join SEO.com and have been impressed with the firm’s dedication to its clients,” said Hamblin. With over nine years of Internet marketing experience, Hamblin will be functioning as an Account Supervisor for the firm. Her Internet marketing experience includes working in the roles of Director of e-Business, Marketing Manager, and President and Founder of her own web marketing company, Web Marketing Optimizers.

Scott Cowley brings extensive experience in market research to SEO.com. Some of his past projects include industry research and strategic consulting projects for the Salt Lake Hilton Hotel, KLAS Enterprises, Powder Mountain Ski Resort, and the BYU Annual Fund. He will be engaged as an SEO Specialist.

Prior to accepting a position with SEO.com, Greg Shuey was employed as an SEO Specialist at ioVentures and Director of Affiliate Marketing for Western Wats, where he recruited and developed strategic relationships with affiliates and generating leads. Greg brings his expertise to the SEO team as an experienced optimization specialist.

As SEO.com expands its SEO teams, new specialists undergo extensive training by SEO.com to supplement their existing knowledge and experience.

About SEO.com
SEO.com is an Internet marketing firm that specializing in organic search engine optimization and pay-per-click advertising (PPC) management. SEO.com has helped numerous clients climb to the top of Google for their targeted keywords. Clients range from small, startup businesses to Fortune 100 companies. For more information about SEO.com, please visit www.SEO.com.

The week of November 17-23 the state of Utah joins more than 100 countries and organizations representing millions of entrepreneurs to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week.

With “Unleashing Ideas” as the big-picture theme, those who recognize entrepreneurs as change agents for our economy join together to inspire, connect, mentor and engage as we collectively roll up our sleeves to develop the next-generation of high-growth entrepreneurs. The statewide celebration includes campus and Chamber of Commerce dialogues as well as other activities, with the culmination being the all-day Unleashing Ideas: Igniting High-Growth Entrepreneurship in Utah, concurrent entrepreneur and angel investment conference, followed by an evening “Business Ignitor” social.

On Thursday, November 20th, join the best and brightest business minds in the state to share implementable business practices, as well as opportunities for mentoring and exchange between investors and entrepreneurs—both master entrepreneurs and newer entrepreneurs alike. The conference lineup is both state-inclusive in coverage and world-class in quality, echoing the truly global nature of the week.

For more information on Global Entrepreneurship Week, check out: http://growutahventures.com/entrepreneursummit.asp

Event Sponsors include Utah Valley companies. Here’s the list:

• Grow America
• Grow Utah Ventures
• Johnson & Company–The Virtual Agency(TM)
• Snapp Conner PR
• USTAR
• Zions Bank
• Adnews
• Funding Universe
• MountainWest Capital Network
• RoxyCross
• Utah Technology Council
• Utah Valley University
• Wayne Brown Institute