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Utah District Office – April 22, 2022

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The SBA Utah District Office Announces Small Business Award Winners

 

This year marks 59 years of America celebrating the success of small businesses during National Small Business Week. Since the first National Small Business Week held by the U.S. Small Business Administration in 1963, our nation’s businesses have dealt with a myriad of economically impacting issues resulting from wars, fear of a Y2K collapse, technological evolution, and now a global pandemic.  Through all of it, entrepreneurs have pushed forward and come up with creative new ways to conduct business and grow our economy.  Utah entrepreneurs are delivering services and products that make the state’s cities, towns, and rural communities great places to live and work. 

 

“I am particularly pleased this year to congratulate our 2022 Small Business award winners. These businesses are reflective of what entrepreneurial success looks like in Utah,” said Marla Trollan, Utah SBA District Director. “I know there are many great businesses in our state that have worked extremely hard to get to where they are, and we are here to honor a few of those that have stood out among their peers. There are currently over 313,000 small businesses in Utah, and so these few that we recognize this year with a coveted National Small Business Week award should be proud.”

 

2022 NSBW Utah Small Business Awards

 

Utah Small Business of the Year 

Red Iguana  — Salt Lake City

Lucy Cardenas and Bill Coker

 

Utah Small Business Exporter of the Year

Eco Green – North Salt Lake

Andres Salazar

 

Utah Woman-owned Small Business of the Year

Green Light Booking – Pleasant Grove

Sally Johnson

 

Utah Minority-owned Small Business of the Year

Solid Ground – Provo

Joel Harris and Parker Bennett

 

Utah Veteran-owned Small Business of the Year

Haight Bey and Associates – West Haven

Aliahu “Alli” Bey

 

Utah Rural Small Business of the Year

Nay’s Meats – Panguitch

Martin Cole (Tug) Nay


Events

SBA’s Improved Emerging Leaders THRIVE Training 

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Training will be held online and in St. George.

 

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Utah District Office

National Small Business Week Award Luncheon 

May 6, 2022

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We are grateful to Mountain America Credit Union for serving as the fiscal agent for the SBA National Small Business Week 2022 Celebration. The fiscal agent receives donations for and pays expenses related to the events. Any inquiries for the fiscal agent may be addressed to Dave Christiansen at dchristiansen@macu.com or 801.325.6345.

 


National Small Business Week 

Virtual Summit

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Join us May 2 – May 5, 2022, for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE.


Attend this free, virtual summit to access critical federal resources, learn new business strategies, meet other business owners and chat with industry experts!  This 4-day, action-packed event will include honoring small businesses around the country, educational sessions, online business resources, and exciting speakers.

Register Here


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Top Utah SBA Lenders Recognized for their Hard Work During the Pandemic. 

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Links

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Utah Score Chapter


Free Online Business Training

Utah SBDC Academy

 

The Utah SBDC provides a free online training platform to help empower and educate small business owners. 

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District Offce

Utah District Office Annual Report

Annual Report

SBA Utah District Office 2020 Annual Report 

 


 

UTAH SBA DIRECTORY

 


 

Marla Trollan, District Director
marla.trollan@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209 (c) 385-218-1995

John Gygi, Deputy District Director

john.gygi@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209 (c) 801-889-6170

Karl Wernick, Lender Relations Specialist
karl.wernick@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209 (c) 385-355-5815

Don MacMillan, Lender Relations Specialist
donald.macmillan@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209 (c) 385-429-8627

Cody Neville, Business Opportunity Specialist

cody.neville@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209 (c) 801-828-0796

Jackie Hobson, Public Affairs, Outreach, and Marketing Specialist               jackie.hobson@sba.gov, (0) 801-524-3209 (c)  202-941-8005

Cheryl Richens, Administrative Officer
cheryl.richens@sba.gov, (o) 801-524-3209