Entrepreneurship and Business Initiative Marion Bentley

1. Entrepreneurship and Business Initiative Marion Bentley

2. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative Mission The purpose of this Entrepreneurship and BusinessInitiative is to assist Utah communities, businesses and individuals to make informed, research-based choices and decisions regarding growth, employment and development opportunities. In addition, this initiative is designed to support partner strategies and programs

3. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative Extension Entrepreneurship and Business Initiative Teams: PilotBest Practice Team CampusProgram Team

4. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative The Pilot BestPractice Team works with local county partners to help organize and facilitate entrepreneurial and business development activities that support county and community development interests and plans including local business outreach.

5. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative County Business Outreach Toolkit Checklist for Starting and Growing my Business • The important steps, decisions, procedures, licenses and permits required to start or expand my business • StartSmart Workbook Assessment and Feasibility of my Business • StartSmart analysis • Marketing factors and competitive advantage Research and Resources That Can Help Referrals to SBDC, BRC, SCORE, other partners

6. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative The Best Practice pilot counties and their USU Extension contacts are: Emery County – Chris Jensen cjensen@ext.usu.edu Garfield County – SuzAnne Jorgenson suzannej@ext.usu.edu Kane County – Julie Ingersoll juliei@ext.edu.usu Millard County – Jolene Johnson jolene.johnson@usu.edu Sanpete County – Gary Anderson garya@ext.usuedu FCAOG and SCAOG – Jody Gale jody.a.gale@usu.edu

7. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative The Campus Program Team is comprised of a coalition of Extension Specialists with assignments and programs relating to business and economic development. This team helps support the pilot Best Practice Team, and also coordinates and markets its Extension entrepreneurship programs and resources throughout the state.

8. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative Pilot Best Practice Team activities supported by the Campus Program Team of Extension specialists include: • Western EDGE community entrepreneurship in Sanpete County • Localeconomic development in Garfield and Millard Counties • Santaquin Community Heritage Farm proposal • Paradise Kitchen Business Incubator • Cache Valley, Brigham City, and Uintah Basin Business Resource Centers and • 4-H Science and Technology Program

9. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative Campus Program Team areas and USU contacts are: • Community Entrepreneurship: Western EDGE Jim Goodwin jgoodwin@ext.usu.edu , Marion Bentley mbentley@econ.usu.edu and Jody Gale • Youth Entrepreneurship Dave Francis dfrancis@ext.usu.edu and Karen Biers karenb@ext.usu.edu • Small Business Development Mark Holmes markh@ext.usu.edu , Marion Bentley • Diversified Agricultural Development Jody Gale and Ruby Ward rward@econ.usu.edu

10. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative • Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Steve Burr steve.burr@usu.edu • Manufacturing Extension Partnership Steve Reed sreed@cc.usu.edu • E-Commerce Development Eric Hawley eric.hawley@usu.edu • Technology Transfer and Business Accelerator Henry Nowak henry.nowak@usu.edu • Food Safety and Specialty Food Product Development Brian Nummer briann@ext.usu.edu

11. Entrepreneurship andBusiness Initiative For more information, please contact: Marion Bentleymbentley@econ.usu.edu