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Bateman IP Law Group is a law firm specializing in protecting the intellectual property of its clients through patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and domain names. The firm handles prosecution of intellectual property rights before various government agencies, and litigation relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and domain names in state and federal courts. Members of the firm have served as chair of the Intellectual Property Law and the Cyberlaw sections of the Utah State Bar. Members of the firm have also been honored in Best Lawyers in America, Mountain States Super Lawyers and Utah Legal Elite.

Utah Pulse is a Zions Bank sponsored venture aimed at creating the premiere business web site in the Rocky Mountain region. Utah Pulse is being built around a robust website featuring premium business content in text, audio and video formats. This content includes a daily subscription based newsletter; a variety of business lists, data and tools; educational resources and user generated content from entrepreneurs, CEOs, and business policy makers.

With main offices in Provo, Utah, the Daily Herald is by far the dominant source of news and information for Utah County, with over twice the audience of our Salt Lake City competitors. We publish over 70 special sections a year including our very popular LDS Guide, Bridal Guide, Fall Sports Preview, Herald 100 and more. In addition to it's daily print and online editions, the Herald owns weekly community publications in Utah and Sanpete counties, and it offers almost total market penetration for advertisers through Savvy Shopper Values, a mailed advertising piece. The Daily Herald is truly a one stop shop for media with a free full in-house marketing and graphics team with every purchase.

Rocketship provides industrial design and product development services, emphasizing user centered, strategy driven design solutions. Since our beginning, we have served the medical and wellness, consumer products, soft goods, and outdoor gear industries. Rocketship pursues design and manufacturing excellence to ensure product success. We guide product development by supplying creative solutions to market needs that your competitors overlook. We do this by providing your team with invaluable services and resources that include market & product research, materials library, industrial design, ideation, prototype mock-ups, mechanical design and manufacturing liaison. By pursuing design and manufacturing excellence, we create award winning designs that add value and build market share. We believe good design is good business.

Utah’s economy starts with the readers of Utah CEO. In every issue, executives and entrepreneurs can find the knowledge they need to thrive. Through timely and thoughtful content, Utah CEO enables decision-making and forward thinking. Each month, economic data takes the pulse of commerce. Strategic and tactical reports provide insight and how-to advice. Feature stories show how people and organizations are making their mark. And our Spotlights recognize business leaders worthy of your time.

The Salt Lake Chamber is Utah’s largest business association and Utah’s Business Leader®. With roots that go back to 1887, the Chamber has been standing as the voice of business, supporting its members’ success and championing community prosperity for over 100 years. The Chamber represents over 4200 businesses statewide and one in every three jobs in the Utah economy. The Salt Lake Chamber is a private, non-profit organization that represents the Utah business community of Utah statewide. The Chamber is not a government agency, a branch of city hall, or a state or federally supported organization.

Since 1971, The Enterprise Newspaper Group has performed an integral function in Utah’s business community. As the only weekly newspaper devoted entirely to reporting on every newsworthy aspect of commerce, The Enterprise reaches executives, owners and upper-management throughout the state. Regularly scheduled Wasatch Front and Utah Focus sections along with our roster of Special Reports serve to highlight industry sectors or prominent markets in Utah. Regional coverage is also provided in the monthly Utah County Business Journal and the Wasatch North Business Journal (serving Davis, Weber, and Box Elder counties). Discover the newspaper for business leaders. At the Enterprise Newspaper Group, we mean business!

Espiritu Design is a multi-disciplined product design and development studio. Combining industrial design and mechanical development, they create products that connect with people emotionally and behaviorally. Using collaborative tools such as conceptual thought, sketches, illustrations, three dimensional models and prototypes, they support the design processes of small, medium or large companies by providing perspective and direction.

The Lassonde New Venture Development Center's Mission is to assist researchers with breakthrough technologies and determine the commercialization potential of those ideas while providing students a unique educational experience in new business development.

Lumin Publishing was formed in February 2003 in Salt Lake City, Utah, with the goal of becoming the region's leading magazine publisher. Lumin publishes Community Magazine (Zions Bank), VanCott newsletter (VanCott, Bagley, Cornwall & McCarthy), Launch magazine (Grow Utah Ventures), and various other publications. Lumin has won numerous additional awards since its first successful trip to the Maggie Awards, including six Maggies, five Utah Best of State awards in Printing/Publishing, and five regional Golden Spike awards.

The Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) is a volunteer non-profit support group connecting entrepreneurs to Money, Markets, and Mentors. Celebrating 20 years of new business success, UVEF empowers individuals to thrive in business through potent education and networking. Our mission is providing effective tools and creating synergy between members and business experts.