Best Small Business Resources in the Salt Lake City Area

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Spice Kitchen is a food incubator that caters to displaced refugees, allowing them to commercialize their international cuisine with new business ventures. Spice Kitchen interviews potential candidates to assess their culinary expertise, entrepreneurial drive, and goals. Once accepted, participants receive technical assistance to develop every aspect of the foundation of their business, ensuring they have the best possible chances of success. After this stage, participants receive several years of discounted access to commercial kitchens and further technical assistance, giving them the tools to develop their venture.

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Church & State is a collaborative entrepreneurial resource housed in a historic downtown venue. The organization offers several programs for entrepreneurs, and at a higher level serves as a tight-knit community of public and private leaders. Their mentorship program, Church and State Academy, connects new entrepreneurs up with experienced business leaders interested in sharing knowledge while taking participants through a 3-month entrepreneurship course, followed by a 6 month incubation period. Their coworking spaces offer both shared areas and private offices, suiting all work habits.

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The Entrepreneur Launch Pad is a networking organization hosting weekly meetings for entrepreneurs to gather and share information. The meetings are free and open to entrepreneurs who are merely interested, actively starting a venture, or successfully running a company. The meetings provide a place for people to discuss problems they’re facing or give practice pitches and share feedback. The ELP also encourages local service providers to attend and pitch services that can help small businesses, including mentoring.

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Impact Hub is a global coworking organization that also specializes in hosting entrepreneurial and small business focused events. The coworking space has several membership plans to fit a variety of needs and includes 24/7 access, unlimited conference room bookings, and access to 90+ other coworking hubs around the world. Impact Hub hosts frequent events that are usually free to members and open to the public for a small fee.

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The Miller Business Resource Center is a multi-faceted organization offering incubation, workshops, and mentoring. The business incubator includes a coworking space and direct, action-based coaching, as well as full access to all of the services offered by the organization. Classes and trainings are frequently hosted at the Center, typically in partnership with the SBDC and other organizations. Miller Business Resource Center is one of 15 other interconnected Business Resource Centers in Utah, including Cache Business Resource Center.

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SCORE (Service Corp of Retired Executives) is a leading, nation-wide organization that has assisted millions of entrepreneurs over its 50+ years of operation. SCORE is a resource partner of the SBA that offers access to a network of experienced business leaders who donate time to mentor entrepreneurs and small business owners. They also host free or inexpensive workshops online and at 300 local chapters around the United States. Mentoring can be conducted either in person or remotely and is always free and confidential, no matter how often you take advantage of this service.

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The greatest strength of the SBDC is their free, confidential, 1-on-1 business mentoring for anyone who seeks it. Sometimes in order to be considered for mentoring from one of their professional business advisors, you may have to attend a class/workshop or at least present your business plan. SBDC's are located all throughout the state and you should use the SBDC closest to your location if possible, but you can often transfer to a different location if they do not fit your needs.

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Salt Mine is a non-profit coworking space that offers both flexible desk space and a variety of meeting rooms available to the public to rent. The space is modern and professional, offering a cafe, kitchen, private offices, and lounge areas. Salt Mine also hosts occasionally hosts events that are usually free to members, but open to the general public at a cost.

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Women's Business Centers are nationwide programs established by the SBA to assist women in starting small businesses. Some of these centers are combined with other local organizations and use that relationship to offer even more services. Each Women's Business Center has counselors who can provide mentorship and assistance with business planning. Women’s Business Centers also provide a network of other businesses, and some have loan programs available

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The Women's Business Centers are, as the name implies, meant for women primarily.