Did you know that small businesses create two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year? More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business.
Shop Local: A Guide to Utah Holiday Gift Markets
It’s that magical time of year, when festive music fills the air and neighborhoods transform with twinkling lights and holiday displays. It’s also a chance to do something special—to show…
Utah’s Small Business Economy 2026 Fall Edition: Inflation, Pricing, and Hiring Challenges
When we checked in with local business owners last spring, readers told us they liked hearing from real people running real businesses down the street, not just national headlines. So…
MFA Fatigue: Understand The Newest Cyberattack Trend and How to Stop It
You’re in the middle of something when your phone buzzes with a notification. Your approval is needed for an account sign-in. But you didn’t just try to log in to anything, at least not in the last few minutes…
Expanding Your Business with a USDA Loan: How to Get Started
Growth is usually a good problem to have, right up until you hit a wall. When it maxes out your available square footage, personnel, and/or your equipment, you might need to consider a few changes.
Fifty Years of “Opa!” First Utah Bank Celebrates the Salt Lake City Greek Festival
The Salt Lake City Greek Festival is back for its 50th anniversary, and this year’s celebration is sure to be another joyful, vibrant gathering with our local Greek…
What Utah Business Owners Don’t Know About Payments Fraud
If a stranger called you on the phone and asked for your name, your business address, which bank you use, your account number, your routing number, how long you’ve banked there, and a copy of your signature…
Customer Spotlight: Kiddie Academy
What happens when a dentist and a neuroscientist go looking for childcare in Utah? When Dr. Drashti Kaneria and her husband Dr. Shardul Kaneria first moved here with their children…
Acquisition & Development Financing: One Relationship, Start to Finish
A subdivision doesn’t start with building houses. Before a single foundation gets poured, there’s a whole phase of horizontal infrastructure work that has to happen first.
Team Spotlight: Justin Delgado, Chief Lending Officer
Justin Delgado has been to a lot of grand openings in the Salt Lake Valley. Not to mention groundbreakings and plenty of site visits, too. When a company is building…