Category: Economic Development

The Talent Ready Utah Aerospace Pathways program gives high school students hands-on learning experience through work-based learning and class credit. Interested students may participate in internships, externships, or job shadows and gain real-world experience focused on a future career path within the aerospace industry. They can engage in a required work-based learning activity that compliments […]

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that eligible eating establishments have until Monday, May 24, 8 p.m. ET, to submit applications to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund. The $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund signed into law by President Joe Biden established an initial $5 billion set-aside established by Congress for applicants with gross receipts not more […]

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Local small business owners and leaders are invited to spend their lunch break on May 26 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm, learning how to make their business more successful with accounting strategies. The class, taught by Ron Valentine, president of Valentine CPA, will educate attendees on critical tax strategies, QuickBooks, bookkeeping, payroll, and small […]

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Did you know Weber State University offers free grants for entrepreneurs in our community? The Wildcat MicroFund helps cultivate business ideas, launch new businesses and creates an effective partnership with entrepreneurial/innovative communities such as Layton City. The grant supports the creation of successful businesses in Northern Utah by providing the next generation of entrepreneurs with […]

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Layton City was recently ranked number 23 in WalletHub’s “2021’s Best & Worst Small Cities for Starting a Business” report. The staff at WalletHub believe that when entrepreneurs choose a city in which to launch a startup, bigger is not always better. A city with a smaller population offers a greater chance of success, depending […]

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Sandi Hendry, founder of Minky Couture in Layton City, started her business 12 years ago when her daughter was hospitalized for several months. She was thinking of a way to comfort her daughter while in recovery, when she was asked to make a “big baby blanket” to snuggle up with. Fortunately, blanket making was well […]

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