The State of Utah has created the Veterans Business Resource Center (VBRC) at Salt Lake Community College to directly support veterans in starting and growing their businesses. Whether you need assistance in growing your business or you have only a germ of a business idea, the VBRC is here to support forming the company, testing your business idea, developing a business plan, analyzing the financial needs, and creating a marketing approach with you.

Learn more: Here

The Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs (UDVMA) and the Veterans Business Resource Center (VBRC) at Salt Lake Community College have launched a veteran-owned business registry. This registry will help promote Veteran-owned businesses in Utah by allowing the public to search for and find Veteran businesses to support. Utahns can search by keywords or by the name of the business. Businesses with any level of Veteran ownership can register. Learn more: Utah Veteran-Owned Business Registry

Learn more: Utah Veteran-Owned Business Registry

The Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) is Utah's economic development engine that seeks to grow, diversify and strengthen the state's economy. The office provides business grant opportunities, rural business development resources, and other services for Veterans and all Utahns alike.


Learn more: Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity

Mountain West Small Business Finance is a private, non-profit corporation licensed and regulated by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Mountain West administers the SBA's 504 Development Company Loan Program in the state of Utah and in surrounding mountain states.

Mountain West was created as an initiative of the State’s Office of Economic Development in 1980, recognizing the need for support of existing local small businesses. As a not-for-profit finance intermediary, Mountain West works with local lending institutions, community economic development agencies, and business owners to facilitate access to capital for growth, expansion and job creation.

Mountain West has a team of experienced economic development finance professionals with years of experience helping small business owners and lenders to access various state and federal finance opportunities. Since its inception, Mountain West has provided loans to thousands of small businesses totaling well over One Billion Dollars. The result has been the creation of thousands of new jobs in developments in every corner of Utah and adjoining states.

Learn more: Mountain West Small Business Finance

SCORE Utah is a group of 50+ volunteer business professionals, both active and retired, who are dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth, and success of our nation's businesses. SCORE volunteers are successful real-world business professionals who volunteer thousands of hours to help existing and startup businesses succeed. They are experts with experience in areas such as; accounting, finance, human resources, consulting, import/export, law, operations, production, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, sales, marketing, management, business plan preparation, strategic planning and many other business disciplines.

Learn more: SCORE Utah 

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) helps Americans start, build, and grow businesses. SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns, preserve free competitive enterprise and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.

Learn more: SBA – Veteran-owned Businesses

Local SBA office: Utah District Office

The Veteran Entrepreneur Portal is developed by the VA and is designed to save you time with direct access to the resources necessary to guide every step of entrepreneurship.

Learn more: Veteran Entrepreneur Portal