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If You're a Female Entrepreneur Trying to Raise Money, You Should be at UVU Tomorrow for the 7th Annual WeROC Conference ("Women Entrepreneurs Realizing Opportunities for Capital")

If You're a Female Entrepreneur Trying to Raise Money, You Should be at UVU Tomorrow for the 7th Annual WeROC Conference ("Women Entrepreneurs Realizing Opportunities for Capital")

Fundraising Truism No. 1: Raising money is hard — really, really hard! Fundraising Truism No. 2: Raising money (if you're a woman) is awful ... AND ... really, really hard! How hard? According to data compiled by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, "The 30-year average

Three Utahns Ordered to Pay $42.5 Million for their Fraudulent Conduct through their Firm, Real Estate Workshop

Three Utahns Ordered to Pay $42.5 Million for their Fraudulent Conduct through their Firm, Real Estate Workshop

Following false promises of financial freedom that decimated the bank accounts and retirement savings of thousands, three Utahns have been ordered to pay $42.5 million in fines and restitution for their misdeeds. For more than a decade, MJ Augie Bove, Troy Stevens, and Cory Wadsworth operated a seemingly brilliant

The Real Reason We Believe Utah-based Backcountry.com has Traded Hands Once Again

Merryville, Indiana-based CSC Generation Enterprise has acquired Park City, Utah-based Backcountry.com, including its brands MotoSport, Competitive Cyclist, and Steep and Cheap. It appears, however, that the majority owner of Backcountry at the time of the acquisition earlier this month was San Francisco, California-based private equity firm, TSG Consumer Partners.

Another Utah Tech O.G. has Died — Darl McBride — At One Time Referred to as "... the Most Hated Man in the Tech Industry"

Another Utah Tech O.G. has Died — Darl McBride — At One Time Referred to as "... the Most Hated Man in the Tech Industry"

Darl McBride was a technology visionary and serial entrepreneur most known for his time leading The SCO Group as he sought compensation for what was claimed as the misappropriated value for SCO's ownership of UNIX. But in reality, he also saw significant success during his career in executive

Is Angel Studios Really Worth $1.58 Billion? It Thinks So.

In a two-week period spanning late August into the second week of September, Provo, Utah-based Angel Studios has made three major financial moves designed to transform both the firm and its financial future — ONE: It launched a crowdfunded Reg A+ fundraising; TWO: Angel raised $20 million through that offering in

Global Counterintelligence Firm, Utah-based Strider Technologies, Has Just Closed a $55 Million Round of Series C Funding

Global Counterintelligence Firm, Utah-based Strider Technologies, Has Just Closed a $55 Million Round of Series C Funding

The funding was led by Pelion Venture Partners, Utah's largest VC firm, and will help Strider "expand operations to new geographies in Europe and Asia, and more aggressively address the public sector market" as the firm helps provide organizations of all types with previously undiscovered data

Has the Divvy Mafia "Done it Again," this Time with Redo?

Has the Divvy Mafia "Done it Again," this Time with Redo?

Draper, Utah-based Redo announced a $24 million round of Series A funding last week, which is certainly newsworthy in and of itself. But what this author finds especially intriguing is the fact that this still young startup has also assembled many of the top team members of Divvy, with rapid