Just a few days left until our Summer Social. Cool off with us at our Coalition & Cocktails fundraising social on August 17th. Enjoy a cocktail or beverage of your choice and learn about Vest Pocket Business Coalition and our mission to build a stronger independent business community in Utah. Get to know other area […]
The Vest Pocket Business Coalition has elected new officers to the positions of President and Vice President of the organization. Doug Burton takes over as President from Jon Parry (JDP Law) who served as president from 2015-2017 and remains on the board. Rebecca Yates will fill the newly created role of Vice President. Board Member […]
Shown L-R are: Vest Pocket Vice President Rebecca Yates, Richard M. Wirick Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Babs De Lay, Independent Business Advocate Award honoree Derek Kitchen, and Vest Pocket President Doug Burton. Each year, Vest Pocket Business Coalition honors two people in our community who have been exemplary advocates for local, independent business. This year’s honorees are Babs De […]
Join Vest Pocket for lunch April 19th as Richards Brandt Miller Nelson attorneys Zack Peterson and Barry Scholl discuss new Utah legislation regarding non-compete and non-disclosure agreements. Trade secret law and non-compete agreements are an important tool in protecting business goodwill and trade secret information. Learn if they could benefit your business and how they […]
Are you effectively advocating for your business? Do you know who to talk to and how to make your case? In this time of heightened political activism and awareness, learn from professional advocate Kate Bradshaw about how we can work together to ensure that local government listens to the needs of our independent business community. […]
On May 25, 2016, Vest Pocket held its fourth annual awards luncheon at the Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski spoke at the event and presented the Independent Business Advocate Award to Kim Angeli, former director of the Downtown Farmers’ Market in Salt Lake City. The award honored […]
Social Media Marketing experts Brian Seethaler and Jesse Stay led an engaging presentation at our April 20th event. In “Decoding Social Media For Small Business” Brian and Jesse offered insight and advice on how small and independent business owners could best use social media to enhance marketing efforts. Feel free to reach out to Brian […]
The Vest Pocket Business Coalition board of directors has been working to improve our events, including how we charge attendees. For all remaining educational events in 2016, and starting with our March 16 lunchtime event, How To Find Business Mentors (and Why You Need One!), members of Vest Pocket will be able to attend educational […]
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