Monthly Archives: October 2017

Stubhub Opens Center of Excellence For Customer Service in Draper Utah

We are so excited about this announcement!  Read about it below, or click here for the full article! "Just south of Salt Lake City, StubHub opened the doors to its Center of Excellence for Customer Service and Trust Operations in Draper, Utah yesterday, hosting its growing employee base, leadership team, more than a dozen representatives from local offices – including Utah Congresswoman Mia Love of the state’s 4th District – and a very special guest, beloved by Utahns, Thurl ‘Big T’ Bailey, in a celebration of its commitment to serving its customers in its new digs. Led by Sr. Director [...]

By |2018-11-13T22:05:59-06:00October 27th, 2017|

DJP Lunch & Learn – 11/1

On January 1, 2018, new regulations that streamline IRS audit procedures will be effective for every LLC taxed as a partnership. In an abrupt change from current law, the new rules allow the IRS to assess tax against the LLC itself (not just pass-through tax assessment to the members). This has significant implications for owners of LLCs and those who have recently acquired or plan to acquire LLC interests from someone else. Operating agreements that do not take these new rules into account will not provide adequate protections to the owners of the LLC. The objective of the presentation is [...]

By |2018-11-13T22:03:53-06:00October 27th, 2017|

Check out Silicon Slopes’ latest feature on our Hall of Fame Inductee, Amy Rees Anderson! 

Photo Courtesy of Deseret News   "On the evening of November 10, REES Capital Managing Partner Amy Rees Anderson will be inducted to the UTC Hall of Fame alongside Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard and Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne. At age 17, Anderson arrived in Utah as a BYU freshman. Armed with her first checkbook, she quickly bounced enough checks to compel her dad to catch a flight to Salt Lake City and explain to his daughter how bank accounts work. “If I can go from being that girl who couldn’t balance a checkbook to selling a company for $400,000, 000, that’s a testament [...]

By |2017-10-11T15:23:25-06:00October 11th, 2017|

TechTank Ogden Product Concept Deadline Soon!

DO YOU HAVE A PRODUCT CONCEPT IDEA? Tech Tank Ogden is a Product Concept Competition, loosely modeled after the popular show ‘Shark Tank’. We are looking for locals that have a “Smart” product concept. Is your idea good enough to make a reality? Come and pitch your great idea to our panel of local business and tech leaders.   WHERE Transcend Innovations Ogden, UT 84401   WHEN Thursday November 9th, 7pm

By |2018-11-13T22:05:59-06:00October 5th, 2017|

Silicon Slopes Feature – Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Is Coming To Utah

We are excited to announce that today marks the first of UTC's Silicon Slopes Feature Series, where Silicon Slopes will give an inside scoop on all things Hall of Fame!  Check out their post below! Every year, one world-renowned tech CEO is chosen to speak at the Utah Technology Council’s Hall of Fame Gala, a celebration of the greatest tech entrepreneurs in Utah. In the past, this has included such notable speakers as Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Marc Benioff of Salesforce. This year’s Hall of Fame Gala (the 19th of its kind) is being held on November [...]

By |2017-10-04T22:05:32-06:00October 4th, 2017|