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Show Sanpete Messenger-Gunnison Valley Edition Wednesday, February 6, 2008 A3 Ron Greene Chevrolet sold to Richfield business Business briefs By Lloyd Call Moroni Feed CU celebrates new branch MT. PLEASANT—Moroni Feed Credit Union will celebrate the opening of a new branch. On Friday, Feb. 15, the new Mt. Pleasant branch of MFCU, located next to Terrel’s Market, will hold a grand opening. “It is exciting to finally be over here in Mt. Pleasant,” said branch manager Dan Green. “Quite a bit of our membership is from the east side of the valley,” he said. “We’re trying to take the credit union to the people.” From 10 a.m.-6 p.m., people who visit the credit union will be greeted with treats, drinks and prizes. An official ribbon cutting will be held at 11 a.m. “We just want people to come in and see the new credit union, and be a part of it,” Green said. Rural Business Conference scheduled By Kirsten Reimschiissel PRICE—The Seventh Annual Rural Business Conference will be held at the Carbon County Event Center in Price on March 25-26. Attendance costs $25 and includes breakfast, lunch, and conference sessions. David Taylor, the Proctor & Gamble Group president, will be the main speaker for the conference. He will discuss a $300 million investment in a paper good manufacturing plant in rural Box Elder County. Also, Sen. Bob Bennett will speak about small business growth, and host a discussion on The Healthy Americans Act. “Once again, our focus will be on the local business climate and the unique challenges and opportunities for the rural Utah entrepreneur,” Bennett said. The conference will also include sessions on the following topics specifically aimed towards rural entrepreneurs: future of coal, new market exports, small business financing, sales increases and effective networking. For more information, visit www.ruralutah.com or contact Bennett’s office at (801) 524-5933. Rural Lender Advantage program expanded By Kirsten Reimschiissel SALT LAKE CITY—The Rural Lender Advantage Initiative is having a domino effect. The Utah District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and First National Bank of Layton recently approved the initiative for the VII region with an expected growth to the V and VII regions soon. The Rural Lender Advantage makes it easier for small community banks to finance small businesses with SBA products. “Rural small businesses are the growth engines of their communities,” said Steve Preston, SBA administrator. “We are very proud to introduce Rural Lender Advantage as a financial tool to spur that growth.” According to the SBA, some advantages of the initiative include: · A shorter, simplified application for loans of $340,00 or less. · An estimated, expedited loan processing time of 3-5 days for routine loans. · Only limited, key, financial documentation is required. · An SBA guarantee of 85 percent if the loan is $150,00 or less, 75 percent if the loan is larger. · Specialized assistance for rural lenders on complex eligibility issues. For more information and a list of all eligible lenders, visit www.sba.gov/ut and under “Spotlight” click on “New! Rural Lender Advantage.” Business owners may also contact Blaine Andrus at the Utah District Office at (801) 524-3326. Associate publisher EPHRAIM—Dennis and Mike Jorgensen of Richfield’s Jorgensen Ford have bought out Ron Green Chevrolet. The longtime Ephraim car dealership will be named Jorgensen Chevrolet, and will keep the s a m e p h o n e n u m b e r, 2 8 3 4033. The Jorgensen brothers have been in the motorcycle dealership quite a while, and in the car market for about 10 years. “We have a lot of friends and customers in the Sanpete area, and we believe it will be a great win-win for both us and Sanpete County,” Dean said. Scott Miller is the new general manager. He has 15 years experience in auto dealership sales, and he and his wife Karin have three children, a 12-yearold daughter Katerra, and two sons, Trace, 10, and Braden, 7. “We are excited with this acquisition,” said Miller. “We believe we can offer customers better selections with the buying power of two stores behind us.” Tyson Hansen of St. George will join the sales team, and Chauncy Boyington, who sold for Ron Green, is staying on. Parts and repair services will continue to be managed by Morgan Black. LLOYD CALL / MESSENGER PHOTO General manager of Jorgensen Chevrolet in Ephraim is Scott Miller, and sales staff members are Tyson Hansen and Chauncy Boyington. Symposium should interest more than just busines owners By John Hales Managing editor EPHRAIM—The 2008 Sanpete Business Symposium at Snow College may be of interest not only to the county’s business owners and managers, but also to an unlikely group: family-history buffs. Alan Christensen, director of the Small Business Development Center at Snow College, a sponsor of the event, said the symposium’s keynote speaker, Paul Allen, should appeal to businesspeople and genealogists alike for two reasons. “First, he’s a very successful Internet entrepreneur. He’s well known in the Utah business world for his achievements. “Second, there are a lot of people in our community who would want to hear him speak not because he’s a business person, but because of the businesses he’s started,” such as MyFamily.com, Ancestry. com and his biggest venture yet, FamilyLink.com, which includes WorldVitalRecords. com. “If you talk to any genealogy person, they’ll recognize those names,” Christensen said. He said if enough people with interest in family history appear, Allen “might tweak his presentation” to suit. Solely of interest to business owners at the symposium though, Christensen said, is an opportunity for some free consultation. In one of three breakout sessions at the symposium, a private consulting company, Star Consulting, will share a business model that Allen says is the “secret for enhancing opportunities for growth.” The company’s website is MyBusinessResults.com, which promotes the Gain (See “Symposium” on A3) Business owners to discuss legislation on capitol hill next week By John Hales Managing editor SALT LAKE CITY—Sanpete County business owners will have an opportunity next week to join their counterparts from throughout the state to discuss legislation that might affect them, and to talk with lawmakers. On Monday, Feb. 11, the Utah arm of the National Federation of Independent Business will host the NFIB/Utah Small-Business Day at the Capitol from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the State Office Building Auditorium at the State Capitol Complex in Salt Lake City. The purpose, says the organization’s state director, Candace Daly, is to remind legislators what the needs of small-business owners are, as those legislators are in the Utah State University sity – 325 West 100 North rth Ephraim process of enacting laws. “We must constantly remind all stakeholders in an economy that small businesses are not smaller versions of big businesses, but instead have different difficulties in remaining solvent,” Daly said. The group will be addressed by the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Jason Perry, at 9:30 a.m. The cost of the event is $15 in advance or $25 at the door, and includes a lunch with legislators. The event is open to all small-business owners. For more information, log onto www.nfib.com/UT, or call the NFIB’s Member Support Manager, Kim Noble, at (310) 743-1626 WE’LL STOP PROVIDING FREE SCREENINGS WHEN CANCER ONLY ATTACKS WOMEN WITH FULL HEALTH COVERAGE. 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