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Weber State is set to extend its reach in Northern Utah’s entrepreneurial community, thanks to a $718,968 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration.

As part of its regional economic development initiatives, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø will use the money to provide personnel and space for community entrepreneurs to apply for microgrants and mentoring to develop their business ideas.

“Maybe you have a great idea, maybe you have a lousy idea, but you don’t know until you put it into action, and that’s exactly what this fund will do,” said James Taylor, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Office of Sponsored Projects director. “It will help people put ideas into action.”

The Place for Entrepreneurs

Along with the new program for community entrepreneurs, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø offers a wide range of programs to support entrepreneurs on and off campus.

• The Wildcat Seed Fund offers grants of hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars to help students and faculty kick off or improve their businesses.
• Opportunity Quest and Outdoor Weber allow students to share their business ideas for a chance to win prize money and get advice and support from industry professionals.
• Weber has a running partnership with , a high-tech space for entrepreneurs, students and other community members to collaborate and work.
• ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center, combined with the entrepreneurship minor, creates a climate to encourage campus community members to take risks and test ideas.