Vernal

The Vernal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) serves northeastern Utah and businesses throughout the state. The center works closely with other economic development professionals in Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties to help businesses succeed. Our cutting edge technology allows us to extend consulting, training and support to all areas of the state via Internet, teleconferencing, and satellite services provided by our host, Utah State University.

The primary service areas of the Vernal Small Business Development Center (SBDC) include Uintah, Duchesne and Daggett counties. With support from the Utah State University (USU) Extension, the Vernal SBDC has the capacity to extend services throughout rural Utah, where immediate assistance from regional Small Business Development Centers may be costly due to travel. Our SBDC online consulting, training, and support services are also utilized by business owners in metropolitan areas that prefer to work online or from their home.

Mark Holmes

Director

(435) 722-1779

About Mark

Mark Holmes has been with the SBDC network for 25 years and has a wide range of experience helping startups and existing businesses. His formal education is from Utah State University where he earned a BS in Business Administration, BS in Accounting and a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA). He is currently housed at Utah State University’s Bingham Entrepreneurship and Energy Research Center in Vernal.

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