June 2020
Fueling Growth Through Strategic Peer Partnerships
By Jason Thompson As CEO, you receive no shortage of advice. Senior staff, paid advisors, spouses – they all have opinions about your next move. But how much of that advice comes from people who fully [...]
May 2020
MountainWest Capital Network Deal Flow for 2019 Reveals Highest Ever Total Value of Transactions in Utah
Software companies, consumer retail and healthcare lead Utah in the percentage of total transactions. MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) released its 25th annual Deal Flow Report, an in-depth analysis of the deals that shaped Utah’s business [...]
April 2020
Alternative Lending: Non-dilutive Growth Capital
By Jon Wiley For many business owners, a large portion of their net worth is tied up in a single asset: their company. This can be an unsettling situation, especially for those that may not [...]
March 2020
Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law
By Tsutomu Johnson Each new year brings new data breaches that affect a growing number of people. Some of the largest data breaches in history occurred during 2017 and 2018. Equifax lost information belonging to 148 [...]
MountainWest Capital Network Recognizes HealthEquity Founder Steve Neeleman as 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year
MountainWest Capital Network (MWCN) is recognizing Stephen Neeleman, MD, founder and vice chair of HealthEquity, Inc. (NASDAQ: HQY), as its 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year, during a ceremony on Tuesday, March 3. Each year, MWCN [...]
February 2020
License and Acquisition, Please: What to Look for When Acquiring a Company With IP Licensing Agreements
By Michael Howell Acquiring a company can be done for numerous reasons, and may be driven in part by a desire to acquire valuable intellectual property rights. These intellectual property rights may include patents, trademarks, and [...]