Considered a crucial cog in the U.S. economy, Utah’s small businesses got some love Wednesday from the head of a federal agency known for loaning them money.
Chris Pilkerton, acting administrator and general counsel of the Small Business Administration, swung through to visit several new businesses started with its help, including a craft brewery, a marketing firm and the state’s first commercial sand court volleyball venue.
His tour is part of National Small Business Week, highlighting the country’s 30 million or so small businesses, which in Utah employ nearly 575,000 people, or about 46% of the state’s total non-government workforce.