Ballard Center for Social Impact
Non-profit & Social Venture startup clubs, internships, competitions, and funding
Engineering Associations
Engineering Design Association, Software Developers Club, AiChE, etc.
Opportunities to network, connect, and brainstorm with engineers, developers, and faculty
Learn through theory and practice foundational entrepreneurship concepts from successful business owners (Corbin Church, Casey Brown, etc.)
Utah SBDC (Small Business Development Center) Website
“Training, tools, and [resources] to help business owners succeed in starting, growing and transitioning their businesses”
Recommended courses: IRS Small Business Taxes: The Virtual Workshop
Informational videos about business taxes on the IRS official website
Office Phone: (801) 422-6297
Address: EB (Engineering Building) Rm #117
BYU Prototype Manufacturing Lab
Office Phone: (801) 422-4570
Address: CBT (Crabtree Technology Building) Rm #108
BYU Library Equipment & Technology
Tools for prototyping, media creation, virtual reality development, and more...
Checkout cameras, microphones, GoPro equipment, etc. (see Digital Media Center on the 4th Floor)
Free Adobe software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, etc.)
Provo City Library Basement Creative Lab
Recording studio, editing software and equipment available to checkout after a 1-hour tour of the studio
Office Phone: (801) 422-7446
CB (Clyde Building) Rm #154
Free rental of hardware or equipment like electronics, motors, sensors, and gauges. Also offers workspace rentals, project consultation, and access to certain testing equipment (tensile testers, wind and water tunnels, heat treating ovens, digital microscopes, etc.)
ECEn (Electrical Engineering) Checkout Room/Shop
Rent or purchase many types of chips, sensors, and equipment. Services include laser cutting, PCB milling, and 3D printing
Soldering equipment available for student use during open hours
Conditions of Use: Students cannot take anything off campus. All students must complete safety training through ytrain.byu.edu (search college and then find ECEn checkout room)
Pitch ideas, learn development, and receive feedback on software applications
Fill out this form to send an announcement about your company or project in the club slack channel
BYU Creators Club
Practice ideation and design, network with other entrepreneurs, and get food every Friday in the Rollins Center
An immersive, one-year program where students get school credit building products & startups full-time
Most startups are software application focused
A startup accelerator & community providing students mentorship, wellness support, and funding needed to launch & scale their business
A social venture accelerator providing training, feedback, advice, connections, guidance, and a conduit for funding to reach their goals to make an impact
Utah MEP (Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
Create a customized approach focusing on a manufacturing client’s specific obstacles to growth and profitability. “Whatever the need, UTAH-MEP offers the tools, expertise, and flexibility to engage with manufacturers and rural businesses at all levels.”
Works with clients after the SBDC (Small Business Development Center) and connects clients with large manufacturing companies
Government grant funded to optimize manufacturing in the United States
Might be seen at BYU Career Fairs
145+ BYU Founder Profiles (Contact, expertise, biographies, etc.)
A non-profit incubator created to assist young entrepreneurs in Utah County
Job search and networking tool (provided free to students)
Helpful for creating connections & often provides information not found in other job search websites
Networking tool like LinkedIn but only includes BYU-affiliated participants
App provided by Career Services
Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic
A student-based, clinical program aimed to provide innovators and entrepreneurs with legal services
BYU Intellectual Property Services
Copyright licensing, creative works, inventions, patents, etc.
BYU Technology Transfer Office
Technology office for “promising” BYU intellectual property
Promising technologies and licensing pdf
Squarespace Domains (Formerly Google Domains)
Find available website domains
Registered patents in Google’s database
United States Trademark Database
Search registered United States trademarks database
Database of Utah registered business names
Attorney specializing in securities, corporate mergers and acquisitions, business organization and structuring, commercial finance and leasing
A couple of years ago, a BYU advisor taught us how to conduct informational interviews and shared a Powerpoint I used for the next three years to begin talking with professors. This slideshow[, now website] brings together BYU student resources to start a business.
Let’s make the world a great place for future entrepreneurs!"
- Nathaniel Ryden