Small businesses eligible for the Utah Rural Jobs program must:

Be located in a rural Utah county
Fall within any of the following industry types:

• Aerospace
• Agribusiness
• Defense
• Energy and natural resources
• Financial services
• Information technology
• Life sciences
• Manufacturing
• Outdoor products
• Software development

Have fewer than 150 employees, and have less than $10,000,000 in net income for the preceding taxable year.

Conduct principal business operations in the State of Utah; 60 percent of total employees must be in the state currently, or within 180 days after receiving the investment from the Rural Investment Company.

The Utah Rural Jobs Program is available to start-up companies.

Please note that small businesses will work directly with a Rural Investment Company to secure a potential investment and not with the State. All terms and conditions related to a potential investment are strictly between the small businesses and the Rural Investment Company only.

Eligible small businesses may receive up to $5,000,000 in capital via a loan from an approved Rural Investment Company (see list below) for business development and expansion needs.

If your business fits the above parameters, and you are ready to expand, please contact the following Rural Investment Companies directly to learn more about their funding options