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Middle school students in Salt Lake City participate in a Shark Tank-inspired competition to pitch their start-up ideas to business leaders in Utah.

Fewer than 15% of businesses in Salt Lake City are owned by women, but female founders are pioneering ways forward.

The Corporate Transparency Act requires many businesses to file data about their "beneficial owners" by Jan. 1. But the rule may be scrapped in court.

Small business owner sentiment surges after election, with a heavy partisan component to the outlook, from taxes to trade, regulation and sales expectations.