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Julie Dunford Retires from Mountain West Small Business Finance
Congratulations to Julie Dunford on her Retirement with Mountain West Small Business Finance This year, Julie Dunford celebrated 18 years at Mountain West. She has worked in nearly every department, from origination to closing, and even servicing. In 2015, she...
Hopeful & Fighting: Jennifer Schmitz Breast Cancer Journey
Hopeful & Fighting: Jennifer Schmitz Breast Cancer Journey Published on: October 9, 2025 October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at Mountain West, we are honored that Jennifer Schmitz, MWSBF Portfolio Manager, has chosen to share so much of her fight...
Powering Production: Exclusive Rate Discount for Manufacturers for Fiscal Year 2026
Powering Production: Exclusive Rate Discount for Manufacturers for Fiscal Year 2026 Published on: September 30, 2025 The Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced a groundbreaking change that directly benefits manufacturing clients of lenders and...
Senior Lending Officer and SVP Judd Blakesley Talks Momentous Deals
Senior Lending Officer and SVP Judd Blakesley Talks Momentous Deals Published on: September 22, 2025 It’s one of the last summer days along the Wasatch Front before school starts. We’re flies on the wall as Judd Blakesley, Mountain West Small Business Finance’s...
Acting on Impact: Mountain West’s 30-Year Commitment to the Utah Shakespeare Festival
Acting on Impact: Mountain West’s 30-Year Commitment to the Utah Shakespeare Festival Published on: August 15, 2025 For more than three decades, Mountain West Small Business Finance (MWSBF) has proudly supported the Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF)—a Tony...
Matt Morris’ Own Private Idaho: An Interview with Matt Morris
Matt Morris' Own Private Idaho: An Interview with Matt Morris Published on: July 22, 2025 Whether the phrase has you singing along with the B-52’s, or gets you nostalgic for a young Keanu Reeves, we caught up with MWSBF Vice President, Loan Officer, Matt Morris...
Living and Lending in Historic Ogden: An Interview with Curtis Singleton
Living and Lending in Historic Ogden: An Interview with Curtis Singleton Published on: June 24, 2025 We recently had the opportunity to interview Curtis Singleton, Vice President and Loan Officer at MWSBF. Curtis is a lover of golf, good food, kayaking, and...
Small Business Feature: Midway Bakery
Midway Bakery: Honoring Debbie Small’s Legacy Through Family, Community & Cinnamon Rolls Published on: May 30, 2025 If you find yourself traveling along Main Street in Midway, Utah—an idyllic mountain town known for its Swiss heritage and vibrant community...
It’s Kimberly’s Colorado – We’re Just Lending In It!
It's Kimberly's Colorado - We're Just Lending In It! Published on: May 21, 2025 Earlier this month, the Colorado SBA district office honored Mountain West Small Business Finance as the “2025 Colorado Community Lender of the Year.” This award recognizes a lender...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: #DoItForDucky
May is Mental Health Awareness Month: #DoItForDucky Trigger Warning: Mental Health, Loss, Suicide Each May, we shine a light on an often-unseen struggle—mental health. This month offers a crucial opportunity to reflect, listen, and break the silence...
Small Business Feature: Aztec Empire Barbershop
Building an Empire: How Aztec Empire Barbershop is using its growth to inspire positive change within the community It's a special Sunday at Aztec Empire Barbershop. Angel Arriola, the owner and founder, has opened his doors for a unique client day. This event...
Princess Bombyck: A HERstorical Revolution in the Making
Princess Bombyck’s story embodies the essence of the American Dream. A migrant from war-torn Liberia, she has dedicated years to the public health sector and recently won a $15,000 grant at the Mountain West Foundation’s pitch competition for her activewear brand,...