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Breaking News June 2008:
The United First Financial™
founders were awarded the Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2008® Utah Region.
Bluffdale, Utah - July 3, 2008 - Skyler Witman, John
Washenko, Matt Lovelady, Jonathan E Bonnette and Don
Jorgensen of United First Financial, a
financial software services and support company,
were recently awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur
Of The Year 2008 Award in the financial services
category in Utah. An independent panel of judges
selected their work with United First Financial from
a group of finalists, and the award was presented at
a gala event at the Salt Palace Convention Center on
June 27, 2008.
United First Financial's innovative Money Merge
Account™
program utilizes existing banking
tools, one-on-one coaching and a web-based software
tool to help consumers pay off their mortgages and
consumer debt in about one-half to one-third the
time.
"When we started United First Financial, we didn't
just want to help people get out of debt and improve
their financial situation eventually, we wanted to
help them do it faster and with little to no change
in their current spending habits," said Skyler
Witman, co-founder of UFirst™.
"The Money Merge Account solution has done just
that, and more. It helps homeowners pay off a
traditional mortgage in as little as one-half to
one-third the time, it helps clients without a
mortgage quickly eliminate other consumer debt and
it helps clients without debt build wealth."
The UFirst co-founders were among the founders of
nine Utah-based companies to receive Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year regional awards. According
to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes
outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and
leading dynamic, growing businesses.
"Ernst & Young is pleased to honor outstanding
business leaders such as United First Financial,"
said David Jolley, Managing Partner and Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program Director for
Utah. "Winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year award
build leading businesses and contribute a great deal
to the communities around them. Their success helps
Utah grow stronger."
The co-founders will travel to Palm Springs, Calif.
to compete for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the
Year 2008 National program on Nov 15, 2008. Award
winners in several national categories, as well as
the overall National Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
the Year award winner, will be announced at the
annual awards. The awards are the culminating event
of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the
nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth,
market-leading companies.
About United First Financial:
United First Financial is a financial software
services and support company. Its products, tools
and coaching services enable consumers to pay-off
their mortgages, eliminate their debt and achieve
financial independence in a fraction of the time.
About
the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Ernst &Young's Entrepreneur of the Year is the
world's most prestigious business award for
entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through
the unique way it encourages entrepreneurial
activity among those with potential and recognizes
the contribution of people who inspire others with
their vision, leadership and achievement. As the
first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur of the Year celebrates those
who are building and leading successful, growing and
dynamic businesses, recognizing them through
regional, national and global awards programs in
more than 135 cities in 50 countries.
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