
What we’re about
Southern Utah needs to build $10 billion of scalable startups by 2035. You can help.
It's heartbreaking to watch our friends, family, and children leave Southern Utah because our job market doesn't match our cost of living. This not only drains our community of talent but also strains our relationships.
The best solution? Helping create scalable businesses that offer high-paying jobs right here in our local economy.
Scale STG is a non-profit 501(c)(6) organization with a purpose to grow and diversify the economy of Southern Utah through startups, scaleups, and entrepreneurship.
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Upcoming events (2)
See all- Startup Fridays – featuring Furnace, a success story from UT's Sandbox programKiln St George, St George, UT
We’re back with more free lunch and a great meetup!
The Startup Fridays event of November 2025 will feature Porter Gardiner and Kyle Nelson, the co-founders of Furnace!
Furnace came out of the first-ever Sandbox cohort at Utah Tech University, and they have found a profitable niche in providing outbound prospecting services. In the last year, they've performed outreach to over 100k prospects on behalf of their clients, and have solidified partnerships with businesses like The Workflow Academy (one of our Scale STG sponsors)!
Come learn how Porter and Kyle navigated college while building a startup in the Sandbox program and what their future plans include as they continue to scale Furnace into a cash cow.
Event Schedule:
12:00 - 12:10 PM: Network and pizza
12:10 - 12:15 PM: Meeting begins
12:15 - 12:25 PM: Presentation by Furnace
12:25 - 12:35 PM: Audience Q&A
12:35 - 12:50 PM: Audience introductions
12:50 PM and on: Hang out, network, tour Kiln, etc.
Scale STG Sponsors:
Planstin Administration, tdooz, Zonos, The Workflow Academy, Vision, Utah State University Remote Online Initiative, Tech Ridge, and KilnA big thank you to our sponsors for supporting Scale STG and the startup community in Southern Utah, and to Kiln for hosting us in their event space.