Eliminating Regulatory Pain Points with your SBA Regional Advocate

Join in the discussion about regulatory pain points for your company with the SBA's regional advocate, Trent Staggs. This one-hour event will be held at the Salt Lake Chamber office on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

We encourage small business leaders to join us and make your voice heard. 

There is no cost to attend, but we ask that you register so we know how many people to expect.

If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Budge at mbudge@slchamber.com.


Trent Staggs is the regional advocate for Utah in the SBA's Office of Advocacy. He is a proven leader in both public service and business. After four years on the city council, Trent served as the mayor of Riverton, Utah. He has taken a business-minded approach to municipal government, which has delivered exceptional results that include cutting property taxes, reducing fees, and saving residents tens of millions of dollars. He was also a candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024. Beyond his public sector experience, Staggs has demonstrated executive leadership necessary to successfully manage organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small- and medium-sized enterprises, across the finance, technology, and energy sectors. He recently served on the board of an energy company he helped take public, securing the company with a listing on NASDAQ in 2022.