CORPORATE Anniversaries.

According to the Small Business Association, 20 percent of businesses consistently fail in their first year. Thirty percent of businesses close by year two and only a whopping 50 percent of businesses make it to year five. Here are a few businesses in Utah who have beaten the odds, and as a result, are celebrating some pretty Anniversaries.

Love Communications

Love Communications is celebrating 20 years in Salt Lake City. Love Communications was founded by seasoned advertising experts Tom Love. Rich Love, and Preston Wood in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1999. They saw an opportunity to fill a need for a firm with national marketing skills that would focus on servicing new and growing businesses and communities in the Intermountain West. The full-service agency boasts every service a client could need including advertising, branding, traditional media, and public relations. Love has also added several departments over the year--including video production, digital media, and website development.

Thorpe North & Western

Thorpe North & Western (TNW) turns 40 this year. The company was founded in 1979 and has since grown to become a top intellectual property firm. Today, businesses around the globe trust their expertise to get the most value out of their intellectual property.

TNW pioneered value-focused intellectual property protection. TNW attorneys have filed thousands of patent and trademark applications, eliminated infringing products from the marketplace, and helped clients generate revenue through IP licenses and acquisitions.

Babcock Design Group

2019 marks the 15th...