Entrepreneurship in West Virginia

Bridging Innovation Week Bridges the Gap for West Virginia Entrepreneurs: A Week-Long Celebration of Innovation and Growth

Bridging Innovation Week, West Virginia's premier entrepreneurship event, concluded last week with a resounding success, drawing a diverse crowd of over 1,000 attendees including aspiring and established business owners, resource providers, funders, educators, students, and additional key stakeholders. Held at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington, West Virginia, the...

April 18, 2024By Mark BurdetteAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Bridging Innovation, Press ReleaseBridging InnovationRead more...

Your Rural Small Business Can Go Solar and Save Money

Small business owners work hard to serve their customers and communities. Expensive and unpredictable electric bills shouldn’t get in the way of that. This is why many small businesses are looking into solar to lower their energy costs. Now is a great time to consider going solar; the cost has dropped...

April 17, 2024By Cory ChaseSupporting Small BusinessSmall Business, solarRead more...

New Data on Entrepreneurship in West Virginia Shows Thirteen Percent Growth in Microbusinesses

The Data Was Unveiled by Right to Start at the West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Conference in Partnership with GoDaddy Right to Start, the national nonprofit organization championing entrepreneurship as a civic priority, unveiled new data on entrepreneurship in West Virginia, providing a snapshot county by county. The data shows the presence...

April 9, 2024By Mark BurdetteAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Press Release, Resource Partnersentrepreneurship, microenterprise, right to startRead more...

West Virginia #2 Best State To Start A Business

West Virginia is a great potential location for entrepreneurs to consider opening their next enterprises. The Mountain State, along with Texas, nabbed the top two spots in the Fit Small Business ranking of Best States to Start a Business. The report examined business, economic, and demographic data in all fifty states...

April 5, 2024By Mark BurdetteAwards and Special Recognitionsstatistics, WVRead more...

SBA Offers Economic Assistance to Mid-Atlantic Small Businesses Affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced that Mid-Atlantic small businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024 may apply for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “The SBA joins the entire federal family in grieving for the lives lost in...

April 1, 2024By Mark BurdetteBusiness Growth, Disaster Recovery, SBA, Supply Chain, Supporting Small Businessdisaster recovery, SBA, Small Business, supply chainRead more...

Secretary of State Mac Warner Reports 1,317 New WV Business Registrations for March of 2024

Wayne County led the state in new business growth for the month of March 2024 Charleston, W. Va. – The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business...

April 1, 2024By Mark BurdetteWV Secretary of Statebusiness registrations, startup, wvsosRead more...

Engaging Entrepreneurship with Bridging Innovation Week’s 2024 Programming

West Virginia’s annual Bridging Innovation Week will take place April 8-11th, 2024 in Huntington, West Virginia. This year's symposium will be the biggest and most comprehensive yet, featuring a wide range of events, competitions, and networking opportunities. Bridging Innovation Week promotes and fosters entrepreneurship by bringing together engaged stakeholders from...

March 22, 2024By Mark BurdetteAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Bridging InnovationBridging InnovationRead more...

Victor W. Hwang To Keynote 2024 WV Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Conference in Huntington

The West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem is thrilled to announce that Victor W. Hwang, Founder and CEO of Right to Start and a world-renowned champion of entrepreneurship, will deliver a keynote address at this year’s West Virginia Entrepreneurship Economic Conference. The conference will be held on April 9th at the Mountain...

March 19, 2024By Mark BurdetteAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Bridging InnovationBridging InnovationRead more...

Secretary of State Mac Warner Reports 1,384 New WV Business Registrations for February of 2024

Calhoun County led the state in new business growth for the month of February 2024 Charleston, W. Va. – The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,384 new businesses statewide during the month of February according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Calhoun County led the state in the percentage of new business...

March 5, 2024By Mark BurdetteWV Secretary of Statebusiness registrations, startup, wvsosRead more...

New Funding Window to Open in March for USDA Broadband Program

Program webinar will take place on March 6 for interested applicants The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is inviting loan and grant applications from organizations to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service in eligible rural areas...

February 28, 2024By Mark BurdetteBroadband, Business Growth, Rural Development, Supporting Small Business, USDAbroadband, Business Growth, rural development, USDARead more...

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