WVU Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship seeks to educate our students, faculty, staff, and community about successfully identifying and navigating entrepreneurial opportunities.

About

The Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship seeks to educate our students, faculty, staff, and community about successfully identifying and navigating entrepreneurial opportunities. It is our goal to build better business leaders for the global market by providing the people of West Virginia with the resources they need to succeed.

The Encova Center works collaboratively internally within the WVU entrepreneurship ecosystem and externally with public and private partners. By focusing on academics, programming and consulting the Encova Center creates meaningful impact across the state, while staying true to the academic mission.

The Encova Center promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in higher education throughout the state. The center also provides support to the entrepreneurship curriculum, student experiential learning projects and student organizations at WVU.

The Encova Center promotes an entrepreneurial mindset in the next generation of West Virginians by supporting collaborative K-12, Higher Education, and community statewide initiatives. The center hosts annual statewide competitions and programming that promote entrepreneurship and innovation.

The Encova Center facilitates mutually beneficial partnerships between businesses in West Virginia and teams of undergraduate and graduate students, to provide a hands-on learning experience while delivering real value to organizations in the form of strategic business consulting. 

Services Provided

Business Planning

  • Business Plan Consulting
  • Business Succession Planning
  • Demographic and Census Data
  • Diversification
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Forming a Business
  • Identification and Research of Foreign Markets
  • Market Plan Development
  • Market Research

Events and Community Building

  • Hackathon / Startup Week or Weekends
  • Pitch Events
  • Startup Drinks

Financial Resources and Assistance

  • Crowdfunding Preparation

Human Resources, Workforce and Talent

  • Employee Development
  • Leadership/Professional Development
  • Workforce Training

Internship Programs and Student Services

  • Business Degree Program
  • Internship Program
  • Student Marketing Projects
  • Student Placement
  • Student Research Projects
  • Student Training
  • Youth Entrepreneurship Education

Mentoring

  • Formal Mentoring Programs
  • One-on-One Counseling
  • Peer Mentoring

Networking and Associations

  • Small Business/General

Nonprofit and Social Enterprise

  • Entrepreneurship Services

Starting a Business

  • Business Research Resources
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Forming a Business
  • Home-Based Business Training
  • Registration, Licenses and Permits
  • Site Location
  • Startup Business Counseling
  • Startup Classes

Training

  • Budget, Cash Flow and Financial Statements Training
  • Business Management Training
  • Business Plan Training and Assistance
  • Marketing Plan Training
  • Online Courses and Videos
  • Startup Classes
Primary Contact
Tara Stclair
Address
2161 University Ave
Suite 450
Morgantown, WV 26505