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3 Steps to Start Up
Our overarching purpose is to accelerate entrepreneurialism and innovation in West Virginia. Diversification of the economy is crucial to the success of all West Virginians, and by supporting our great minds to bring new and amazing things to life, we can have a much more robust and healthy place in the national and global market
Advantage Valley
Advantage Valley’s FASTER WV program provides one on one business coaching, entrepreneurial training, and access to capital for new and expanding businesses located in Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Clay, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties.
All Aboard Grafton
Founded in 2014, our mission is to create improvement of quality of life in Grafton and Taylor County through collaboration and cooperation.
Alliance for the Economic Development for Southern WV
The Alliance is a higher education collaborative of 10 colleges and universities. We are project-based and results-driven. We provide programming and assist with helping to build the state's workforce pipeline.
Appalachian Investors Alliance
Appalachian Investors Alliance (AIA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to revitalize the region’s economy
Barbour County Development Authority
Local economic development assistance to businesses in Barbour County
Berkeley County Development Authority
The mission of the Berkeley County Development Authority is to promote sustainable industrial and economic development and increased employment and tax base through the cooperative sharing of resources with the community.
Jennifer Smith
Phone: (304) 267-4144 Ext: 4
Website
300 Foxcroft Avenue
Suite 201
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
The Berkeley Springs - Morgan County Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit entity responsible for progressing and connecting the business community!
Bioscience Association of West Virginia
The Bioscience Association of West Virginia works to promote and assist the biotechnology and life science industries in West Virginia.
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College has established the SpringTech Innovation Lab as a small business incubator at the College's Morgan County Campus. SpringTech is now home to six small businesses with very diverse operations and markets.
Jane Peters
Phone: (304) 260-4380 Ext: 3446
Website
109 War Memorial Drive
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
BridgeValley Community and Technical College
BridgeValley Community and Technical College promotes student success, prepares a skilled workforce, and builds tomorrow’s leaders by providing access to quality education. We are committed to serving the academic, occupational, and enrichment needs of our communities; enhancing quality of life; and supporting economic development through effective business and industry partnerships and collaborations.
Brooke Hancock Jefferson Metropolitan Planning Commission
BHJ-MPC spearheads planning activities and sets transportation priorities in Brooke and Hancock counties in West Virginia and Jefferson County, Ohio. BHJ-MPC also serves as the Region XI Planning and Development Council for West Virginia's northernmost counties consisting of Brooke and Hancock Counties. In this role, BHJ-MPC is designated by the Economic Development Administration as an Economic Development District.
Craig Brown
Phone: (740) 282-3685 Ext: 211
Website
124 N. Fourth St., Second Floor
Steubenville, OH 43952-4498
Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle
The BDC is the engine that drives economic development in the Brooke-Hancock Region. By leveraging public and private resources, we are the catalysts for creating and maintaining a diverse economy.
Business, Legal, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Technical Studies Division of BridgeValley Community and Technical College
Business, Legal, Creative Entrepreneurship, and Technical Studies Division
Cabell County Library
The Cabell County Library provides a range of resources, in a variety of formats to assist individuals and companies in their research.
Center for Business and Economic Research
The Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) at Marshall University team combines academic backgrounds in economics, public policy and statistics with business experience in marketing, communications and strategic planning.
Center for Rural Health Development, Inc.
The Center for Rural Health Development, Inc. (“The Center”) is a private, not-for-profit organization that has provided leadership on rural health issues since 1994. Since its founding the Center has work to describe the linkages between health/health care and economic development.
Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley
The MOV Chamber is a coalition of area businesses who pool their talents and resources to improve the economic climate of our community. Each activity and event we oversee falls into one of 3 categories:
Connecting, Celebrating or Communicating.
Charleston Area Alliance
The economic and community development organization of the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia. The Charleston Area Alliance works to create a more prosperous Kanawha Valley for all.
Charleston Creativity Connections
Working in partnership with Charleston area artists organizations,
businesses, and government to stimulate opportunities and economic development strategies involving the arts.
Chemical Alliance Zone
The Chemical Alliance Zone is a nonprofit that works to create and sustain jobs and investments in all chemistry-related sectors across WV, including assisting entrepreneurs and start-ups in all facets of their launch, growth, and commercial success.
City of Charleston
The Mayor's Office of Economic and Community (MOECD) fosters public, private, and intergovernmental collaborations to improve and develop a viable urban community.
City of Huntington, Business Services
The City of Huntington Business Services division assists new and existing business owners in navigating zoning, permitting, and licensing processes in the City of Huntington.
Coalfield Development SEED Fund
Coalfield Development’s SEED Fund incubates and grow employment-based social enterprise partners in extraction-based rural communities to create opportunities for individuals and people groups facing barriers to employment (including low-income, unemployed, minority, and recovery from Substance Use Disorder)
College for West Virginia
West Virginia offers more than $100 million each year in financial aid for college. On this site, a companion to CFWV.com, you will find all of the state-sponsored financial aid programs available to you.
College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences at WVU Institute of Technology
The College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences at West Virginia University Institute of Technology includes a variety of courses in human resource management, marketing, organizational behavior, operations management, statistics and business strategy.
Community & Technical College System of West Virginia
The West Virginia Community & Technical College System (CTCS) coordinates community and technical colleges statewide, partnering with businesses to meet workforce needs and ensuring a meaningful education for our students.
Company Lab Entrepreneur Center at the James Rumsey Technical Institute
A student and community entrepreneurship center available to residents of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan Counties. An Initiative of the WV Entrepreneurship Education Collaborative
Concord University-Career Services
Career Services office at Concord University
Concord University-Entrepreneur Studies Program
Concord University's Entrepreneurial Studies program is geared towards those who want to follow their dreams and passions to pursue into lifelong careers.
Country Roads Angel Network
West Virginia's only accredited angel investment organization designed to mentor, review, and invest in the businesses owned and operated in the Mountain State.
Data Driven WV
Data Driven WV, a WVU Outreach Center, bridges the skills gap by connecting students and faculty with organizations. Focused on data-driven solutions, it cultivates the next generation of tech professionals, promoting economic growth in WV.
Eastern WV Community and Technical College, Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Eastern WV Community and Technical College created the Institute for Rural Entrepreneurship and Economic Development to lead local and regional initiatives that impact Eastern’s entrepreneurship programs and community economic development.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law Clinic provides transactional (non-litigation) assistance to West Virginia small businesses, nonprofits, community organizations and student entrepreneurs.
Future of Nursing West Virginia
The WV Nurse Entrepreneur Project focuses on providing connection to all the resources a nurse needs to start a health related business. The WV Nurse Entrepreneur Course provides training, a manual, webinars, business and nurse business coaching.
Generation West Virginia
Generation West Virginia (GWV) is the statewide organization dedicated to attracting, retaining, and advancing young people in the Mountain State.
Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation
The Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation (GVEDC) initiates and supports the development of new jobs, industry and investment in the counties of Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas.
Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
The Hatfield McCoy Trail System is a system of over 900 miles of ATV, UTV & Dirt Bike trails in Southern West Virginia. The Hatfield McCoy Regional Recreation Authority manages this system of trails and promotes entrepreneurship along trails.
High Rocks Educational Corp
High Rocks is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, empower and inspire young people in West Virginia.
High Technology Foundation
The High Technology Foundation, based in Fairmont, West Virginia, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization functioning as an engine of economic change for growing a statewide, regional and national high-tech business sector.
Huntington Area Development Council
HADCO is a private full service economic development organization serving Cabell and Wayne County in southwestern West Virginia.
Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit association of business and professional people working together to make the Cabell and Wayne County area a better place to live and do business. Our Chamber actively promotes area member businesses, works on community and regional issues, and advocates for business on governmental and legislative issues.
Industrial and Management Systems Engineering (IMSE) Department, WVU
The WVU Industrial Engineering Capstone Program (WVU IECP) aims to develop mutually-beneficial relationships with businesses in the community and senior-level Industrial Engineering students, by providing free-of-cost industrial engineering support.
INNOVA Commercialization
The INNOVA Commercialization Group (INNOVA), an initiative of the High Technology Foundation, is a business support services and seed and early-stage investment capital program dedicated to creating successful entrepreneurs and new ventures.
Jefferson County Development Authority
The JCDA is the lead economic development agency for Jefferson County, WV.
Jobs & Hope WV
Established by Governor Jim Justice and the WV Legislature, this program offers support through a statewide collaboration of agencies that provide West Virginians in recovery the opportunity to obtain career training and secure meaningful employment.
Deborah Harris
Phone: (304) 558-8833
Website
Building 6, Room 825
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
JUMPSTART Savings Program
The Jumpstart Savings Program is a state-administered program to help West Virginians save money to help cover the costs of pursuing a career in skilled trades and vocations.
Kanawha County Public Library System
The people's premier source of information in a community where learning and reading are revered and being well-informed is valued.
Main Street Morgantown
Main Street Morgantown, a tax-exempt not-for-profit organization, is dedicated to the betterment of the Downtown and Wharf Districts through thoughtful revitalization, preservation, beautification, retention, and recruitment of businesses.
Main Street Point Pleasant
Founded in 1989, and today the longest-running Main Street program in West Virginia, Main Street Point Pleasant works to revitalize their downtown business district through small business development, advertising, historic preservation, and tourism.
Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center
The Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (formerly the Robert C. Byrd Institute) provides leading-edge equipment, specialized training and expertise so entrepreneurs and manufacturers can innovate, create jobs and thrive. We have multiple locations in WV and can bring our resources to your site.
Marshall University Brad D. Smith Student Incubator
The Brad D. Smith Student Incubator is designed for budding student entrepreneurs who are seeking to launch their start-ups off the ground
Paige Leonard
Phone: (304) 696-2476
Website
Corbly Hall 336
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (iCenter)
The Marshall University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s (iCenter) mission is to inspire the inner-entrepreneur in everyone and empower them with the innovation knowledge they need to reframe the future of our state and region.
Paige Leonard
Phone: (304) 696-2476
Website
Corbly Hall 336
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25701
Marshall University Technology Transfer Office
The primary focus of the Technology Transfer Office is to make the unique products and services generated by Marshall University faculty, staff and students available to the public for commercialization.
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce
The Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, est. in 1926, is a private non-profit business organization comprised of 500 businesses/organizations and thousands of volunteers. Its mission is to facilitate the economic progress of its members.
Mid Ohio Valley Regional Planning and Development Council
We are the regional resource for community and economic development in the Mid-Ohio Valley Region. We also have a statewide Small Business Financing program.
Mingo County Redevelopment Authority
Mingo County's lead economic development agency
Morgan County Economic Development Authority
The Morgan County Economic Development Authority strives to promote, develop, and advance the business prosperity and economic welfare of Morgan County, its citizens, and its industrial complex.
Lyn Goodwin
Phone: (304) 258-8546
Website
81 War Memorial Drive
77 Fairfax Street, Room 106 (mailing address)
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Morgantown Area Partnership
The Morgantown Area Partnership (The Partnership) is a coordinated alliance to pursue holistic strategies for the betterment of economic, business, and community development.
Mountain State Capital
We invest when a company has found its product-market fit and is ready to scale. Software, hardware and services companies should have deployed a version of their solution to early adopters and should be able to demonstrate an understanding of their sales process and the market’s willingness to pay. Life sciences companies should have generated data that validate the efficacy of their solution, and should understand their development costs, regulatory pathway and potential partners.
National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education (EntreEd)
EntreEd champions entrepreneurship education, cultivating students for a prosperous future. Through leadership, professional development, advocacy, and networking, EntreEd curates educational practices and programs that forge entrepreneurial capabilities in all students.
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
At NETL, we are working hard to drive innovation and deliver solutions for an environmentally sustainable and prosperous energy future. We advance innovations that ensure affordable, reliable energy to drive a robust economy and national security, while developing technologies to manage carbon across the full life cycle and enabling environmental sustainability for all Americans.
National Security Innovation Network
The National Security Innovation Network is a program of the U.S.
Department of Defense that collaborates with major universities and
the venture community to develop solutions that drive national security
innovation.
Northern WV Brownfields Assistance Center
The Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center. promotes economic development and environmental and public health protection through innovative redevelopment of brownfield sites.
NSF I Corps West Virginia Short Course
NSF I Corps teaches the foundations of the business model canvas and customer discovery.
Ohio County Public Library
Serving a county of 41,400 residents, the Library has approximately 36,000 registered library patrons. In an average year, OCPL circulates over 220,000 items each year, has approximately 150,000 patron visits, and is open seven days a week for a total of 67 hours. OCPL offers free internet and wireless access for patrons.
The Library’s collection includes over 160,064 physical volumes in addition to an array of downloadable collections of ebooks, audiobooks, and streaming video. OCPL also offers an array of downloadable collections of magazines, movies, books, word-searchable newspapers, foreign language skills, Great Courses, manuals, test preparation, and genealogy resources.
Partner Community Capital
Partner Community Capital provides flexible, affordable loans and advisory services to small to mid-sized businesses, farms and nonprofit enterprises. Loans include working capital, equipment and real estate; senior and subordinated.
Patent & Trademark Resource Center
An official USPTO Patent & Trademark Resource Center. Learn how to search Patents or Trademarks. Zoom consultations available.
Marian Armour-Gemmen
Phone: (304) 293-9758
Website
Evansdale Library, West Virginia University
PO BOX 6105
Morgantown, WV 26506
Patriot Guardens (West Virginia National Guard)
Patriot Guardens is an agricultural initiative of the W.Va. National Guard designed to align and mobilize strategic efforts in order to provide new economic and employment opportunities for West Virginia veterans, active military members and their families
Pierpont Community and Technical College
Pierpont Community & Technical College is located in Fairmont, WV, serving a 13-county region with additional campuses in Monongalia, Marion, Harrison, Lewis, and Braxton counties.
Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia is the statewide nonprofit dedicated to historic preservation and reusing West Virginia's unique cultural resources.
Preston County Chamber of Commerce
The Preston County Chamber of Commerce's mission is to support and lead in the development, growth and improvement of our members and our business community.
Preston County Economic Development Authority
The Preston County Economic Development Authority provides new and existing business support and connects businesses, municipalities and residents to resources to promote and develop the Preston County's economy.
Public Relations Society of America - West Virginia Chapter
PRSA West Virginia is an organization of public relations professionals who come together to network, learn, and advance their careers. Members provide resources, educational events, and professional development opportunities to the community.
Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1979 and now has approximately 550 members. The Chamber is a 501 (c) (6) private independent non-profit organization supported entirely by its members. Our mission is to aggressively promote, support and retain business in the county.
Putnam County Development Authority
Established in 1961 by the Putnam County Commission, The Putnam County Development Authority, Inc. is a non-profit organization (quasi-public). The actions of the Authority are guided by a board of directors appointed by the County Commission to concentrate on economic development for the county.
Region 8 Planning and Development Council
The Region 8 Planning and Development Council offers a number of economic development tools to local businesses and member governments. The Council has two loan programs that assist businesses with expansion, retention or businesses that are just starting up.
Regional Contracting Assistance Center, Inc. RCAC-APEX
We provide assistance to businesses that want to do business with federal, state or local government agencies.
Sommer Straight
Phone: (304) 344-2546 Ext: 3
Website
1116 Smith Street
Suite 401
Charleston, WV 25301
Regional Economic Development Partnership (RED)
RED supports business of all sizes and stages in Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel Counties. Think of us as your concierge, working to connect you with local business resources!
Right to Start
Right to Start is a nonprofit organization that fights to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. We drive civic change through: grassroots organizing and mobilizing, policy advocacy and engagement, and lifting the voices of entrepreneurs through
Seneca Rocks Regional Development Authority
The Seneca Rocks Regional Development Authority is committed to promoting a vibrant local economy by facilitating the expansion & retention of existing businesses, attracting new opportunities, and fostering a climate in which businesses can thrive.
Shepherd University College of Business
The Shepherd University College of Business offers solutions for business startups, businesses wanting to grow, and individual business projects.
South Atlantic Small Business Transportation Resource Center
The South Atlantic Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) serves as a regional office for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).
Sprouting Farms Corp
Sprouting Farms Corp is a 501c3 non-profit located in Summers Co, WV, that supports economic development through agriculture in West Virginia and Central Appalachia. Our programs provide farm business training and resources and build the regional markets necessary to launch, support, and enable farm businesses. A 2014 USDA grant funded a business plan, which launched Sprouting Farms after receiving ARC POWER grant in 2017. Sprouting Farms builds farm businesses through five interconnected initiatives described below. We aren’t afraid to do the hard work of building these initiatives from the ground up, because we believe that these programs are important for developing the sustainable and equitable economy and community we envision.
Startup West Virginia
Startup WV will advance WVU’s role in growing and diversifying West Virginia’s economy to catalyze innovation and economic prosperity.
Tamarack Foundation for the Arts
EMPOWERING ARTISTS ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA
We help to grow West Virginia’s creative economy by providing essential programs that equip Mountain State artists and creative entrepreneurs with the skills necessary to succeed and thrive in the place they call home.
TechConnect West Virginia
TechConnect West Virginia is a statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of science, technology, entrepreneurship and innovation. Our mission is to diversify the state’s economy through technology-based economic development.
John Golden
Phone:
Website
West Virginia Regional Technology Park
1740 Union Carbide Drive, Room 4203
South Charleston, WV 25303
The EdVenture Group
The EdVenture Group, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization committed to creating customized solutions
to educational challenges through innovation consulting, tailored professional development, and high-quality
research and evaluation.
Amber Ravenscroft
Phone: (304) 296-9021 Ext: 17
Website
Suite 1205 Two Waterfront Place
Morgantown, WV 26501
The Excelerator
The Excelerator is a business incubator and co-working space conveniently located near downtown Fairmont.
The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce
The Marshall County Chamber of Commerce promotes the advancement of our county and the surrounding areas.
We provide networking opportunities for members and serve as a vital resource for our citizens and our community.
U.S. Commercial Service West Virginia
The U.S. Commercial Service, an agency of International Trade Administration, is your U.S. government resource for export promotion, industry competitiveness, trade and investment information.
U.S. Small Business Administration
The U.S. Small Business Administration has a district office in Clarksburg, WV and a Branch Office in Charleston, WV. Visit www.sba.gov/wv or email us at [email protected].
University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub
The University of Charleston Downtown Innovation Hub is home to Charleston’s only business accelerator program. This program contributes to the economic growth of our state and provides opportunities for West Virginia businesses to reach new heights.
University of Charleston Innovation Center
Innovation can change a life...a community...an industry...the world.
And it happens here every day.
Unlimited Future, Inc.
Unlimited Future Inc. (UFI) is a business incubator and resource center for the Tri-State. We provide critical support services and education that entrepreneurs need to be successful.
Upshur County Development Authority
Your one-stop in Upshur County for business support and economic development services.
Jennifer Bostian
Phone: (304) 472-1757 Ext: 1
Website
21 E. Main Street Suite 101
Buckhannon, WV 26201
USDA Rural Development
USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in rural America. Through our direct loan, guaranteed loan and grant programs, we help rural Americans in many ways. Together, America Prospers.
Value Chain Cluster Initiative
The Value Chain Cluster Initiative (VC2) provides hands-on business development and coaching services to strengthen expanding local food and farm businesses in West Virginia. We work with businesses in all aspects of the food supply chain, from field to fork and beyond, to help bolster strong regional food systems.
Vantage Ventures
Fueled by the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, an R1 institution, Vantage Ventures enables entrepreneurs to build high impact, scalable businesses.
Washington County Council on Economic Development (WCCED) - First Microloan of West Virginia
We are a SBA Microloan provider covering 38 Counties in WV, 6 counties in PA, and 5 counties in OH. Loans size can range from $5000 to $50,000 for up to 6 years. Funds available for equipment, inventory and working capital. We help businesses gain access to capital they may otherwise no be able to receive.
West Virginia Capital Access Program (WVCAP)
The WVCAP is designed to assist businesses that are creditworthy, but may not fit traditional lending models.
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Widely known as the voice of business in West Virginia, the West Virginia Chamber works to create an environment that allows our members to grow their business, create jobs and hire quality employees, invest, innovate and thrive.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture Veterans & Heroes to Agriculture
The Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture program is dedicated to the integration and support of veterans, firefighters, law enforcement, emergency services personnel and first responders entering or currently working in agriculture.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture - Business Development Division
The WVDA Business Development Division supports the economic development of West Virginia’s agriculture industry by fostering the growth of agribusinesses in domestic and international markets.
Norm Bailey
Phone: (304) 558-2210
Website
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East State Capitol, Room E-28
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Department of Agriculture - Moorefield Field Office
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture Moorefield Field office serves to protect plant, animal and human health and the state’s food supply through a variety of scientific and regulatory programs.
West Virginia Department of Economic Development - Export Promotion Program
The Export Promotion Program supports West Virginia companies with identifying new markets for products and services, establishing connections with potential customers and business partners, and navigating the complex world of international trade.
Caitlin Ashley-Lizarraga
Phone: (304) 352-3997
Website
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E
Building 3, Suite 600
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Department of Economic Development - Jennifer Rohrig
I work in business retention and expansion in the Northern Panhandle to ensure existing industry and manufacturers have access to the resources they need to stay and grow in West Virginia.
West Virginia Department of Education - CTE
Career Technical Education (CTE) programs are changing, evolving and innovating to better serve West Virginia’s needs by preparing students to help drive our success and vitality.
Sarah Wamsley
Phone: (304) 558-2389
Website
Building 6, Room 825
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Dept. of Economic Development - Governor's Guaranteed Work Force Program
The Governor's Guaranteed Work Force Program helps employers train new and existing employees by helping to pay a portion of their training costs.
B. David Rogers
Phone: (304) 558-2234 Ext: 3980
Website
1900 Kanawha Blvd East
Building 3, Suite 600
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Economic Development Authority
WVEDA provides financial assistance in the form of loans and direct financing to industrial development agencies and enterprises for the promotion and retention of new and existing commercial and industrial development.
West Virginia Film Office
Whether you’re looking for the perfect location for your next film project, or you’re a crew member ready to undertake your next project, we’re here for you.
West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition
The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition supports economic and equitable growth in the food and agriculture sector in West Virginia through policy advocacy, community organizing, programming, technical assistance, and resource destination.
West Virginia Forest Products Center
West Virginia Forest Products Center is a non-profit collective of designers and woodworkers who combine traditional knowledge and cutting-edge technology to create unique, heirloom-quality Appalachian hardwood products.
West Virginia Future Business Leaders of America
WV FBLA is a co-curricular student organization that is implemented in Business, Marketing, Finance, and Arts/AV Career clusters in High Schools and Career Technical Centers in the state of West Virginia and is part of the national organization FBLA.
West Virginia Hive Network
The WV Hive connects entrepreneurs and small business owners with the resources and expertise they need to grow successful companies in southern West Virginia.
West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust - WVJIT
The West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust is a leading venture capital firm made up of partners with extensive management, operations, and technology experience and focused on turning the innovation of new ideas into successful world-class companies. Since 1992, the JIT has been an active investor and valued partner to exceptional entrepreneurs on the leading edge of industry.
West Virginia Manufacturers Association
The West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) was formed in 1915 to improve the health and well-being of the manufacturing industry in West Virginia.
West Virginia Navigator
Free non-profit service that provides enrollment assistance for the Health Insurance Marketplace.
West Virginia Northern Community College Department of Economic and Workforce Development
Career Development through WVNCC helps individuals upgrade their skills, provide career enhancement and professional development, plus explore personal interest.
West Virginia Office of Energy
The West Virginia Office of Energy (WVOE) is one of 56 energy offices across the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and five territories (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands).
Kelly Bragg
Phone: (304) 352-3951
Website
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Building 3, Suite 600
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Regional Technology Park
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park is a 258-acre campus ideal for STEM industries and institutions that diversify West Virginia's economy and drive business and economic growth.
West Virginia Secretary of State's Office
The WV Secretary of State's Office is responsible for maintaining an updated registration of every business entity operating within the State of West Virginia. The Secretary of State operates the WV One Stop Business Center.
Michael Queen
Phone: (304) 558-6000
Website
157-K State Capitol
1600 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Bluefield State College Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Bluefield State College Center targets services to McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, and Wyoming County.
Harold Patterson
Phone: (304) 327-4406
Website
The W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business Mahood Hall
219 Rock Street
Bluewell, WV 24701
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Charleston Area Alliance
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Charleston Center targets services to Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, and Roane County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Greenbrier Valley EDC
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Oak Hill Center targets services to Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers, and Webster County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Huntington Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Huntington Center targets services to Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, and Wayne County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Innovation-Technology (In-Tech) Program
The WV SBDC’s In-Tech program was designed to provide no-cost, one-on-one assistance to introduce inventors and technology-based entrepreneurs to key commercialization issues such as intellectual property, alternative finance, prototyping and feasibility. The WV SBDC assists with the SBIR/STTR application process, in addition to technology transfer, IP support, licensing and product development cases.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Morgantown Area Partnership
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Morgantown Center targets services to Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Oak Hill
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Oak Hill Center targets services to Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Summers, and Webster County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Shepherd University - Martinsburg
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Eastern Panhandle Center targets services to Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Teays Valley Corridor
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Teays Valley Corridor targets services to Jackson, Kanawha, Mason, and Putnam County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - Upshur County EDA Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Upshur County EDA Center targets services to Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - West Virginia University - WVU
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our West Virginia University Center targets services to Harrison, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, and Taylor County.
Sharon Stratton
Phone: (304) 293-5839
Website
P.O. Box 6884
886 Chestnut Ridge Road #700
Morgantown, WV 26506-6684
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - WV High Technology Foundation Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our WV High Technology Foundation Center targets services to Harrison, Marion, and Monongalia County.
Todd Crump
Phone: (304) 333-6751
Website
Robert H. Mollohan Research Center
1000 Galliher Drive
Fairmont, WV 26554
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - WV Northern Community College Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our WV Northern Community College Center targets services to Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, and Wetzel County.
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - WVU Parkersburg Center
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our WVU Parkersburg Center targets services to Calhoun, Doddridge, Jackson, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt, and Wood County.
Marsa Myers
Phone: (304) 424-8213
Website
300 Campus Drive
Workforce and Community Education Building-Room 117-B
Parkersburg, WV 26104
West Virginia Small Business Development Center - WVU Potomac State
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center provides expert guidance to help small businesses succeed. Our Potomac Highlands Center serves Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, Pendleton, and Tucker County.
West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
The State Historic Preservation Office offers both Survey & Planning and Development Grants as well as Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits to help rehabilitate historic structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places across the state.
Meredith Dreistadt
Phone: (304) 558-0240 Ext: 138
Website
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
The Culture Center
Charleston, WV 25305
West Virginia State University Economic Development Center
The West Virginia State University Economic Development Center (WVSU EDC) is a co-working space, micro-enterprise incubator and training facility that offers, conference and training rooms, private office space for lease, business development programs and a fully equipped multimedia production studio (which includes Capture Space, Editing Suite & Voice Studio).
West Virginia University Extension Service
West Virginia University Extension Service experts are located in every county in West Virginia, ready to offer research-based knowledge, tips and education to improve our communities.
Tony Michael
Phone: (304) 293-8685
Website
707 Knapp Hall
29 Beechurst Ave
Morgantown, WV 26506-6031
West Virginia University Parkersburg
Business and industry training and entrepreneurship assistance.
West Virginia Women's Business Center - Charleston
The West Virginia Women’s Business Center offers individualized services to meet entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, ages, and levels of experience exactly where they’re at: whether they’re looking to launch a business or scale up.
West Virginia Women's Business Center - Fairmont
The West Virginia Women’s Business Center offers individualized services to meet entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, ages, and levels of experience exactly where they’re at: whether they’re looking to launch a business or scale up.
Wetzel-Tyler Chamber of Commerce
The Wetzel-Tyler Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization focused on achieving the greatest potential outcomes for the citizens, businesses, and other organizations in and around Wetzel County and Tyler County.
Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce
Through networking, sponsorship opportunities, leadership programs, and events, the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce is here to help businesses do business. The Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce currently has nearly 650 active members.
Wheeling Heritage
We are a catalyst for the revitalization of Wheeling. Since our inception in 1994 as a 501(c)(3) organization, Wheeling Heritage has leveraged funding and expertise to play an integral role in shaping the city’s redevelopment.
Wheeling University
The Business Department includes a variety of courses in human resource management, marketing, organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, accounting, statistics and business. The Business Department has a fully online MBA and MSA program.
Wood County Development Authority
The Wood County Economic Development office strives to foster a strong economic environment which supports business, nurtures growth and new investment while attracting sustainable businesses and a quality labor force to our communities.
Woodlands Community Lenders
Woodlands Community Lenders is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) specializing in residential and small business lending, in addition to providing advising services and technical assistance to new and existing small businesses.
Woodlands Development and Lending
Woodlands Development Group helps build healthy, viable communities in the region by developing sustainable, affordable housing and supporting economic initiatives.
WV BusinessLink
West Virginia BusinessLink is a supportive platform that connects entrepreneurs and small business owners to a network of local, regional, and statewide resource partners to foster innovation, growth, and prosperity.
Mark Burdette
Phone: (304) 352-4165
Website
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Building 3, Suite 600
Charleston, WV 25305
WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research
For over 70 years, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research strives to provide economic data, research, and analysis to help inform and guide the decisions of business, government, and community leaders in West Virginia.
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.
WVU Health Sciences Technology Commercialization
Technology Commercialization Specialist for the Health Sciences at WVU with the Office of Technology Transfer.
WVU HIT Lab (Hospitality Innovation and Technology)
The HIT Lab evaluates new and emerging technologies, conducts testing of various software applications and devices, and engage in hospitality-focused research projects for both academia and the industry.
WVU Industrial Extension
The WVU Industrial Extension is West Virginia’s official representative of the NIST/MEP National Network, a unique public-private partnership that delivers comprehensive, proven solutions to U.S. manufacturers, fueling growth and advancing U.S. manufacturing. WVUIE helps West Virginia manufactures reach their full potential by providing the insight and education they need to stay profitable in global markets.
David Carrick
Phone: (412) 327-9119
Website
311 Mineral Resources Building
PO Box 6070
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506
WVU Lane Innovation Hub
The Lane Innovation Hub is a collection of design, machining, building, and
fabrication spaces for creating prototypes and small-scale production runs. Our three main spaces: Advanced Manufacturing, Rapid Prototyping & Electronics Prototyping
WVU Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab
The WVU LaunchLab and MakerLab are applied innovation centers for all WVU students. We work with your creative ideas to make them a reality. From ideation through commercialization, the LaunchLab team helps students find the resources they need.
Carrie White
Phone: (304) 293-9391
Website
413 Evansdale Crossing
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506
WVU Potomac State College
WVU's Potomac State College in Keyser, WV offers quality, affordable 2- and 4-year degree programs online and on-campus.
WVU Technology Transfer Office
Technology Transfer Office at WVU
Wyoming County Economic Development Authority
The Wyoming County Economic Development Authority is committed to opening our doors for business by providing assistance, services, and information you need to live and work in Wyoming County, WV, the Southern Coalfields and the State of WV.
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