Tag - entrepreneurs

NSF I-Corps (applications deadline Sept 4)

NSF I-Corps Regional Courses are for STEM researchers and early-stage startup founders who are interested in exploring how to create the most impact of their research. Participants learn to apply “customer discovery” methodology to evaluate the potential for translating their technology innovation from the lab into a successful product and/or...

2024 Business After Hours Expo

Join the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce on September 26 for 2024 Business After Hours Expo! Formerly known as the Member Trade Show, connect with the community and member businesses during this expo-style event. Open to the public, the evening will feature prizes, food, open bar, and giveaways. ✨ Whether you're...

Sustaining Jobs in West Virginia Through Employee Ownership: The WVCEO Initiative

The West Virginia Center for Employee Ownership (“WVCEO”) was created in 2024 to help promote employee ownership in West Virginia through outreach and education. Located in the University of Charleston downtown Innovation Hub, The WVCEO is the 15th state center in the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (“EOX”) and the 23rd...

FASTER WV Food and Beverage Producers Event

The Advantage Valley team continues building connections within the entrepreneurial food and beverage community in preparation for the upcoming Charleston's LIFT Center Food Enterprise Incubator's opening. Our intention is to recruit both clients for FASTER WV and potential participants to use the future incubator. Could you benefit from: ~ a rental kitchen space...

West Virginia is the 23rd State to Open a Center for Employee Ownership

With the recent opening of the West Virginia Center for Employee Ownership (WVCEO), the network of State Centers for Employee Ownership now numbers 23. That makes fifteen new state centers EOX has helped launch since they were founded in 2019. See the map of State Centers...

$100,000 Available in National Lab Assistance Through Open Voucher Call

A new $2.1 million opportunity through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions, called the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) Open Voucher Call, is making $100,000 vouchers available to the public. A select number of vouchers, which are redeemable at one of eight National Laboratories and...

2024 Business At Breakfast

2024 Business at Breakfast Hard time finding employees? Local agencies discuss available employment programs. Date: June 26, 2024 Time: 7:30am Location: Outpost and Event Center Speakers include: Susie Higgins, SBDC Tracey Kennedy, Region VI Workforce Development Jason Walker, Workforce WV Jamie Paulhamus, WV Division of Rehab Services Sponsored by: WV SBDC Upshur County Economic Development Authority ...

Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum

Eastern Panhandle Entrepreneurs Forum - a stronger Small Business Network

Driving Business Innovation: JRTI Company Lab's Impact in 2024 and Beyond Guest Speaker: Dakari "Doc" Williams Assistant Entrepreneur Instructor, James Rumsey Technical Institute Come learn about JRTI Company Lab - a student and community entrepreneur center Date: Thursday, May...