Join us at our next meeting on Monday, May 13th at 5:30pm! 📅 We'll be gathering at the beautifully restored Golden Rule Building on 122 Crim Avenue in Belington. Don't miss out on this opportunity to network, brainstorm, and collaborate with fellow Barbour County small business owners and potential entrepreneurs. 💼💡✨ Sponsored by...
Join us for this two-hour virtual workshop, "Digital Marketing Planning Using Chat GPT," designed exclusively for small business owners seeking to elevate their digital presence. In this immersive session, participants will delve into the fundamentals of crafting a robust marketing plan tailored to their unique business needs. Through expert guidance,...
Knowing how to search patents is helpful for inventors to see what similar items already exist. It can also help in researching older technologies and figuring out how a new technology works. Attend this free Research Commons workshop to learn how searching patents using classification will assist you.
Commercialization and transition plans can be a key differentiator in the SBIR/STTR programs, so it is important to know what the federal agencies are looking for and how to go about developing a good strategy. This session will review the requirements and guide you through where to start, what to...
The WV Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and WVBusinessLink would like to remind any business who recently received federal SBIR/STTR funding that September 1st - 30th is one of only three windows of time annually to apply for potential State matching funds. The next funding window will be January, 2023. This...
A Rapid Decline As we think about the future of our state, what does a vibrant West Virginia look like? We may all have varying answers, but one thing is certain – we can’t achieve it without thinking about the next generation. Unfortunately, West Virginia has the highest rate of population...
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park (WVRTP) in South Charleston is anchored by unique facilities ideal for transforming an abstract idea into a completed, market-ready product with existing office space and laboratories, new concepts, technologies or systems that can be created and refined at the park. The Tech Park is...
A couple of months ago, I was telling someone that my job is to help people start businesses and she responded, “So basically you make dreams come true!” For some people, that is the case! Either the business itself is the dream or the business provides the means to help them...
From hand-crafted glass at The Blenko Glass Company and Paul Wissmach Glass, to hand-forged tools at Warwood Tool, West Virginian artisans at these companies have been manufacturing quality products collectively for more than 400 years. What makes these manufacturers even more special is how they maintain a delicate balance between...
