West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Update January 2022

Spotlight Program for January:

National Entrepreneurship Week 2022-February 12-19, 2022

Amber Ravenscroft, The EdVenture Group [email protected] National Entrepreneurship Week is a non-partisan, congressionally chartered initiative founded in 2006 that takes place the third week of February annually. Every year, NatlEshipWeek hosts a series of planned events and helps...

January 12, 2022By Bill WoodrumEntrepreneurial Ecosystem, UncategorizedBridging Innovation, ecosystem builder, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship ecosystem, NatlEshipWeek, Tara St. Clair, The EdVenture Group, WV Women's Business CenterRead more...

West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Update December 2021

Program Spotlight for December

Downtown Appalachia: Revitalizing Recreational Economies (DARRE)

Stephanie Tyree, Executive Director, WV Community Development Hub [email protected] Ray Moeller, Economic Redevelopment Specialist, WVU Northern Brownfields Assistance Center [email protected] DARRE is a three-year program partnership between the WV Community Development Hub, WV Northern Brownfields Assistance Center, Woodlands...

December 14, 2021By Bill WoodrumAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Microenterprises, StartupBridging Innovation, business, Community Development Hub, Downtown Revitalization, ecosystem, ecosystem builder, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship ecosystem, Jumpstart, Small Business, Tara St. Clair, The Hub, WV Treasurer's Office, WVURead more...

West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Update November 2021

Program Spotlight for November

Tamarack Foundation for the Arts

Spotlight Program:

Domenica Queen Programming & Operations Director, [email protected]

Tamarack Foundation for the Arts helps 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...

November 10, 2021By Bill WoodrumAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Microenterprises, StartupBridging Innovation, business, creative economy, ecosystem, ecosystem builder, EdVenture, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship ecosystem, High Rocks, Launch Lab, SBDC, Small Business, Tamarack Foundation For the Arts, Tara St. Clair, WVU, WVU Launch LabRead more...

West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Update October 2021

Program Spotlight for October

Small Communities Big Solutions

Sara Payne Scarbro, Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern WV [email protected]

This annual event showcases all the successes and highlights what is working across the southern part of the state. Each year a mix of community leaders, educators,...

October 15, 2021By Bill WoodrumAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Microenterprises, StartupBridging Innovation, business, ecosystem, ecosystem builder, EdVenture, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship ecosystem, Launch Lab, SBDC, Small Business, Tara St. Clair, WV Women's Business Center, WVU, WVU Launch LabRead more...

West Virginia Entrepreneurship Update September 2021

Program Spotlight for September

2021-2022 WV Statewide Business Plan

Tara St. Clair, Director of Operations, Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship [email protected] Tara provided updates regarding the 2021-2022 WV Statewide Business Plan Competitions. The competitions provide high school and college students across the state of West Virginia with the unique...

September 17, 2021By Bill WoodrumAdvancing Entrepreneurship, Business Growth, Business Planning, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Entrepreneurs in Action, Microenterprises, Startupbusiness, ecosystem, ecosystem builder, EdVenture, Entrepreneur, entrepreneurship ecosystem, Rural Rise, SBDC, Small Business, Tamarack, Tara St. Clair, WV Secretary of State, WVURead more...

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