WV STEM+ Family Travel Fund is accepting applications for the October 15, 2015 deadline. The first statewide program in the nation, this travel fund provides reimbursement of incremental child and eldercare expenses incurred as a result of traveling. Female faculty and post-doctoral scholars in STEM and social science fields at West Virginia universities and colleges, […]
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) and a group of statewide partners will present the 2015 West Virginia Makes Festival, a celebration of ingenuity and creativity, on Oct. 2 at Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington. “Our festival celebrates makers,” said Charlotte Weber, RCBI Director & CEO. “It taps into the […]
A new partnership between Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College and a startup firm in Hardy County has received a seed grant through TechConnect West Virginia’s Innovation Transfer Consortium. The Innovation Transfer Consortium (ITC), a project of TechConnect WV, has awarded a $5,000 seed grant to Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College and […]
The U.S. Treasury Department recently released a report on progress made around the nation through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) program from 2011-2014. As reported in the Summary of States’ 2014 Annual Reports, SSBCI funds have supported over 12,000 transactions and leveraged $6.4 billion in private financing nationwide through 2014. In West Virginia, […]
On August 14, 2015, the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Keynote & In-Service will be held from 9 am to 4 pm at the Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Beaver, WV. Gary Schoeniger, founder of the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative will deliver the keynote address, “Entrepreneurial Mindset: Advancing Student Success.” Schoeniger is co-author of “Who Owns the […]
The West Virginia Regional Technology Park (WVRTP) recently launched the West Virginia Aspiring Business Leaders and Entrepreneur (WVABLE) program to assist, foster and facilitate research and technology startups and entrepreneurs in West Virginia. Participation in WVABLE provides both current and future entrepreneurs with the skills and resources necessary to succeed and grow. The WVRTP will […]
Teachers have a new resource for entrepreneurship education, thanks to a joint effort of the EdVenture Group, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and the West Virginia Department of Education. Young Entrepreneurs in Action is a video series, complete with age-appropriate lesson plans, aimed at providing West Virginia K-12 students with entrepreneurship education. Ten West […]
What if you could take a discarded item and turn it into a source of light for people in third world, energy-poor countries? And what if, at the same time, you could engage young people in a renewable energy project that taught them new skills? That’s exactly what Ruston Seaman has done with New Vision […]
Combined company to develop and market new services for pharmaceutical R&D Protea Biosciences Group, Inc. recently announced that it has entered into an agreement for the purchase of vivoPharm Pty Ltd. (“vivoPharm”), a global provider of pharmacology, toxicology and bioanalytical research services, with a portfolio of proprietary oncology models. With facilities in Melbourne, Australia and […]