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The Hive held its first “Pitch Southern WV Idea and Business Competition” on September 18 in partnership with TechConnect West Virginia and WVU LaunchLab – Beckley. Six entrepreneurs presented their ideas to an audience and judges at the Raleigh Playhouse and Theatre in downtown Beckley. First place winner David Wills of Step Safely won $2,200 […]
Nearly 40 entrepreneurs, owners of startup companies, and several service providers who support them gathered at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park on September 19 to learn how angel investors select – and de-select – their investments. The workshop, entitled, Pitching Angel Investors: What to Expect and How to Prepare, was led by Eric Dobson, […]
Addressing the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), while also encouraging women to excel in these fields is the driving pursuit of the 2018 Women & Technology Conference, to be held on Monday, Sept. 10th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, event organizers announced. To register for […]
TechConnect West Virginia recently completed its TechAssist West Virginia project, funded by the WV Department of Commerce and launched in cooperation with three technical assistance “Centers of Excellence” in the state: The INNOVA Commercialization Group, the Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ), and the Center for Applied Research and Technology (CART). Over the course of the project, […]
The Entrepreneurship & Innovation Law Clinic (EILC) at the West Virginia University College of Law is currently accepting clients for September 2018. The EILC provides free-legal services to small businesses, individual entrepreneurs, nonprofits, and community organizations. The EILC anticipates selecting 4-6 clients for September. An example of some of the services offered include: Nonprofits & […]
The opening Keynote Speaker for the 2018 Women & Technology Conference will be Ms. Carroll A. Thomas, Director of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the National Institute of Standards and Technology at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The event, hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and featuring inspiring speakers, value-added breakout sessions and quality networking, […]
TechConnectWV will host the 2018 Women & Technology Conference on Monday, September 10 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Charleston, WV. For more information, or to register, click here. The purpose of the event is to address the under-representation of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The conference aims to […]
NextGen Federal Systems (NextGen) has recently been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract by the US Army. Under this Research and Development (R&D) contract, NextGen will design and develop a micro drone that utilizes an imaging sensor and advanced autopilot system to support autonomous operation, intelligence collection, and information processing within […]
Limited access to angel capital is a challenge for West Virginia’s entrepreneurs and early-stage companies looking to grow in the state. TechConnectWV is working hard to help bridge that “investor divide.” Funded through support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) and Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, TechConnectWV’s NextUp West Virginia program is […]
The growth of plug-in electric vehicles and the infrastructure to power them is playing out nationwide and in West Virginia. There are 786,000 plug-in vehicles right now in the U.S., according to Marty Weirick, president of the W.Va. Electric Auto Association, with 43 models across 15 brands. “And they’re really, really fun to drive,” he […]