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December 22, 2015

SBA Award Nominations Due January 11

In recognition of the small business community’s contribution to the American economy, the President of the United States designates one week each year as National Small Business Week. The SBA West Virginia District Office invites your participation in the district‐level Small Business Awards nomination process. Small Business Week is a special opportunity to celebrate local […]

December 22, 2015

Teaming to Win Celebrates 25th Anniversary As Final Conference

Officials of the Teaming to Win Conference announce that after a successful 25-year run, the conference held in May of 2015 was the last in the series. “The original goal of the Teaming to Win Conference—to grow a healthy sector of firms engaged in federal government procurement in North Central West Virginia—has been achieved,” said […]

December 22, 2015

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND: 2016 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the State Capitol

Are you an innovator or entrepreneur in West Virginia?  Join us on January 27 at the State Capitol as we showcase the state’s Innovation Economy at the West Virginia Legislature.  Help us demonstrate that the Innovation Economy is not just a concept in West Virginia, but a reality. Network around the Capitol Rotunda with legislators, […]

November 30, 2015

TransTech Energy Business Development Conference Announces Competition Winners

Business start-up winners from the pitch competition were announced at the end of the 4th Annual TransTech Energy Business Development Conference held Nov. 5-6 in Morgantown, W.Va. The conference is an initiative of the TransTech Energy (TTE) program at West Virginia University.  The program highlights commercializable innovations coming out of research universities, national labs, private […]

November 27, 2015

Crowdfunding: Basics Of The Rule

On October 30, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to approve the final rule to implement the crowdfunding provisions of the JOBS Act.   The final rule will go into effect 180 days after its publication in the Federal Register.  Once enacted, the rule will permit non-accredited investors to participate in equity funding through crowdfunding […]

November 27, 2015

WVU ECOCAR 3 Team Announces Plans for Hybrid Redesign of Chevy Camaro

After more than a year of work spent on computer-aided designs for a hybrid conversion of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro, the West Virginia University EcoCAR 3 team is finally able to share its plans for this innovative hybrid vehicle. Up to this point, the team’s hybrid architecture plans were not available to the public; however, […]

October 30, 2015

Join Us In Celebrating West Virginia’s Top Innovators On November 16!

Abraham Lincoln said “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”   West Virginia is fortunate to have excellent innovators creating a better future for our state. Come join us on November 16 as we honor them! Register here. TechConnect’s Spirit of Innovation Awards, designed to celebrate success and showcase innovation in the […]

October 30, 2015

Natural Gas Developments Lead To Stronger Region

Op-ed by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin as published by the Charleston Gazette-Mail on October 27, 2015 As a lifelong West Virginian who has spent more than four decades serving the people of our state, I can honestly say we are currently embarking on one of the most exciting times in our state’s history. West […]

October 30, 2015

Bring Equity Crowdfunding to West Virginia!

An Op-ed by Anne Barth, TechConnect West Virginia, and Joe Carlucci, New River Gorge Regional Development Authority/WV Small Business Development Center, as published by the Charleston Gazette-Mail on Oct. 4, 2015 When the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act) passed Congress in 2012, a new source of capital opened up for entrepreneurs seeking startup or expansion […]

October 30, 2015

West Virginia’s First NIH Phase I SBIR Grant in 8 Years Awarded to Huntington’s Progenesis Technologies, LLC

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has awarded Progenesis Technologies, LLC, a Huntington, WV-based biotech firm with ties to Marshall University, a grant under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for approximately $144,000, company officials announced today. This is the first NIH Phase I award for a West Virginia company in eight years and […]