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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 […]
Fairmont Brine Processing, based in West Virginia, was named one of four winners in the 4th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest, held May 12 in Southpointe, PA. The firm walked away with a winner’s check for $25,000 after pitching their technology to an audience of nearly 150 attendees. Fairmont Brine Processing has developed an evaporation […]
Imagine having access to the same state-of-the-art instruments that elite scientists use to create the latest high tech materials or the next generation of drugs. The West Virginia University Shared Research Facilities can help scientists and entrepreneurs from other academic institutions, national or state laboratories, or from the private sector turn imagination into reality. 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 […]