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January 8, 2020

2020 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol

Join us to showcase innovation and entrepreneurship in West Virginia!

January 8, 2020

2020 SBIR-STTR Bootcamps–Online

TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, is hosting a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) online bootcamps in the state in 2020 as part of its recently launched “Bridging the Ecosystem in Science & Technology in West Virginia” program, or “BEST […]

November 11, 2019

More than $7 million in federal funding announced for WV economic development projects

WV News November 11, 2019 CHARLESTON — More than $7 million in federal funding will be distributed across eight economic development projects in West Virginia. The funding, which will be awarded through the U.S. Economic Development Administration, was announced Monday morning by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic […]

November 4, 2019

WV High Tech Foundation, partners launch ‘3 Steps to Start Up’ program

by Conor Griffith, Business Editor WVNews November 3, 2019 FAIRMONT — Hopes are high among West Virginia’s business development organizations that a newly funded program will more effectively coordinate available resources and help entrepreneurs take their businesses from concept to reality. A $1,200,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission was awarded to the INNOVA Commercialization […]

November 4, 2019

High Tech Jobs in the Mountain State

October 21 was a big day for tech in West Virginia. TechConnectWV hosted the 6th Annual WV Women & Technology Conference, and Infor cut the ribbon on its new offices in Charleston. Thanks to Mark Curtis at Channel 13 for highlighting both in this interview!

November 1, 2019

SBIR-STTR Bootcamp

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Learn about the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs

October 31, 2019

2019 Coding & Cyber Summit

The 2019 West Virginia Coding & Cyber Summit will feature key leaders from academia, industry and the public sector while highlighting West Virginia’s ongoing efforts to develop a workforce ready to fill the thousands of available jobs in software coding and cybersecurity.

September 19, 2019

Grant aims to help entrepreneurs, small businesses

By Wendy Holdren The Register-Herald Sep. 16, 2019 TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, has been awarded a Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant. The $125,000 U.S. Small Business Administration grant aims to help West Virginia research and development-focused small businesses apply for and win federal Small Business […]

September 10, 2019

U.S. SBA Awards TechConnect West Virginia $125,000 FAST Grant

NEWS RELEASE September 9, 2019 Charleston, W.Va. – – TechConnect West Virginia, in partnership with the West Virginia Small Business Development Center, has been awarded a Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration in the amount of $125,000 to help West Virginia research and development (R&D)-focused small businesses […]

April 29, 2019

2019 Women & Technology Conference

TechConnect’s Women & Technology Conference encourages girls and women to pursue STEM careers.