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Brad Smith, Huntington native and chief executive officer of global accounting-tools provider Intuit, will keynote TechConnect West Virginia’s “Growing Innovation in the Mountain State” policy forum on Wednesday, April 6 at BridgeValley Community & Technical College’s Advanced Technology Center in the WV Regional Technology Park in South Charleston. The event will begin with a light breakfast […]
Mompreneur start-up MightyTykes™ is starting 2016 off strong having landed its first international reseller as well as leading online retailer Wal-mart.com in December. Going live on wal-mart.com is the result of several months of a complex vetting process MightyTykes™ has undergone with the mega-retailer. At this point, sales will be exclusively through Wal-mart.com’s online presence and not yet in their […]
The State Journal, Feb. 12, 2016 Anne Barth is executive director of TechConnect West Virginia, a nonprofit organization working to advance innovation-based economic development and growth in West Virginia. Just as a modern transportation system requires roads, bridges, ramps, signage and more, a healthy entrepreneurial environment requires a complete system of interconnected infrastructure to move […]
TechConnect is proud to be a co-sponsor of the 2016 WV Bioscience Summit. West Virginia’s Life Science Industries Create Value for West Virginia and the world! Bio West Virginia’s members are innovators – making discoveries, improving science, and growing our economy. The Sixth Annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit, which will take place April 26-27, 2016 […]
The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing (RCBI) will host a free Lunch and Learn Feb. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. that focuses on “Growing Opportunity in Local Agriculture.” Representatives of RCBI, Coalfield Development Corporation, The Wild Ramp and Refresh Appalachia will highlight the latest techniques in agricultural production, aggregation and distribution […]
Small businesses in West Virginia have a chance to tell the state what they need to succeed. The West Virginia Small Business Development Center invites owners to share feedback regarding their business challenges and priorities in a confidential online survey on wvsbdc.org/westvirginia. The survey can be completed in about10 minutes. The window of opportunity to […]
The 2016 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol, hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and TransTech Business Development, was a huge success! West Virginia’s innovation economy was on full display at the Capitol on January 27. We were able to showcase our industries to legislators and administrative branch officials through exhibiting in the Capitol Rotunda, […]
Participants with Governor Earl Ray Tomblin The 2016 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day at the Capitol, hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and TransTech Energy Business Development on January 27, showcased highlights of the State’s innovation economy. From exhibits of “Google Cardboard” featuring virtual reality, to Azimuth’s sophisticated technology that supports our military, to fittings manufactured by Walhonde […]
The Valley Ventures Entrepreneur Café competition will be an evening highlighting the resources and innovations advancing entrepreneurism in the southern West Virginia. Vision Shared, the original launcher of this competition four years ago is joining BB&T, a faithful supporter of these competitions to provide $1,000 in seed funding for the winner of the January 19th […]
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 […]