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TechConnectWV recently launched ScaleUp West Virginia, a program designed to help West Virginia companies develop new products and technologies and move them to market; support small manufacturers in adopting advanced tools and processes; and promote increased entrepreneurial activity in our state. The program targets 40 counties, including many that have been particularly affected by the loss of mining jobs, as well as […]
Billow Global featured at World Government Summit in Dubai The West Virginia Capital Access Program (WVCAP) approved an investment of $25,000 for Billow Global Inc., a startup producer of health and wellness products in Charleston. The WVCAP funding is expected to allow BGI to create two jobs. BGI developed the first premium breast support pillow […]
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 […]
Op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail, Sunday, March 13, 2016 By Bill Woodrum, Alissa Novoselick, Anne Barth and Elizabeth Spellman As West Virginia continues to transition its economy, entities across the state are working to build capacity from within our borders, particularly in those sectors focused on innovation. While many people think of the creative economy as […]
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 […]
Shady Ridge Enterprises took home $1730 to perfect the prototype for Evan Dodrill’s animal tracking system, called the Herdsman on January 19 at the Valley Ventures Café. This was the Asbury resident’s second and final time to enter the competition and the audience selected his project in a close contest. His product has been refined […]
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 […]