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Column in the Charleston Gazette, January 18, 2015 by Anne Barth We hear a lot about the Innovation Economy, but what exactly does this mean? It’s based on the idea that knowledge, entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration all come together to fuel economic growth. In the Innovation Economy, research turns money into knowledge, and innovation […]
Column in the Charleston Daily Mail, February 2, 2015, by Anne Barth Groundhog Day brings the idea of forecasting to the front and center. Some say that forecasting is the art of saying what will happen, and then explaining why it didn’t. Others say there are two types of forecasts—lucky or wrong! Either way, my forecast […]
WCHS-TV, January 28, 2015 See coverage of the 2015 Innovation & Entrepreneurship Day here: http://www.wchstv.com/news/features/eyewitness-news/stories/Dozens-Of-Innovators-Attend-Innovation-And-Entrepreneurship-Day-At-Capitol-71934.shtml#.VM-ZlUfF-FJ
Charleston Daily Mail, January 29, 2015 West Virginia’s latest and greatest in high tech and creativity was on display Wednesday at the 15th Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day at the state Capitol. Exhibitors including West Virginia University, Toyota and Homer Laughlin China showcased their efforts and made themselves available for networking and sharing of ideas.
Column in the Charleston Daily Mail, December 23, 2014 Anne Barth, TechConnect West Virginia, and Jen Giovannitti, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Successfully matching small business innovation with capital is at the heart of community and economic development. According to the Small Business Association, small businesses currently make up 99.7 percent of U.S. employer firms […]
Charleston, WV – If you are a small business, researcher, or entrepreneur in West Virginia or Pennsylvania focused on developing a new product or service for the shale energy space, you should be gearing up to submit your application soon to the Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center’s 4th Annual Shale Gas Innovation […]
Guest Column by Justin Gaull, Program Manager West Virginia Small Business Development Center In-Tech Program (Innovation and Technology Commercialization) In June, the WV Development Office and WVSBDC In-Tech program were represented at the National Innovation Summit and National SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Conference in Washington, D.C. Large companies, federal agencies, and multi-national government prime […]
Four West Virginia firms were singled out by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin as part of National Small Business Week, and TechConnect is proud to have assisted all of them. Some have also been supported by RCBI, the WV Small Business Development Center, the INNOVA Commercialization Group, and other members of TechConnect. Both RockyBrook Sinkers and […]
Charleston Daily Mail Tuesday, April 1, 2014 by Jared Hunt, Business editor CHARLESTON, W.VA. — State officials and executives from area chemical companies and industry organizations gathered at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park in South Charleston to commemorate the launch of the nation’s first business incubator focused solely on chemical-based technologies. Dubbed “ChemCeption,” the new […]
Column in The Charleston Gazette by Anne Barth, February 27, 2014 “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” This quote by Carl Sagan reminds us that what we don’t know about the universe exceeds that which we do know. And the only way we will learn more is through scientific research. Lately the news […]