Small Business isn’t always easy….but it is sweet!

A day in the life of Shahram and Shana Shafii, owners of the Donut Connection in Fairmont, includes being the boss, repairman, accountant, business manager, night-shift production employee, marketing representative and cheerleader. Pretty much it means working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although Shafii’s life now revolves around his business, you will…

GOVERNOR TOMBLIN PRAISES 81ST LEGISLATURE

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin tonight praised Senate President Jeff Kessler, Speaker of the House Rick Thompson, and the members of the 81st Legislature for passing several key pieces of legislation during the 2013 Regular Session. “For the past sixty-days, President Kessler, Speaker Thompson and members of the legislature have worked with my administration to put…

$19 Million in Grants to be Made to SBA Resource Partners To Support Hurricane Sandy Small Business Recovery

Small businesses rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will get both immediate and long-term help laying a foundation for economic recovery and resiliency thanks to expanded services funded by a $19 million emergency appropriation. Small businesses can take advantage of free expanded counseling, training and technical assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s resource…

YWCA Girls Night Out Launch Party

Girls Night Out, the area’s largest women-only fundraiser that benefits the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program and