WVSBDC Offers Small Business Workshop in Hancock County

A workshop on Business Fundamentals is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, Hancock County. The workshop is part of the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) training and business coaching program Three Step Jump Start to help small business owners receive the right information at the right time. The workshop…

2017 SBA Small Business Week Awards Nomination Period Nearing End

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Director Karen Friel reminds West Virginia small businesses the nomination period for the 2017 National and District Small Business Week Awards closes Tue., Jan. 10, 2017. Since 1963, National Small Business Week has recognized the outstanding achievements of America’s small businesses for their contributions to their local…

Shepherd Accepting NEH Summer Institute Applications

Shepherd University is accepting applications until March 1 for the 2017 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer institute “Voices from the Misty Mountains: Appalachian Writers and Mountain Culture.”    The institute will take place July 9-29 at Shepherd and is open to full-time and part-time classroom teachers and librarians in public, charter, independent, and…