WV SBDC offers free small business workshop in Bluefield, Nov. 29
The West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer a Business Fundamentals workshop, Thursday, Nov. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in Mercer County. The workshop will be held at Bluefield State College S, 704 Bland Street, Fourth Floor Conference Room, Bluefield. Business Coach Harold Patterson will lead the session.The Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC) […]
Starting or Growing a Business in West Virginia Has Never Been Easier
West Virginia’s unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, the lowest recorded level in over a decade. Core industries such as timber, manufacturing and mining have experienced a 13.1 percent growth rate in the last two years. Tourism is expanding as more travelers make their way to our wild, wonderful state. Small businesses are forming at an […]
Shopping small is a big deal for West Virginia businesses
After the big Thanksgiving banquet with family is over this year, carve out some time for shopping with small businesses. Small Business Saturday was created to raise awareness of the importance of small businesses and bring more customers through their doors. Since it was launched in 2010, the event falls on the first Saturday after […]
WVNCC to host Google workshops on Wheeling Campus
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) will host a Google Small Business Workshop focused on growing business online. The workshop will be held on Friday, December 7, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on their Wheeling Campus in the B&O Building. The workshop will include three sessions and are free and open to the […]
Women Succeed After Local Training Program
Sam didn’t expect to make $40,000+ a year by Christmas 2018, but she does. The first day she entered the Step Up for Women Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship Program in June of 2017, she was quiet and unsure of herself. She was working less than forty hours per week helping people with disabilities and had a newborn […]
Come celebrate Small Business Saturday with Goodwill’s Artificial Christmas Tree Lot & Ugly Sweater Fest!
The Kanawha City Goodwill will host a new twist on an old fashion holiday tradition with their Artificial Christmas Tree Lot and this year, the store will feature a DIY: Ugly Sweater Fest. For five dollars customers can select a sweater, long or short sleeve shirt and bedazzle it with an array of fun, festive […]
