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Generation West Virginia (GWV) announced in a press conference today that their Impact Fellowship program is more than doubling in size in year two. Eleven host companies from across the state have partnered with GWV to offer yearlong fellowship opportunities to 17 Impact Fellows. In 2017, nearly 200 applicants from West Virginia and across the…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launches its distinguished Emerging Leaders Program at no charge to the small businesses in West Virginia. The program has been described by participants as a “mini-MBA” program with convenient evening classes in Fairmont. The class meets bi-monthly starting in April, with graduation in November. The goal of the program is to…
Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of State Mac Warner announce the grand opening of the West Virginia One Stop Business Center, a new and convenient way to help business owners and make it easier to do business in West Virginia. Secretary Warner was joined by representatives from the Governor’s Office, the State Tax Department, the…
Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLC is pleased to announce that Michael T. Bumgarner, CPA, CLM, CGMA has been named Chief Executive Officer and attorney J. Tyler Dinsmore has been named Assistant Managing Member, effective as of January 1. Law firm leadership is evolving rapidly toward a management model more closely resembling that of its clients with…
Four West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) staff members recently received their certification as Historic Real Estate Finance Professionals from the National Development Council. “The recently enacted West Virginia Historic Tax Credit that jumped from 10% to 25% is a game changer for small business creation in the Mountain State,” said Erika Bailey,…
To mark their states’ candidate filing deadlines, Alison Lundergan Grimes, the Democratic Secretary of State of Kentucky, and Mac Warner, the Republican Secretary of State of West Virginia, are distributing the “Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook” to candidates in their states seeking to be on the ballot in 2018. The Playbook was created by Defending Digital Democracy…