West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumna Brings Small Business Home to the Mountain State
Tara McConnell Tesher, celebrated cookware and household décor designer and CEO of Temp-tations, who graduated from Wesleyan in 1996, is going back to where it all started, hosting an open gathering December 8th in Clarksburg, WV, to talk about her new venture, Tara at Home—a unique direct-selling company that is helping woman and a few […]
West Virginia Receives High Marks for Construction Business Climate from Associated Builders and Contractors Scorecard
West Virginia has a strong business environment for construction contractors, according to state rankings released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). “Building America: The Merit Shop Scorecard” reviews and ranks state-specific information significant to the success of the commercial and industrial construction industry. The scorecard website, meritshopscorecard.org, identifies states, such as West Virginia that have […]
What is the Value of a Strategic Business Plan?
By Deborah Fell Did you know that, mathematically, if you improve revenue by 2% per month, you will more than double your business in 3 years? The value of a strategic plan then, is to create the “how-to” strategies, initiatives and resourcing to get there. So how do you get this done? Consider these five […]
Kelly Services Celebrates 60 Years in the Kanawha Valley
Kelly Services will celebrate its 60th anniversary in West Virginia at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 at its Charleston office located at 5707 MacCorkle Ave, SE. The staffing company opened its doors in Charleston along Quarrier Street on Nov. 26, 1956, saving customers time and money with a qualified staff ready at a moment’s notice. Today […]
West Virginia State University to Host Healthy Grandfamilies Information Session
West Virginia State University (WVSU) will launch a new series of its Healthy Grandfamilies initiative with an information session Monday, Dec. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Wilson University Union on campus. The initiative, a series of free informational sessions and follow-up support, targets grandparents who are raising one or more of their […]
Concord University Students Excel in Business Simulation
Every semester students from Concord University participate in a competitive on-line business simulation called Capstone. Capstone simulates the management decision processes in a true-to-life, competitive environment. The Capstone business simulation is utilized by leading business schools in the U.S. and around the world. CapSim tracks the performance of participants through eight rounds of competition using […]
