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The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WVSBDC) has appointed new business coaches and a network coordinator to assist small businesses across the state. Steve Johnson serves as the new WVSBDC network coordinator for the statewide program. He provides a communications link between the lead center based in Charleston and the business coaches in the…
This year marks the 35th anniversary of America’s Small Business Development Centers (SBDC), which represents the nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers. America’s SBDC is the largest technical assistance program for small businesses in the country. The West Virginia SBDC is an Accredited Member of America’s SBDC network. In recognition of the anniversary as…
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia District Office recently announced the 2015 Small Business Week award winners along with the state’s top small business SBA lenders. The winners will be formally recognized during a noon luncheon May 27 at Canaan Resort and Conference Center in Davis. The honors include a national-level award for KeyLogic…
In honor of entrepreneurs during National Small Business Week May 4-8, the West Virginia Small Business Development Center will offer workshops for startup businesses at no cost. The standard rate for the Business Fundamental workshop is $35. Led by WVSBDC business coaches, the workshops are designed for those who are thinking of starting, or have…
Joseph I. Shapiro, M.D., dean of the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has established a scholarship at the school in honor of his wife, Mary Ryan Shapiro. The Mary R. Shapiro Scholarship is an endowed scholarship that will be awarded to a medical student who is a poster or oral presentation winner…
West Liberty University will hold its Spring 2015 Commencement Ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, in the Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC). Three hundred and eighty five students are expected to complete graduation requirements during the spring semester. Interim President Dr. John McCullough will confer the degrees. “Commencement is such a wonderful…