Small Business isn’t always easy….but it is sweet!

A day in the life of Shahram and Shana Shafii, owners of the Donut Connection in Fairmont, includes being the boss, repairman, accountant, business manager, night-shift production employee, marketing representative and cheerleader. Pretty much it means working 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Although Shafii’s life now revolves around his business, you will […]

GOVERNOR TOMBLIN PRAISES 81ST LEGISLATURE

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin tonight praised Senate President Jeff Kessler, Speaker of the House Rick Thompson, and the members of the 81st Legislature for passing several key pieces of legislation during the 2013 Regular Session. “For the past sixty-days, President Kessler, Speaker Thompson and members of the legislature have worked with my administration to put […]

$19 Million in Grants to be Made to SBA Resource Partners To Support Hurricane Sandy Small Business Recovery

Small businesses rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will get both immediate and long-term help laying a foundation for economic recovery and resiliency thanks to expanded services funded by a $19 million emergency appropriation. Small businesses can take advantage of free expanded counseling, training and technical assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s resource […]

Bradey J. Loffert Receives Certified Financial Plannerâ„¢ Certification

Bradey J. Loffert, CLU®, CFP®, Financial Advisor with Northwestern Mutual in Morgantown, WV has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. (CFP Board) to use the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERâ„¢ and CFP® certification marks in accordance with the CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. These marks identify those individuals who have met […]

Two Leading Companies Combine to Build an Even Stronger, More Efficient Enterprise

HGO Technology, a successful IT consulting firm centrally headquartered in Wheeling, WV and ContactPointe, a firm of respected IT consulting professionals specializing in managed IT services and training with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Charleston, WV have combined to create an even stronger strategic and operational IT services provider. The combination will unite the two […]