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05/27/2026

Bridging Innovation Week 2026 kicked off in Morgantown last month. It proved to be a landmark event for West Virginia's entrepreneurial future. 👇Check out the recap.

Bridging Innovation Week (Bridging) 2026, which kicked off on April 27 in Morgantown, proved to be a landmark event for West Virginia's entrepreneurial future

05/18/2026

To celebrate 250 years of American free enterprise, we want to show the country that small business is BIG business.

We’re looking for small businesses that are:

- Strengthening American competitiveness

- Innovating and demonstrating an outsized impact within an industry

- Delivering economic opportunity and quality jobs

- Showing strong fundamentals and ex*****on readiness

Apply to the Patriot Pitch Competition: sba.gov/freedom250

05/07/2026

We are two weeks away from our second workshop in the Greenbrier Business Builder Series on Wednesday, May 20th at noon. Join us and West Virginia Small Business Development Center as we dive more into bookkeeping and understating your financial statements. Register: https://wvsbdc.ecenterdirect.com/events/33562

05/03/2026

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This week, we celebrate the more than 36 million small businesses across America that power the nation’s economy. Share to spread word!

Learn more: https://www.sba.gov/nsbw

04/28/2026

The West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC) would like to congratulate the winners of our AI Pitch Competition, held yesterday at Bridging Innovation 2026! We had many inventive applicants, and each of our selected participants did a fantastic job with their respective pitches. We appreciate everyone involved, and we thank Amazon Web Services (AWS), nClouds, Inc. and TechConnectWV for their valuable partnership.

1st - Reshore Technologies
2nd - Heliox Semiconductor
3rd - Woodland Hills Assisted Living

04/16/2026

Bridging Innovation Week Impact Workshop Presenter Amanda Krill shares her experience developing her entrepreneurial spirit and moving to West Virginia to set it free. 👇Check out her guest blog.

Bridging Innovation Week Impact Workshop Presenter Amanda Krill shares her experience developing her entrepreneurial spirit and moving to West Virginia to set it free.

04/15/2026

When Amber Comer decided to expand her home-based childcare business into a full-fledged Early Learning Center, she knew she wanted to offer more than just daycare. She envisioned a place where children could grow and thrive in a supportive, hands-on educational environment. That vision became Lively Little Ones in Fayetteville.

Check out our latest Success Story 👉 https://wvsbdc.com/lively-little-ones-fulfilling-childcare-need-in-fayette-county-with-wv-sbdc-assistance/

04/13/2026

Earlier this month, leaders in economic development, education, and medicine gathered in Morgantown for Focus Forward 2026: Minds and Machines. Hosted by the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, the event provided critical updates on the trajectory of AI. Check out our blog👇 on key takeaways from the event.

On April 1, leaders in medicine, economic development, and education gathered in Morgantown for Focus Forward 2026: Minds and Machines

04/13/2026

PRESS RELEASE Maxwelton, WV — Greenbrier Valley Economic Development Corporation and the West Virginia Small Business Development Center are proud to

04/10/2026

There is one week left to apply for our AI Pitch Competition to be held on April 27 during . The deadline is Friday, April 17, at 11:59 PM.

Showcase your idea, prototype, or project for up to $50,000 in partner professional services.

Apply: bit.ly/AWS-AI-Pitch-Apply-Now

Register to attend (free but required): bit.ly/AWS-AI-Pitch-Event-Register-Now