Your 2021 Guide to Shopping Small in WV
Swap the freezing 4 AM Friday lines and Cyber Monday crashes for some local, West Virginia shops during Small Business... View Article
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The 2021 Holiday Marketing Guide
43%. That is the percentage of people who have already started their holiday shopping, who did so, in fact, before... View Article
5 Common Mistakes Small Business Owners Make
One thing is certain, there are many mistakes a small business owner will make along their entrepreneurial journey. However, one... View Article
The ‘Dos and Don’ts’ of Business Expansion
Running a company is no easy feat. If it were easy, everyone would be doing it. It takes courage to... View Article
Renovation makes former hot spot Coolfont Resort a cool place to be again
For years, most people looked at the old Coolfont Resort in Berkeley Springs and saw only an abandoned building whose... View Article
How to attract customers and keep them
Author: WV SBDC Subject Matter Expert Josh Cook The act of starting a new business, creating a product, or inventing... View Article
Come in, we’re open in West Virginia! Small businesses are ready for your support
With vaccinations up and COVID-19 cases down in the United States, more people are ready for a return to some degree of “normal.” So are West Virginia’s small... View Article
Creating specialty fragrances makes good business scents for Penn & Co.
Specialty shop Penn & Co. carries over 150 fragrances. Co-owners Chuck Penn and Phillip Donnelly keep the line fresh by... View Article
It’s more important than ever to support WV’s small businesses. Here’s how.
With the ongoing pandemic, communities and small businesses throughout the United States – and the world – are experiencing a... View Article
UPDATE on resources to support small businesses during the pandemic
A flurry of programs and resources has been enacted to provide small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic and the... View Article