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Winners Announced in State Business Plan Competition

Business plans for Appleseed’s Farm Market and Cardrecs both won the $10,000 top prize.

Business plan competition sees record number of entries

The West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition received 115 entries, including 40 in a new category.

Business Connections, March 2010

March 2010 West Virginia Small Business Development Center business connections.

WVU OneShirt Clothing Drive

WVU OneShirt campaign, in part sponsored by SustainU, ended February 26, 2010.

Business Incubator Helps Success Beget Success

The WVU Business Incubator, featured in the WVUToday, helps small businesses find footing in rocky times.

Terri L. Marts named as WVU Interim Director for Advanced Energy Initiative

Terry L. Marts, formerly the president of URS Corp.’s Washington Defense Group (an engineering business serving the federal government), and “a seasoned executive with more than thirty years experience in the strategic management of energy, defense, and power utility system projects with federal agencies and private corporations”, has been named as the West Virginia University Interim Director for Advanced Energy Initiative (“AEI”).

VP for research issues special message related to ARRA

“Unprecedented times have given rise to unprecedented opportunities,” says Curt M. Peterson, WVU vice president for research and economic development, in a special message posted to the WVU Intranet.

U.S. Patent Searching Workshop

Introductory information on the patenting process, preliminary patent searching including classification, Public PAIR, and hands-on instruction in using the U.S. Patent Office’s online database of patents from 1790 to the present.

WVU Entrepreneurship Center: Providing Real World Experience

The WVU College of Business & Economics’ Entrepreneurship Center and the WVU Business Incubator help place student in internships to get real life work experience.

Locus Spring 2007

The Spring 2007 edition of the Locus Newsletter.