Working with the Hive has been a pleasant experience. Our regional business advisor is always there to answer any questions we have and help us navigate through growing our small business.

The assistance from the WV Hive has been a big part of what has taken Pinheads from a ‘pipe dream’ to a sustainable business. For the past (four) years, WV Hive has been a trusted partner that I can lean on for training and mentorship to help me learn how to expand my customer base and plan future growth. Their help with marketing, business planning, and identifying sources and uses of capital breaks down the complicated world of business management into workable areas where we can measure and plan. The help of the Hive gives me confidence and the knowledge base I need to continue to move forward. I am eternally grateful.

WV Hive has been invaluable in assisting our company with identifying our client segment, diversifying our streams of revenue, and assisting us with public relations and marketing resources. Our business advisor is knowledgeable, dependable, and resourceful. Working with the Hive has been nothing short of amazing.

The help I received was truly a game changer for my business. It helped me focus on my goals and figure out the steps necessary to obtain them.

The Hive was very helpful in the process of taking an idea to a new business startup. My business advisor was so much more than just an encourager, she was an excellent sounding board. She provided valuable insights and honest examinations of my ideas. Their technical assistance was priceless to my small startup. I would recommend anyone thinking about starting or growing a business within their service are to give them a call.

Thanks to the help from the WV Hive, my bookkeeping and taxes are a breeze.

The folks at WV Hive were so integral to the start up of The Local Café & Grocer. They linked us with important resources and helped us navigate those early bumps in the road. Having support on the front end from people who understand the challenges facing entrepreneurs has made all the difference and will, no doubt, positively impact the long-term success of many new businesses across the state.

Ruthana and WV Hive were instrumental in helping us get our business started. Thanks to the assistance offered by WV Hive, we were able to form a locally owned business that is able to provide professional environmental consulting careers in southern WV. Greenbrier Environmental Group, Inc. exists thanks to the guidance and support provided by WV Hive.

Our business advisor offered advice about how to raise the profile of the center to earn the income needed to support free or low cost educational programs for local youth. WV Hive helped our young organization achieve a cohesive look for our marketing materials, support the creation of two promotional videos and help us better use social media.

CO.STARTERS [sponsored by WV Hive] facilitator, Ruthana Beezley, and professional mentor, Peni Adams, created an atmosphere of encouragement, support and guidance which helped focus my entrepreneurial vision, passion and spirit.

The digital marketing support from the Hive helped us to launch our business forward and we were able to reach so many more customers with their help and are forever grateful.

My business advisor helped me to translate my vision into concrete realities and assisted me in troubleshooting so that I could focus my energies. Her encouragement and resources definitely helped offset my own inexperience and doubt– two things that plague new business owners. In order to be successful, I had to believe in myself and my vision so that I could ‘sell’ it to others.