WV Hive Network - Everything you need to help your business succeed.

Everything you need to help your business succeed.

Welcome to The WV Hive

Our mission at the WV Hive is to connect entrepreneurs with the resources and expertise they need to grow successful companies right here in the Mountain State.

A program of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority

Featured Event

The WV Hive is leading a regional initiative to improve customer service among frontline businesses, which will kick off March 25-26 with a customized and personalized training workshop at the Tamarack Conference Center.

For questions, contact Hannah Morgan at [email protected] or (304) 460-4483 Ext. 114.

Business Advising

One-on-one business advising is WV Hive’s premier service, providing clients with guidance on how to take an idea to market, build a business from the ground up, or throttle an existing business to successfully capture more of your target market.

Business Advising

Training Opportunities

WV Hive provides a range of training opportunities throughout the year designed to support entrepreneurs at any stage of their journey. We offer three distinct CO.STARTERS training programs to guide participants through key steps, whether they're just developing a business idea or looking to grow an established venture. We also host Lunch & Learn Webinars on essential topics—such as accounting, legal considerations, human resources, and marketing—to equip entrepreneurs with the tools needed for success.

Training Opportunities

Business Resources

WV Hive is proud to connect clients with a comprehensive range of state and local resources designed to help their businesses succeed. Each year, we host a Network and Resource Fair, where entrepreneurs can engage with WV Hive-approved vendors and resource partners, gaining valuable support and connections to drive their business forward.

Business Resources

Programs & Projects

WV Hive is a partner in the Community + Business Resilience Initiative (CBRI), a collaboration focused on creating conditions for workforce, business, and industry growth in the 21-county ACT Now region through community coaching and planning, site development, and business development services.

Collegiate Entrepreneurship Support

The WV Hive is proud to offer entrepreneurship services to college students at partner schools in our service area. Our collegiate entrepreneurship program empowers aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge, tools, and mentorship needed to turn their innovative ideas into thriving businesses. For more information about becoming a collegiate partner, contact Diana Woods at [email protected]

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Communities of Healing is a recovery-to-work ecosystem project designed to spur small business development and employ West Virginians healing from addiction through the growth of social entrepreneurship.

WV Hive is a partner in The WV Community Development Hub’s HubCAP initiative, a community-led economic development program that supports community teams in designing and implementing community revitalization projects over a multi-year period.

Food Incubation Hub

More information coming soon!

PATTERN represents a collaborative, regional approach to accelerating the outdoor and manufacturing industry within the New River Gorge, leveraging West Virginia’s knowledge of outdoor recreation, heritage, and craftmanship to create manufacturing opportunities. PATTERN is an NRGRDA Initiative.

Buzz Worthy

Hive Blog

New River Farms Sawmill in Danese a Great Addition To West Virginia’s Wood Products Industry

Jack and Kathleen Taggart, owners of New River Farms Sawmill in Danese, made their home in West Virginia after Jack’s service in the United States Army to settle and start the business of their dreams.

November 25, 2024

Hive Blog

West Virginia Hive Seeking Community Input On New Fayette County Food Business Incubation Hub

Leaders of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) and its entrepreneurial program – the West Virginia Hive – are seeking the community’s input by the end of the year on several aspects of a new Food Business Incubation Hub in Fayette County.

November 21, 2024

Hive Blog

Forward Southern WV, NRGRDA Contribute $20,000 to Propel ‘Project GRACE’ To Help Just for Kids Child Advocacy Center Respond to Child Exploitation

Leading local non-profit organizations — Forward Southern West Virginia and New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) — are donating $10,000 each to help propel an education and training campaign, Project GRACE (Gathered Response to Address Child Exploitation), being coordinated by Just for Kids Child Advocacy Center serving Fayette and Raleigh counties.

November 19, 2024

What our clients are saying

Rat_s-Marine

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.

Pinheads

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.

Appalachian-Furnishings

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.

Appalachian Furnishings

The-Levels-Depot

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

Greenbrier-Environmental-Group

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.

Greenbrier Environmental Group

The-Yew-Mountain-Center

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.

The Yew Mountain Center

Blue-Ridge-Bee-Company

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.

Blue Ridge Bee Company

Partners & Sponsors

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