The WV Hive Network is excited to announce the Fall 2024 installment of its Pitch Southern West Virginia Business Idea Competition! The upcoming competition, to be held at WVU Tech in Beckley, WV, is open to residents and businesses located in Raleigh, Fayette, Nicholas, Summers, Webster, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Mercer, Wyoming, McDowell, Logan and Mingo Counties and also to WVU Tech students. The deadline to apply is noon on October 15, 2024.
Please note: ONLY those with new business ideas or business start-ups less than three years in operation are eligible to apply. Winners from the two most recent PSWV events are ineligible.
Applications will be evaluated by a team of reviewers and finalists will be chosen to pitch their ideas in-person at WVU Tech in Beckley, WV on November 14, 2024 beginning at 5:30pm.
During the in-person competition, you will have five minutes to present your idea to a panel of judges and explain why it is innovative and how it will make a difference to southern WV. Your presentation will be followed by a brief question and answer period with the judges.
Please submit your application through the form provided below. If having issues, you can access it by clicking here.
Questions? Contact Diana Woods @ [email protected] or 304-712-3817.
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