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SUMMARY:Pitch Southern WV Business Idea Competition
DESCRIPTION:Attend the upcoming Pitch Southern WV Business Idea Competition and watch local candidates pitch their ideas. You get a vote in who wins! \nRegister to attend here. \n 
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/pitch-southern-wv-business-idea-competition-2/
LOCATION:WVU Tech Life Sciences Building\, 100 Mel Hancock Way\, Beckley\, WV\, 25801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,competition,entrepreneur,Networking,pitch,student,WV Hive Sponsored,WV Launch Lab
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ORGANIZER;CN="WVU Tech Launch Lab":MAILTO:diana.woods@mail.wvu.edu
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SUMMARY:CO.STARTERS Core Training - Winter/Spring 2023
DESCRIPTION:CO.STARTERS CORE business starters provides an action driven\, collaborative process with a small and supportive group of like-minded people. \nRegister here \nYour price $52. Regular price $500! \nOver the course of ten sessions\, you will identify your assumptions about why and how your businesses will work and then talk to customers in order to validate your ideas. This approach enables you to rapidly uncover flaws in your concept and find viable models more quickly. You’ll leave the program with a deeper understanding of how to create a sustainable business\, articulate your model\, and repeat the process with your next great idea. \n\nFebruary 27 – Kick off Event – 5:30pm at the WV Hive Business Hub\, 205 S. Kanawha Street\, Beckley\, WV \n\n\nMarch 6 – Session 1: Knowing Yourself – Introduction\, Assumptions\, Working Styles\, Team Building\, Obstacles\n\n\nMarch 13- Session 2: Knowing Your Customer – Customer\, Problem\, Alternatives\, Idea Testing\n\n\nMarch 20 – Session 3: Finding the Right Solution – Solution\, Benefit\, Advantage\, Starting Small\, Brand Identity\n\n\nMarch 27 – Session 4: Getting the Relationship Right – Marketing & Message; Getting\, Keeping & Growing Customers\n\n\nApril 3 – Session 5: Building Blocks – Distribution\, Revenue\, Typical Offering\, Price\n\n\nApril 10 – Session 6: Structures & Systems – Legal & Accounting Considerations\n\n\nApril 17 – No Session this Week \n\n\nApril 24 – Session 7: Discovering the Bottom Line – Startup & Ongoing Needs\, Fixed & Variable Costs\, Break-Even Point\n\n\nMay 1 – Session 8: Financial Modeling – Break-Even Point\, Sales Projections\, Cash Flow\, Raising Capital\n\n\nMay 8 – Session 9: Planning for Growth – Growth Plans\, Goal Setting\, Celebration Prep\n\n\nMay 15 – Session 10: Celebration – You have come a long way! It is time to be recognized and to celebrate with your peers. Your group gets to decide how this happens.  In Person at WV Hive Business Hub\, 205 S. Kanawha Street\, Beckley\, WV
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/co-starters-core-training-winter-spring-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business,business model,business plan,entrepreneur,entrepreneur education,Networking,student,WV Hive Sponsored
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ORGANIZER;CN="WV Hive":MAILTO:information@wvhive.com
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SUMMARY:Leadership 101
DESCRIPTION:Workshop cost $25.00.  To register\, click here \nIncreasing productivity and profitability in this hand-on training!\nThe New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA) has teamed up with the West Virginia University Industrial Extension Program to offer a series of low-cost training courses to be held in Beckley in the first quarter of 2023. The classes will be offered to business owners\, employees\, and individuals in the counties represented by NRGRDA and the WV Hive including Summers\, Nicholas\, Fayette\, Raleigh\, Webster\, Pocahontas\, Greenbrier\, Monroe\, Mercer\, Wyoming\, McDowell\, Mingo\, and Logan County.\nLeadership 101: Training will address the core elements of successful leadership including leadership styles\, customer relationships\, change\, coaching\, communication\, and talent retention.
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/leadership-101/
LOCATION:Historic Black Knight Muncipal Park\, 2400 South Kanawha Street\, Beckley\, 25801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,entrepreneur,entrepreneur education,manufacturing,Networking,student,WVU Industrial Extension
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ORGANIZER;CN="NRGRDA":MAILTO:info@nrgrda.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220609T173000
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SUMMARY:Get Started: A CO.STARTERS Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Developing Your Passion into a Sustainable Venture\nCost $29.95\nClick HERE to register. \nBuilt on the CO.STARTERS model\, this three-hour workshop helps participants work together to explore their ideas through the CO.STARTERS Canvas\, learn how to refine their models through meaningful customer feedback\, and define next steps. \nWhether just getting started\, stuck on a particular issue\, or in need of a refresher\, this workshop will provide the jumpstart needed to get participants moving. \nWhat is covered: \nPart 1 – Explore Your Idea: In this section\, participants learn how the CO.STARTERS Canvas can help get ideas out of their heads into a format that can be refined over time. They also dive deep into understanding their customers.\nPart 2 – Refine Your Model: Once ideas are mapped out on the Canvas\, participants learn how to use customer feedback to refine them. They also are encouraged to find ways to start small in order to get in front of customers sooner and begin testing their ideas.\nPart 3 – Define Next Steps: As the workshop concludes\, participants define actionable steps that can be taken in the next hour\, day\, week\, and month to move their ideas forward.
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/get-started-a-co-starters-workshop-12/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business,business model,business plan,entrepreneur,entrepreneur education,student,WV Hive Sponsored
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ORGANIZER;CN="WV Hive":MAILTO:information@wvhive.com
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SUMMARY:ZinnStarter Manufactured Products Pitch Competition
DESCRIPTION:WVU Industrial Extension Partners and the Morris L. Hayhurst Launchlab present: the ZinnStarter Manufactured Products Pitch Competition. This pitch is an opportunity for any WVU student with an idea for a tangible product to pitch their idea to a panel of judges and fund their idea into a reality. Applications will open on September 3\, and close on September 24 @ 5 PM. \nThe event will be held virtually on October 7 from 5 – 7 pm on Zoom. Prizes of up to 5000 will be awarded. \nTo apply click here.
URL:https://wvhive.com/event/zinnstarter-manufactured-products-pitch-competition/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:competition,Funding/Accounting,manufacturing,pitch,student,WV Launch Lab,WVU,WVU Industrial Extension
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ORGANIZER;CN="WVU Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab":MAILTO:cwhite17@mail.wvu.edu
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