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  • 10 tips that will help you survive a virtual meeting

    10 tips that will help you survive a virtual meeting

    [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic changes, telecommuting is being embraced by the business community like never before. As employers transition from using traditional office space to working remotely, many companies are finding that workers…

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  • TorsionX tools get a STEP up with international business

    TorsionX tools get a STEP up with international business

    West Virginia Division of Economic Development marks 10th anniversary of STEP grant program TorsionX tools are manufactured in West Virginia and increasingly sold around the world. STEP into bigger market potential One component in TorsionX’s marketing toolbox is the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The STEP program launched 10 years ago to help small businesses…

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  • Export trade mission and STEP grant help dock builder land half-million-dollar project in Nicaragua

    Export trade mission and STEP grant help dock builder land half-million-dollar project in Nicaragua

    SBA STEP program celebrates 10 years of helping businesses grow export sales  A West Virginia company completed a half-million-dollar project in the picturesque beach town of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua.  Small business makes splash with export The project began when American Muscle Docks and Fabrication (AMD) joined the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission…

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  • 30 WV businesses honored for exporting to new countries

    30 WV businesses honored for exporting to new countries

    CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Thirty West Virginia companies that grew their business by exporting a good or service to a new country last year were recognized by state officials in a virtual ceremony on Aug. 26. During the event, each business received the Governor’s Commendation for International Market Entry Award, which is given to companies that made…

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