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Diversifying West Virginia’s Economy: The Mountain State’s Automotive Industry
Some journeys never end. They aren’t meant to. That’s the way it is with building a strong, diverse economy in West Virginia or anywhere else in the world. Conditions change, markets shift, and we continue to adapt and move forward.
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Export trade mission helps dock builder land half-million-dollar project in Nicaragua
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia company recently completed a half-million dollar project in the picturesque beach town of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua. The project began when American Muscle Docks and Fabrication joined the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Mission to Central America in March 2017.
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Expense Assist elevates cost control to high-tech art
Gary Bohm’s time used to be swept away in a daily deluge of paper invoices and contracts. He ran a cost reduction consulting firm that analyzed business costs. “I knew there had to be a better way,” he said. Not finding a solution on the market, he created his own.
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Exporting: A big opportunity for West Virginia small businesses
Exporting isn’t just for big companies. Small and medium businesses represent 98 percent of the 408,000 businesses that engaged in international trade in 2015, according to the United States Department of Commerce.
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Celebrating #SBDCDay, WVSBDC helps owner find the right fit with shoe business
West Virginia native Carla Siburt always wanted a business of her own. She found the right fit with Allen’s Bootery, a cornerstone of business in Moundsville for nearly 70 years.
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