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Leadership/Coaching/Professional Development

I'm not sure if you consider this a resource but I offer functional movement training at my Pilates Studio in Oak Hill. I am a for-profit business but I try to keep my prices low and competitive so as not to exclude people. I am a nationally trained Pilates teacher and I specialize in helping people regain their physical abilities so they can continue to do the things they love to do. I also run wellness programs to help people make positive health changes in their lives. This comes with some nutrition coaching as well as other wellness components that affect someone's health - sleep, stress, exercise, hormones, etc...

Marketing including video, digital, print and broadcast. Public relations.

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Business planning and management of tourism related lodging & related retail in southern WV

Building owner advocate, sustainable design expert,

Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network

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The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and Development, Inc., (CESD), was created in 1981. We are a nonprofit organization affiliated with West Virginia University (WVU). The nonprofit exempt purpose of CESD is to promote advancement of education, research, and economic development including reducing the burden of government. When we began, our projects focused primarily on improving productivity in manufacturing organizations and providing managerial and technical support to new businesses in West Virginia. Since then, our focus has broadened to include bordering states, and we have expanded our support to virtually every type of organization in the region. The types of projects we support have also become more diverse as CESD continually adds to our available tools. By focusing on real problems faced by employers in the state and the region, we are making tangible improvements to businesses that contribute to West Virginia's economy and our people.

33-6-3 Program for Seed Partners

Create Buckhannon

We work closely with Creative Disruptors to assist with training development and coaching for our business advisors.

Evaluation, statistics, research, survey development et.

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Non profits and groups in 3 counties in the panhandle of WV.

Recovery and rehabilitation resources

A comprehensive program curriculum as part of the university -- how to apply that will take planning -- this includes comprehensive delivery capacity using online and in-person faculty - it also includes free resources such as www.seed-scale.org

Non-Timber forest product (especially tree syrups) coaching

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Healthcare and nursing specifically. Our institution had a great idea and the human resources to complete the task, but not the financial resources. We were connected with a small-scale funder who provided a relatively small grant that acted as seed money for the program. We ere then able to access larger private funding sources and federal grants and now have a robust regional program that targets non-timber forest product producers, but also provides connections between people and other resources!

Community Foundation

Hancock County Savings Bank Charitable Foundation

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Tech Consulting and support

Groups: In Jackson County WV -- Ripley Rotary, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Pilot Club, Jackson County Development Authority, Jackson County Resource Network Systems -- WVU/Jackson General, JCDC -- Employment and other supports for people with disabilities

JCDC. Growth of drug/alcohol prevention in the two counties has been coordinated and promoted through the help of the Brooke Hancock FRN.

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Marion County Economic Development Authority

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Mon Health System -- hospitals in Morgantown, Kingwood and Weston with a cardiac care center in Elkins. A new hospital will soon be constructed in Fairmont.

MVB Bank provides sponsorships for events and organizations in our footprint. We also provide volunteer service and have Community Reinvestment Act responsibilities.

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program provides coaching and leadership development of new and existing groups throughout West Virginia. The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program focuses on outdoor recreation as a system of public health, economic development, and conservation. We focus on the intersection between these and the many other pieces of community development.

The WV Food and Farm Coalition foodshed development program includes five community-based coordinators that cover seventeen counties in WV. These foodshed coordinators work to bring resources and make connections within the communities they serve that increase access to local food and build the WV agriculture food system. These connections create thriving communities and support food-based entrepreneurs. One example is the Route 219 project which will place mini-markets or "local food kiosks" in existing business along this route in Pocahontas and Randolph counties. This projects is being developed by a network of partners and community members and has required many connections to be made to move this project forward.

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The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation makes charitable grants in a ten county area of WV. We place priority on communities that are not already served by another community foundation. Marian Clowes, Associate Director of Community Leadership is our key contact for Grant inquiries.

I am the main point of contact to assist with these things. Most of our contacts are already overburdened, so I didn't attach it. It seems when you have someone good in the community, a lot of people take advantage, and they are usually too kind-hearted to say no. As for connecting, I have lots of stories for just talking to people who have or know others that can help. Its the importance of getting the word out and communicating what you need, so others see the opportunity to help.

Preston County Economic Development Authority. Grant writing and available funding.

Jim Anderson - Retired from USDA Rural Development with years of Community Development & finance experience. Tara Elder - Formerly Executive Director of Women's Business Development & Training Center.

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Rotary Club of Tucker County Community, civic organization Jessica Waldo, President jessica@canaanvalley.org

solar and renewable energy policy and technology. Solar United Neighbors is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to helping people go solar, educating about solar, and advocating for solar.

I am involved in 4-H and serve on the foundation. I have a church connection with Horizons Church. I also work at a community hospital which is part of a health care system.

community planning and nonprofit organizational development services

The WV One Stop Business Center is managed by the WV Secretary of State. The WV One Stop is the only 5-agency single-location business and licensing center in the nation. A new business or entrepreneur can access representatives from the WVSOS Business & Licensing Division, the WV Tax Department, the WV Dept. of Labor, WorkForce WV and the WV Small Business Development Center.

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The community has a Health and Human Services Collaborative that works with the entire community

US EPA Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, Multipurpose Grants

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Human-Centered Design & Marketing

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Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce

The NewStart program at West Virginia University is a master's degree program in Media Solutions and Innovation. Our goal is to help media outlets not just survive but thrive in an ever-changing landscape by matching up entrepreneurs with rural community media outlets looking to sell. We are training the next generation of media entrepreneurs not just on what it takes to run a successful newsroom, but on what it takes to transition legacy media outlets into long-term, sustainable businesses using new business models and diversifying revenue sources.

West Virginia Community and Technical College System, support from 9 community and technical colleges and 2 advanced technology centers (one in South Charleston and another in Fairmont; apprenticeship programs and customized training for employees.

I manage the Clean Water Act's section 319 funding for West Virginia. These funds are for the restoration and protection of waterways impaired or threatened by nonpoint sources of pollution. Email: Timothy.D.Craddock@gmail.com

The WV Food & Farm Coalition (WVFFC) works to build the local food and agriculture system in West Virginia in a way that provides viable incomes for farmers and local foods businesses and ensures all residents have access to locally produced food. ​ Their vision is that West Virginia will be a place where farmers and local foods and agriculture businesses can make a living working within a robust network to grow, process, distribute, and market their products, and that provides healthy locally produced food to communities.

the HIVE provides coaching and business assistance to both businesses and entrepreneurs

YLA works to strengthen the base of ethical civic leadership working to renew family, school, business, organizational, and community life across our states, region, and nation. An example of this is the YLA Teen Entrepreneurship Summit held each year at Camp Horseshoe in Tucker County. County chambers and service clubs sponsor teens from across WV to attend this week-long summit, who practice developing business ideas to meet needs in their communities. These teens then go on to initiate service projects in their home communities.

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Funding - 3steps2startup.com - a teamwork initiative between TechConnect, WVJIT & INNOVA early stage resource and funding, network of agencies helping with commercialization of technology. Assistance with support from concept to commercialization phase.

WVU-HSC-HSTA Program

WVU Extension Service provides a wide variety of services and support to WV Communities and organizations.

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program is called upon in a variety of situation from trails to promoting outdoor recreation for youth. There is not project too small or too big for the program. One project that comes to mind involves a county attempting to highlight their outdoor recreation opportunities along their river front. They wanted to work with neighboring counties to coordinate their efforts, organize community feedback across multiple counties, and build on existing opportunities. RTCA helped them build stronger relationships with multiple organizations in the area, designed the community feedback tools, and brought new ideas to age-old challenges. All of these outcomes focused on community priorities and goals. RTCA simply provides an extra hand, an extra head, and a lot of energy to get projects done.