The CFE’s next event: the Entrepreneurs Cafe Pitch Contest. The contest is open to local entrepreneurs and small & family business owners to present, or “pitch”, their ideas to a group of potential investors for funding. Each attendee will have 5 minutes to present their concept to the crowd and each member of the audience [...]

The Center for Entrepreneurship is very excited to announce that it now has a weekly show which will air on WLTV, Channel 14. “In Your Business” will feature small and family businesses, as well as budding entrepreneurs. The show will be taped on Fridays at 10:30am. This week’s guest is Attorney Salene Kraemer, whose sole [...]

The Center for Entrepreneurship at West Liberty University is preparing to host its next event, “The Upcoming Tax Bomb.” The event will be held on Thursday, November 8th, 2012 at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling, West Virginia. Social hour will begin at 6:00pm with a panel of tax experts beginning at 7:00pm. Please view the event poster [...]

The Herald-Star newspaper, which serves Jefferson and Harrison counties as well as the upper Ohio Valley, published an article yesterday highlighting the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour event that was held on West Liberty’s main campus on Wednesday. The event featured successful entrepreneurs, both West Liberty grads and others, who spoke to the crowd of approximately 150 about [...]

Center for Entrepreneurship Director Carrie White was recently featured as the guest on WLTV-14′s “OnMoney”. White discussed the CFE, Entrepreneurship courses, and upcoming CFE events. You can watch the entire segment by clicking the following link: http://vimeo.com/50853587

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — College student entrepreneurs across the state are readying their brilliant ideas for the 2012-13 West Virginia Business Plan Competition, a competition that will award a $10,000 first prize in each of two categories. Students in all of the state’s four-year higher education institutions have until September 28 to submit their entries for [...]

West Liberty University and the Center for Entrepreneurship will be hosting the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 11:00am to 3:00pm in the Boyle Conference Room in the ASRC. EET introduces all students to a new life framework: that being able to leverage their entrepreneurial mindset regardless of career path is critical [...]

As a university student, you might be wondering…”What can Entrepreneurship do for me?” Here are some great suggestions for students across all disciplines. Science students: Learn to own your inventions and take them to market! Learn how to run your medical office! Education students: Learn how to become a consultant and make money from your [...]

The West Virginia Business Plan Competition is open to any and all WV college students. All you need is an idea for a business and you can win $10,000!   You can work in teams or alone.  Submit your idea by September 28 to be entered into the contest. After that, you will be teamed [...]