WCOB Consultant and Adjunct Professor John Bonassi is scheduled to attend the 15th Annual Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference on May 10, 2013 at Duquesne University in conjunction with their Small Business Development Center. The Small Business Development Center provides, at no cost, confidential consulting services and training workshops for small business and those thinking of starting [...]

Gary E. West College of Business Professor Joseph L. Scarpaci was quoted in a recent Associated Press article featured on NYTimes.com.  The article, published April 30, 2013, discusses the unusual real estate market that has emerged since Cuban President Raul Castro legalized the sale of private homes on the island.  According to the article, while [...]

Computer Information Systems Professor Ho-Chang Chae’s paper, “IT Capability and Firm Performance: Contradictory Findings and Their Possible Causes” has been accepted for publication in the MIS Quarterly.  The subject of the study is the relationship between the information technology capability of a firm and its business performance. Unlike the 1990s, when proprietary information systems prevailed, [...]

A new jobs study released by the West Liberty University Institute for Innovation in Education is the work of Gary E. West College of Business professor Dr. Serkan Catma.  WLU President Robin Capehart introduced Catma at a February 18 press conference announcing the study findings. The “West Virginia Jobs and Education Report” documents future labor [...]

Crowdfunding is one of the hottest trends in small business capitalization, and The Center for Entrepreneurship at the Gary E. West College of Business has announced an upcoming crowdfunding event for potential business owners who hope to get a new idea off the ground.  The Entrepreneurs’ Pitch Contest will be held March 20, 2013 from [...]