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Welcome All!
Welcome to the Wyoming County Business Retention Expansion & Development (BRE&D)
newsletter. Our goal is to offer useful information to local businesses and people interested in building,
maintaining or starting their own business. If you have any business related questions, just call us at (304) 732-6707. If you don't already receive this free newsletter, please join our mailing list by visiting
www.wyomingcountybusiness.org or by clicking "Join Our List" in the left column.
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RCAC/WCEDA Workshop
The new federal prison in McDowell County
highlights the government contracting opportunities available for small
businesses. This is due to a federal mandate that government
purchases between $2,499 and $100,000 be set aside for small businesses.Small, women/minority owned and HUBZone certified business receive
special consideration for government contract awards. Most businesses in Wyoming County can be HUBZone certified. Bidding on government
contracts may seem like a daunting task, but, thankfully, one on one assistance
is available.
To help local businesses learn
about how they can begin making bids
for these government contracts, the BRE&D program will be hosting a
presentation by the Regional Contracting Assistance Center (RCAC). The
RCAC is
a non-profit group created to help small businesses win contracts with
the
local, state, and federal governments. This event is scheduled for July
7th and
will also include a presentation on available loans from the Wyoming
County
Economic Development Authority. To sign up or for more information,
please contact Monty Jarecke at 304-732-6707, or at jarecke.monty@gmail.com.
Free Online Property Advertising
The BRE&D project is now offering a FREE web based
listing service for anyone selling or leasing their commercial or residential
property. This is an absolutely free service. This will give anyone with
property much greater exposure to people looking for property in Wyoming County. Anyone interested in listing
their property can do so free of charge by contacting, info@wyomingcountybusiness.org
or by calling (304)-732-6707. To view these free property listings please visit
www.wyomingcountybusiness.org.
*The Wyoming County EDA and any
other organization or group involved with posting the listings are not
responsible for any incorrect information listed on this site regardless of its
cause.
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| Brownfields Assessment Grant
Our Brownfields Assessment Grant is
winding down for the Upper Guyandotte Watershed portion of Wyoming
County. The grant will expire September 30, 2010. We have completed six Phase I assessments
and two Phase II assessments. An abatement plan is being created on one site and
additional sampling is being conducted on the other sites. Further
information will be available in the next newsletter.
Dale Carnegie Training Still Available
The Wyoming County EDA is recruiting applicants to
participate in the Dale Carnegie Human Relations and
Effective Communications Course to be held in Beckley, WV.
The EDA received a Flex-E-Grant from the WV Development Office to assist with
the cost of this training for those involved in non-profit, county or state
organizations. The outcomes for the project are to have more effective
communication, human relations, self confidence, listening skills, effective
speaking and demonstration of leadership for the people involved in this course.
Currently, there are six people signed up on our behalf for the
grant, but we need more people signed up to join the class. If you are interested in being
a participant in the training course, please contact the Wyoming County
EDA at (304) 732-6707. Space is limited. For more information on Dale
Carnegie training courses, please visit www.dalecarnegie.com.
Available Loans
The WCEDA has a variety of
loan programs to
assist small businesses in their beginning and developing stages. These
loans
can be applied to start up costs, equipment, inventory, capital
purchases, and
working capital. Since its inception, the WCEDA has made over 4,000,000 dollars
in loans to new and existing businesses.These loans
were created to increase economic development in Wyoming County. The range of possible loans vary from 300 dollars to 150,000 dollars. Anyone
interested
in more information about the loan program should contact Steve Clark at
(304) 732-6707 or visit here.
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| W.VA Partners with Microsoft to Offer Tech. Training
West Virginia and Microsoft have partnered with one another to offer free technology training with Microsoft's Elevate America program. "Technology is key in job placement and job enhancement," said Gov. Joe Manchin. Since May 25th, vouchers for online training and certification courses have been distributed to out of work residents of West Virginia, with over 6,000 available. Anyone from West Virgin may ask for a voucher, but they are being given out on a first-come, first serve basis and will stop Aug. 23rd. For more information call 1-800-252-5627 Full Article.
Card Check to Open Unionization Appears Dead
The EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act) that was once pending in congress now appears to have little chance of passing despite continued efforts by labor groups. The EFCA has presented the possibility for mass
unionization among small businesses. If passed, employers would be
forced to face unionization if more than half of their employees signed
cards asking for unionization. Some reasons for its demise begin with a strong lobbying effort by big business to kill the bill by making it unpopular. As well, it seems so much political capital was spent by the current administration to pass health care reform, there was no energy left for the EFCA. Still, a revised form of the bill may be possible but not nearly as potent as the original. Full Article.
West Virginia's Unemployment Rate Dropped in April
The unemployment rate for West Virginia dropped in the month of April from 10.1% to 8.9%, according to a report from Workforce West Virginia. Employment saw a rise in total non-farm payroll with gains in the goods producing sector and the service-providing sector. Compared nationally, West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined by three-tenths of a percentage while the national rate rose two-tenths. Full Article.
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| HUBZone Certification Training
To take advantage of the special consideration given to businesses in HUBZone areas, your business will need to be HUBZone certified. HUBZone Certification provides federal contracting preferences to small
businesses. If your looking for new opportunities for your small business with
federal dollars, this seminar is absolutely necessary. The event is conveniently located online via ReadyTalk and is scheduled for July 7th at noon. This event is free, to register call 304-347-5463 or email score256@wvscore.org for the toll free call in number and access code.
Veteran Business Certificates
If you are a veteran and own a small business, you may be eligible to
participate in special opportunities in federal contracting. Learn about
the different Veteran business certifications, and how each can help
you grow your own business in federal contracts. The event is conveniently located online
via ReadyTalk and is scheduled for July 22nd at noon. This event is free, to register
call 304-347-5463 or email score256@wvscore.org
for the toll free call in number and access code.
Take Charge of Your Business Finances
Expand on your business finance skills, learn recordkeeping techniques, how to control your cash flow and make
it positive. Learn how to prepare a cash flow budget, manage your
accounts payable and accounts payable, financial statements and more to help you understand your financial position. For more information or to sign up call
Karen Jones
at 304-253-3145 or email bizcenter@westvirginiawbc.org.
Workforce West Virginia
If you are looking to expand your
business in West Virginia, WORKFORCE West Virginia allows you to browse
our applicant database for potential employees, post multiple job
openings on-line to attract today's top talent, research current
economic and local job market data, and obtain information on assistance
programs that can help your business grow. To find out more information, please visit www.workforcewv.org, or call
Regional
Contracting Assistance Center
The RCAC is a great resource
to small businesses interested in gaining a competitive advantage for
winning government contracts at the local, state, and federal levels. As their client, they will provide you
with multiple services designed to help you develop the correct strategy
for penetrating the government market. To find out more information on the RCAC, please visit www.rcacwv.com, or call (304) 792-7234 ext. 29.
Integrated Resources Incorporated
Integrated Resources, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation chartered by the State of West Virginia working to provide temporary employment solutions to businesses with workforce needs. By allowing Integrated Resources to provide you with skilled temporary employees, you would be allowed to streamline your business without the hassle of dealing with Human Resources. For more information please visit, www.int-res-inc.comor call (304) 294-5610.
I.R.I. - Employee Leasing Options
One of Integrated Resources, Inc. services includes employee leasing in which I.R.I. "hires" your employees and then "leases" them back to you. This relieves you of the time constraints associated with payroll processing, personnel file maintenance, payment of workers' compensation and unemployment insurance premiums and other personnel-related tasks. For more information call (304) 294-5610 or visit here.
Start
a Business/Enhance Your Training with the Women's Business Center
If you are thinking of starting your own business or want training in a variety of business related areas, the
Women's Business and Training Center will be hosting a wide range of training sessions and workshops throughout the summer.
These workshops will guide you through the core issues of planning a small
business, organizing your finances, updating your computer and marketing skills, finding funding opportunities, as well as OSHA Safety and Health Training. The cost of these events vary, for more information
please call (304)252-9584 or visit here.
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