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West Virginia University’s Encova Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship receives grant from the Benedum Foundation

The West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem has received a $125,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to support the expansion and infrastructure of the West Virginia Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (WVEE). This funding will connect and identify opportunities for improvement in aiding entrepreneurs across West Virginia by bringing together key providers and business development resources. Additional funded partners in this effort include The EdVenture Group, Inc.,and the Robert C. Byrd Institute.

The WVEE operates as a collaborative network by conducting monthly meetings of over 75 active members, convening over 150 registered entrepreneur serving organizations (ESOs) on the state’s engagement platform, WV BusinessLink, and providing outreach and engagement to more than 700 stakeholders. WVEE also hosts Bridging Innovation Week, a weeklong symposium packed with entrepreneurial events from workshops to vendor fairs to competitions. This year’s symposium will take place in Wheeling, WV from April 17-21, 2023. To learn more about the program, click here

Service Learning at the Chambers College: Honors Students Make Difference in the Community

“Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities for reflection designed to achieve desired learning outcomes.” 

As a part of BCOR 199, First-year Honors students at WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics take part in a unique opportunity to utilize their academic background and individual skills while doing something that allows them to experience community needs and make a real difference.

Digital gift cards are easy to use, hard to lose – but givers still avoid them

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Most gift givers likely won’t choose a digital gift card over a physical gift card, even though many recipients would prefer the digital version.

That’s the key finding from new research by gifting expert Julian Givi, an assistant professor of marketing at West Virginia University’s Chambers College of Business and Economics. With Farnoush Reshadi and Gopal Das, Givi conducted five studies on givers’ and recipients’ reactions to scenarios involving digital and physical gift cards, analyzing the results in a paper forthcoming in Psychology and Marketing.

Attending College Events is a Win-Win Situation

Attending events as a business student has its benefits. 

Aside from EY, other employers consisted of: ALKU, Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, Baker Tilly, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc., FORVIS, KPMG LLP, MegaCorp Logistics LLC, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and Spa, NVR / Ryan Homes, Summit Human Capital, Walgreens and more.