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Bringin’ It All Home
createwv.org Eleven years ago, I talked my mom, dad and grandmother into moving into a big house with me. None of us used a walker or a wheelchair then, but we all imagined there’d come a day when we would. The house is easier to get in and out of than the one in which…
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A Brief Overview of Create West Virginia
createwv.org CREATE WV IS A GRASSROOTS BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION BASED ON INNOVATION ECONOMY PRINCIPLES Create West Virginia focuses on economic development of communities through instilling and modeling Innovation Economy principles throughout the culture, based on the five pillars of resilient economies: diversity, effective education, entrepreneurship and business startups, quality of place, and the…
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Create West Virginia Announces National Design-Based Placemaking Conference
Many of you have been asking, when and where is the next Create West Virginia Conference? Create West Virginia will celebrate its 10th anniversary by co-sponsoring a national innovation-economy based design conference centered on housing, community development, education, technology and business. The Universal Design Today: Live & Learn Conference is coming up May 15-16-17, 2017…
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WANTED: DIGITAL & SOCIAL Media Volunteers to Help Preserve Family History, Oral Histories, &
visitor.r20.constantcontact.com Want to help capture photos in danger or compromised by flood waters? Want a chance to build bridges between generations? Are you looking for meaningful ways to engage those who are too young or too old to do the dangerous work being done in flooded homes and communities? Here’s the plan: 1. Sign up…
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Toward Community Innovation, Resilience and Sustainability
Photo Credit: NBC Elkview, WV According to experts, we’re in for more of these freak storms, floods, and natural disasters. Throw in man-made disasters (do you really need references?) and you’ve got every reason to wonder about the future of housing, communities, and public places. We love our places in West Virginia, and while it’s…
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Know Before You Pitch – Meet Funders and CEOs Who Tell You What to Expect from ALL Kinds of Investor
This Thursday, May 26, at 6:30 pm, you have a chance to meet people who invest in good ideas. Maybe yours. Find out what they want from you. Do you have a business idea or product that needs funding? Do you want to learn how startup funding works, what you need to do before trying…
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Can You Please Tell Me Where to Start?
So you think you’ve got a good idea. Maybe you have a few. Maybe you have a notebook of them, because while you’re awake (and when you’re sleeping) you’re constantly thinking of awesome business ideas. You’re not alone. But if you’ve never run your own business, or even started a business, it may seem overwhelming–where…
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Help is Here for People with Big Ideas
Do you think about ways to solve everyday problems? Is your head crowded with ideas for gadgets, apps, and new inventions? Do you have an idea for a tech business, but lack technical expertise or access to it? Are you wondering how to quickly test your ideas, or decide which one you should focus on…
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NEWS: Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute to Test Area for Interest in Cultivating Entrepreneursh
Idea-stage accelerator to launch if entrepreneurs show sufficient demand Charleston, WV — The Founder Institute (http://fi.co), the world’s premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program, announced today that it is exploring a new chapter launch in West Virginia’s Greater Kanawha Valley region, in conjunction with Create West Virginia, and the Appalachian Alliance. Beginning with the…
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Here come the robots…
We borrowed a chapter title from Charleston, WV, native Alec Ross’s bestselling book, Industries of the Future, for this blog entry. While we’re talking about bringing back jobs–or attracting job makers, we need a comprehensive understanding of THE ROBOT REVOLUTION and what it means to our state. This subject is just one aspect of forecasting…