Tag: Entrepreneurship
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Crystal Good is the Creative Economy!
Crystal Good, 33 years old, Charleston, WV createwv.typepad.com New Economy Factor: Though Ms. Good was born in Charleston, at various times she has made her home in Richmond, Atlanta, Tallahassee, New York, and Dallas. She has three sons, ages 12, 9, and 5. Like so many Americans, she is biracial; (black and white), but unlike…
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Appalachians: One size does not fit all
Charlestonian Rebecca Kimmons wrote the following response to a comment from someone going by the name of “Constitution,” who in turn responded to an article, “Why Appalachia Counts in 2008,” by Newsweek general editor Steve Tuttle in the July 2-14 (Special Summer) issue of Newsweek. http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stumper/archive/2008/07/01/tuttle-why-applachia-counts-in-2008.aspx “Constitution” wrote on 7/03 that “Obama is the candidate…
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Kris Lett is the Creative Economy!
Kristopher D. Lett, 35 years old, Charleston, WV createwv.typepad.com New Economy Factor: Mr. Lett was born in South Charleston, and grew up in Putnam and Kanawha Counties. He graduated The Art Institute of Pittsburgh with honors in 1993 with an Associates degree in Photography and Multimedia, after which he moved to Colorado and began work…
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The Next Microsoft…in West Virginia?
Sounds far-fetched, doesn’t it? But more and more, high-tech entrepreneurs are setting up their companies based on lifestyle choices vs. clustering around the expensive Silicon Valley area. Dozens of companies have started in or migrated to places like Boise, Idaho, where the costs are low, the air is clean, and the outdoor amenities are many.…
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Building a New BOG at WVU
The three new Board of Governor appointees for WVU – Ray Lane, Oliver Luck and Charles Vest – certainly seem to add a great deal of international and relevant experiences to the 18 member board. Ray Lane is a well-respected venture capitalist and former President and Chief Operating Officer at Oracle and may lend some…
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Donny Deutsch – THE BIG IDEA: Creativity + Inspiration = Innovation – Unlock your creative genius
Some of us might think that everyone does not possess creative juices. Or that some people just aren’t creative beings. But guess what….you are wrong. According to Donny Deutsch, host of CNBC’s TV show THE BIG IDEA, that is just a huge myth that needs to be debunked. The number one currency in the world…
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West Virginia Stereotype: Ingenious, Quirky Entrepreneurial Spirit
My family and I had our first Mystery Hole experience last weekend. We’ve driven by several times, but it was finally open at the right time and we couldn’t pass it up. If you aren’t familiar with Mystery Hole, you probably haven’t been in West Virginia that long. createwv.typepad.com You’ll find Mystery Hole in Ansted…
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Business Track Leader 2008: Grethe Lindemann
createwv.typepad.com The Business Track is new this year to the Create WV Conference. There were business sessions in other tracks last year, but we had requests for more. It was felt that a creative new economy economic development conference needed to talk a little more with the creative community about business, especially since we got…
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Southeastern WV Creative Economy Training
It’s been exciting to see how Southeastern WV counties (Region 1 Workforce West Virginia area) have embraced the opportunities ahead in the new economy and are taking serious steps to turn community dreams into reality. A lot of activity was sparked by the great work being done in the 4C Economic Development Authority (Nicholas, Fayette,…
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Technology Track Leader 2008: Jamie Gaucher
We need experience, great judgment and decision making skills to lead the Technology Track. Jamie Gaucher (pronounced “smith”) demonstrated he has those attributes with his recent marriage to Elizabeth Damewood of Charleston, one of my favorite people (congratulations, they are expecting their first child in July). Elizabeth brought Jamie to an Academy Awards party a…