Entrepreneurial Services

The West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation’s INNOVA program provides start-up and business support services, makes seed and early-stage investments, and provides entrepreneurial training to technology-based firms. West Virginia also has a number of other organizations that assist entrepreneurs and small businesses. West Virginia has a small cadre of service providers — law firms, accounting firms, venture capital firms — with staff experienced in working with entrepreneurs and start-up companies.

Entrepreneurs:

• Commercialize innovative products and services that improve quality of life
• Create dynamic and flexible new industries and firms
• Provide most new employment opportunities
• Create wealth that is reinvested in new enterprises and in communities