Small Business Week

Recruitment Challenges

Finding the right candidates for your business can be challenging and retaining them can be even more challenging. This week we are talking to a few people that know a thing or two about recruitment. Join us as we speak with Laura Seybold, Founder & President of Shine Consulting LLC [https://www.facebook.com/Shine-Consulting-LLC-104879088110562/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXp0rCHc4nCJVADmIc6Ere_Z_j1e0VoPj1EKgKNiNdU_9jU4CfC6BtiTMeZAu6jfwGMsLZ1A0r01SZDVivpmUffQL2tJ3maCLmMlKN4SFknwghVVtxqp7GI8q9AwInNNbKCcAOH_r1YOQG1j21b8Dl8y5aq_0gEMJF1jXgzRW5zvYi-Dhtncx99FA2eKrYKKSs&__tn__=kK-R], Patty Showers Ryan, President of Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia, Inc. [https://www.facebook.com/YCFNCWV/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXp0rCHc4nCJVADmIc6Ere_Z_j1e0VoPj1EKgKNiNdU_9jU4CfC6BtiTMeZAu6jfwGMsLZ1A0r01SZDVivpmUffQL2tJ3maCLmMlKN4SFknwghVVtxqp7GI8q9AwInNNbKCcAOH_r1YOQG1j21b8Dl8y5aq_0gEMJF1jXgzRW5zvYi-Dhtncx99FA2eKrYKKSs&__tn__=kK-R], Chuck Olsson, Chief HR Officer of First United Bank & Trust [https://www.facebook.com/MyBank/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXp0rCHc4nCJVADmIc6Ere_Z_j1e0VoPj1EKgKNiNdU_9jU4CfC6BtiTMeZAu6jfwGMsLZ1A0r01SZDVivpmUffQL2tJ3maCLmMlKN4SFknwghVVtxqp7GI8q9AwInNNbKCcAOH_r1YOQG1j21b8Dl8y5aq_0gEMJF1jXgzRW5zvYi-Dhtncx99FA2eKrYKKSs&__tn__=kK-R], Kow Okyere Eshun, Vice President of Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. [https://www.facebook.com/CorporateCEC/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXp0rCHc4nCJVADmIc6Ere_Z_j1e0VoPj1EKgKNiNdU_9jU4CfC6BtiTMeZAu6jfwGMsLZ1A0r01SZDVivpmUffQL2tJ3maCLmMlKN4SFknwghVVtxqp7GI8q9AwInNNbKCcAOH_r1YOQG1j21b8Dl8y5aq_0gEMJF1jXgzRW5zvYi-Dhtncx99FA2eKrYKKSs&__tn__=kK-R], and Frank Ford, Co-owner of Mountain Steer Meat Company [https://www.facebook.com/mountainsteerwv/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXp0rCHc4nCJVADmIc6Ere_Z_j1e0VoPj1EKgKNiNdU_9jU4CfC6BtiTMeZAu6jfwGMsLZ1A0r01SZDVivpmUffQL2tJ3maCLmMlKN4SFknwghVVtxqp7GI8q9AwInNNbKCcAOH_r1YOQG1j21b8Dl8y5aq_0gEMJF1jXgzRW5zvYi-Dhtncx99FA2eKrYKKSs&__tn__=kK-R]. YCF Scholarship INFO: https://ycfwv.org/monongalia-county-adult-workforce.../ [https://ycfwv.org/monongalia-county-adult-workforce-retraining-scholarship/?fbclid=IwAR1GgmyjK6i2GeerKUNXchW6ZKhKMJX5Ljjw1Z0NaGjjnPkuedlgJntq4rs] Mountain Steer Grant INFO: https://wvdn.com/26391/ [https://wvdn.com/26391/?fbclid=IwAR3mjc3QdpW4EzhfXoaAYsbbLNE4x9GxbGjwj7FnyuWyRfcm_K51Is3v6tE] Shine Consulting: https://www.wvshine.com/ [https://www.wvshine.com/?fbclid=IwAR1qdyjUyzdIfynWex4hYNPBHJ6azBJxRnXv9cpTBEWLu0Nb2XnZxdPQ-_8] YCF: https://ycfwv.org/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fycfwv.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0RhLiclKfjoW3zmg-v-wAEDp_6Gv1frLm8lx1Tnzg57EHKwn9v_7k_HqQ&h=AT0L2tPT68c5ulogYBIYdf8-3k5gL5jwnKigaKkdm6zPvTJ9wLpGu6hNL0DXclvPAPG0o7VkAtBU2NfLcAK9zOduha9hVe91iJSeRb2ju29YOZ8CQ8BHw0urzK-Kwva9C3qNaSCqSQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT1qeJi-n-6EMEOmRjjhGyI1DCdbn-yASlYjZocO6JoLbn3kH_jU73CW2LBoOECM6dx6oJ9Rgu_qjkHDGzrjtG0YCz6olPPOVYXFQXsQoE6okkMN5dD0b5u_ajSTRUo6aL4e0dVsI9MlEyN6lWESQm3pAucuVCD1UqH0530S0ExhSY_-p8-Byu5fFR7p12mnVS46DgPO3ZjpYID1r6o] First United Bank & Trust: https://mybank.com/ [https://mybank.com/?fbclid=IwAR1oHY17yeZDRsoCLSJgCP0filEF3By-B7tVma-7pebC0bPNpe3o0nFQDzc] CEC: https://www.cecinc.com/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cecinc.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2-TRjTibr6V-xqyqAg19JQzkyHqLPqbyGdHFN4NzM4vM3MhxcwrgAMSnI&h=AT1392FdixhwC0gMn6Wo07xlptQs1AIkEljEDdCoP0XaHZychKVVQKmZVjNbBtTkCqA9oO-Mpd-nSIlacDaAdjxF04Cf79NMRXXSXVHbQKxPqCt9Ik1QIJ7JknDz8AtFjUH3gUpaDQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT1qeJi-n-6EMEOmRjjhGyI1DCdbn-yASlYjZocO6JoLbn3kH_jU73CW2LBoOECM6dx6oJ9Rgu_qjkHDGzrjtG0YCz6olPPOVYXFQXsQoE6okkMN5dD0b5u_ajSTRUo6aL4e0dVsI9MlEyN6lWESQm3pAucuVCD1UqH0530S0ExhSY_-p8-Byu5fFR7p12mnVS46DgPO3ZjpYID1r6o] Mountain Steer: https://mountainsteer.com/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmountainsteer.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0RhLiclKfjoW3zmg-v-wAEDp_6Gv1frLm8lx1Tnzg57EHKwn9v_7k_HqQ&h=AT2AwbxQb55eZWLI2QECAzOHqYapgHi6ApZKsmdLmhf-EMvMK2GunEb-rhN-GCFJTk7TFYPAWdICDbmxtJU6qU3LWGx8QVvbQrmAJpaQfbZIm83oxeb82oIBYrA1GFqmuFDJESlldw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT1qeJi-n-6EMEOmRjjhGyI1DCdbn-yASlYjZocO6JoLbn3kH_jU73CW2LBoOECM6dx6oJ9Rgu_qjkHDGzrjtG0YCz6olPPOVYXFQXsQoE6okkMN5dD0b5u_ajSTRUo6aL4e0dVsI9MlEyN6lWESQm3pAucuVCD1UqH0530S0ExhSY_-p8-Byu5fFR7p12mnVS46DgPO3ZjpYID1r6o]

Navigating Economic Challenges

How are you navigating inflation, gas prices and a potential market downturn? This week we are asking business leaders from all across West Virginia this very question. Join us as we speak with Jonathan Board, Chairman of the Board of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce [https://www.facebook.com/marioncountychamber/?__tn__=kK-R], Anna Carrier, Co-owner of the The Cupcakerie - Morgantown, WV [https://www.facebook.com/thecupcakeriewv/?__tn__=kK-R], Booker Walton III, President of MTC LLC [https://www.facebook.com/easyasmtc/?__tn__=kK-R], Brooke Glover, CEO/Founder of Swilled Dog [https://www.facebook.com/swilleddog/?__tn__=kK-R], Jill Scarbro-McLaury, CEO of Bright Futures Learning Services [https://www.facebook.com/BrightFuturesLearningServices/?__tn__=kK-R]. Marion County Chamber of Commerce: https://www.marionchamber.com/ [https://www.marionchamber.com/?fbclid=IwAR31ua7leRipOPo68QzPlIl-1GUx-7FPmuaW6BeMUWTG0RFAhUnCzExu7as] Cupcakerie: https://thecupcakerie.com/ [https://thecupcakerie.com/?fbclid=IwAR0u5PvffeVynoFgrL-n5s888PEFCEwCjxSJg5qmc87IO9fgJM8p0ki0WRk] MTC: https://easyasmtc.com/ [https://easyasmtc.com/?fbclid=IwAR0LjEdRvDcSGLcouJgFvL4-_SvBAjUlSuF9Ixq1nskprIb_lQp656d2pRY] Swilled Dog: https://www.swilleddog.com/ [https://www.swilleddog.com/?fbclid=IwAR0hrFyEEVPNOKHgfqgGlo8kurQCrBljabOGi3m4a3INP3Jt-EBgr1-dryA] Bright Futures Learning Services: https://www.brightfuturesaba.com/ [https://www.brightfuturesaba.com/?fbclid=IwAR3xQh1wNcXK9fcwoFPXlpmVQH3_QYct5qOtdjw8fSC6XUVtATGE7xFEkm4]

Summer Events

There is a lot happening this summer in West Virginia! Last week we spoke with some of the people making it happen. We spoke with AJ Hammond, President of Main Street Morgantown, Trevor Dolan, Sponsorship and Sales Manager of the West Virginia Black Bears, Shannon Davis, Marketing Coordinator of the City of Morgantown, Susan Riddle, President & CEO of Visit Mountaineer Country, Ashley Rotruck, Executive Director of the Mineral County Tourism. Main Street Morgantown: http://www.downtownmorgantown.com/ [http://www.downtownmorgantown.com/?fbclid=IwAR0fnUPlIyTudLRnBik_JIfNBL4b3OeVZquzEJYgM-tDXwKL7BydB9U2AC8] WV Black Bears: https://www.milb.com/west-virginia-black-bears [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.milb.com%2Fwest-virginia-black-bears%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2N7F3Y_Trk42hwKBhEzl3zNyY530s7__R0JxFc4hiUyBJqr_6ERlWu1qk&h=AT1K0GzWWXrkygq8-c5ssVdTS8WoM-ou-5SYhh-PsO945vJDF-jJScuN4JtMDkfy3Z5ZUvVWJdpyNmVWoCmcVPMe1X5qt0ujSKiVWZ9pq9uNpTxlaRYTcn-QVEKjsoUiEcQdMFrLpw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2gk8yVWfJ2ueHITxfU5qxcbZ27-3askrbJh4LI83qJIoftYpEJdJ2WJhGUQcS3QoA3hZ_jRx4yJDBAIpF6ufYYKbhIlLf3oQACwy6OmOuCn4Qe6hG9PbdQPpcN0eT25VEHiHsMW7K71tHMP74OvZ-NB2nQ_0kJDJJhCKGylNIPrapCL0ptLqsfVxpbfXPLzpRfR2_hmbvIOsNDtKOi] City of Morgantown: http://www.morgantownwv.gov/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morgantownwv.gov%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1bK2BFARKsVKQanjUo5BfhQ0xeb_I_qh8eF6as63LvuSbI3SwpEVpZ5OU&h=AT3exdjhVOQ7gx6klI4oEgICQKD61YsXE63pwny8ae2hXPpJ596oIQhSKzAiewgmVrCytOPIIPiSGeL70V2YMfjJaaXTY3nfat4dauL6mzbCp5-68V1k59b3Tct6T6U0g6r_NFvcbA&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2gk8yVWfJ2ueHITxfU5qxcbZ27-3askrbJh4LI83qJIoftYpEJdJ2WJhGUQcS3QoA3hZ_jRx4yJDBAIpF6ufYYKbhIlLf3oQACwy6OmOuCn4Qe6hG9PbdQPpcN0eT25VEHiHsMW7K71tHMP74OvZ-NB2nQ_0kJDJJhCKGylNIPrapCL0ptLqsfVxpbfXPLzpRfR2_hmbvIOsNDtKOi] Visit Mountaineer Country: https://www.visitmountaineercountry.com/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.visitmountaineercountry.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2ptfuJQi8gyaTt_oRazLnrfXeboOltKA8HC8Anf1T6nFujgZi-f03YsRU&h=AT1QFbGfPXXiYOQe8h_8ErZlZ5afhKODnK3LchFQQfi1cgJ1iegAjt8mvii4m7--1snE76jvkUnOk6MLbD9rWVh_RXyGt3k47xyFs7TItO7-zoLtS0sNFtQGavhzuTG8we7PbZdk4A&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2gk8yVWfJ2ueHITxfU5qxcbZ27-3askrbJh4LI83qJIoftYpEJdJ2WJhGUQcS3QoA3hZ_jRx4yJDBAIpF6ufYYKbhIlLf3oQACwy6OmOuCn4Qe6hG9PbdQPpcN0eT25VEHiHsMW7K71tHMP74OvZ-NB2nQ_0kJDJJhCKGylNIPrapCL0ptLqsfVxpbfXPLzpRfR2_hmbvIOsNDtKOi] Mineral County CVB: https://www.govisitmineralwv.com/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govisitmineralwv.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3VSqJKZw46sIkgFldKDmE_oM0_MA2VgwannvaSnBmsZ8CmvPHZUtYvojQ&h=AT3Dd1JxS-OYDHzg-PG4HBQgkaoTha-shgnzCgO-xpdp0DLnfaK_G5EI1ZL59k8nv1x_pLbJLz960zDm2ZRNptayG9JCDEa8Q4rR9qyOUkHs4vomVUhlQSu8wCdQNBQ8nyWwcwCZYw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2gk8yVWfJ2ueHITxfU5qxcbZ27-3askrbJh4LI83qJIoftYpEJdJ2WJhGUQcS3QoA3hZ_jRx4yJDBAIpF6ufYYKbhIlLf3oQACwy6OmOuCn4Qe6hG9PbdQPpcN0eT25VEHiHsMW7K71tHMP74OvZ-NB2nQ_0kJDJJhCKGylNIPrapCL0ptLqsfVxpbfXPLzpRfR2_hmbvIOsNDtKOi]

Small Business Week

This week the U.S. Small Business Administration is celebrating Small Business Week. We are speaking with Karen Friel, District Director of the SBA, John Fleming, Regional Administrator of the SBA, Jill Scarbro, CEO of Bright Futures Learning Services, Kenneth Thompson, CEO of Valtronics Solutions, Inc., Kim Mack, Owner of Cyclops Industries, Liz Riffle, Owner of Riffle Farms and Julie Zurcher, Owner of Sparkle Janitorial Supply. SBA: https://www.sba.gov/ [https://www.sba.gov/] Bright Futures: https://www.brightfuturesaba.com/ [https://www.brightfuturesaba.com/] Valtronics: https://valtronics.com/ [https://valtronics.com/] Cyclops: https://www.cyclopswv.com/ [https://www.cyclopswv.com/]

Manufacturing in West Virginia

What has Motor Manufacturing to do with West Virginia? The manufacturing industry accounts for nearly 6.50% of the total workforce in the state. Join us as we speak with David Rosier, President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc., Rebecca McPhail, President of West Virginia Manufacturers Association, and Daniel Linville, West Virginia House of Delegates. Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV: https://pressroom.toyota.com/ [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpressroom.toyota.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2fMXhTSQuTyB7esTsB8AQkHuWuwz28CyIrduCR4fd0HENPwHehv1YpiqE&h=AT0pLjMpdhu_TF-PgOKwIK-LxuLAZ1PLoVEHbwCbTVVENhJ8KhKqHd8sl4J9uQSQF32GllNbuYHchNTPwsQNx-IJ7Uogd8aJUTlfS5nJw5exXQyWZaeSDEK84DDiWWhExyF_BDdn7g&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT20RP-bezOua-PdINyaFBgsDBnqDuu300xv078ILS3fOfzcfUCNdYFRewK3Z1ylrscgDzYzdMS2OX01qDJjnLwPh21-hS9FOmcQogqF8GsEZ_s2CIB8S3hknWhVTfZBd2zPmfq_P88_PSNamAM-moLSKmb9xiIkJLsaKtiEhqVBQMcFxMF5S8K2JCDBNoI6hnxhIESA2qqvXkJLPQ] Toyota Manufacturing Jobs: www.toyotamanufacturingjobs.com [http://www.toyotamanufacturingjobs.com/?fbclid=IwAR2RJRhmjguRJ7OAAe-ThL2NvuAmQMcz-PV_fqLvo1rAmwEdrd8ECEh79Rs] WVMA: https://www.wvma.com/ [https://www.wvma.com/?fbclid=IwAR081jrmOsjHH2r22e5evZjXw2n6sjYo_sui7_PHDjVsfzqaa4wXsV3OfXY] WV House of Delegates Daniel Linville: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Linville [https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Linville&fbclid=IwAR3r_oMmamJE2_CrFMhvNSOnCtRJ1ppuzNc6M1lLZezL_NKmEyL2MXXFhcA] West Virginia Department of Commerce: https://westvirginia.gov/ [https://westvirginia.gov/?fbclid=IwAR1VcX0U4O1NPqcbEz8z332jjLjXsJUG0hUBvz8uLO1Gt8_GP5f9vdxN8hU]