Entrepreneurship Week 2009


THE WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER Celebrates the Power of Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship Week ~ February 20th - February 27th.  During this week long celebration we acknowledged the contributions of Women Business Owners and Friends of Business to the local economy. Through celebrating and honoring these women, THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS & TRAINING CENTER's goal was to make people more aware of how important women are to the economy of West Virginia. Women are starting businesses at twice the rate of men and staying in business longer.

THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS & TRAINING CENTER recognized Women Business Owners and Friends of Business not only for their contributions to the community but for their innovation and creation of jobs. This was also an opportunity to educate young women about the power of entrepreneurship and what entrepreneurship is all about.  Recognition ceremonies took place in each of the following counties: Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster and Wyoming.


Fayette County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards


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Friend of Business
Sharon Cruikshank
    
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Woman Owned Business
Cynthia Dragan


   
Greenbrier County 
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 

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Friend of Business
Marlene Pierson-Jolliffe, CFE
 
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Woman Owned Business
Barbara Hinkle
   
McDowell County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards

 
 
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Friend of Business
Mayor Martha Moore



 
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Woman Owned Business
Markella Gianato
 
Mercer County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
  
 
 
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Friend of Business
Debbie Maynard
(pictured with Lisa Huff, Chairman of the Board, Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce)
 


 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Gray Peretti
(pictured with Tara Elder, Women's Business & Training Center Director)
 

Monroe County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Helen Graves
 

 

 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Lindy McConnell, MPT
 
Nicholas County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Mary Igo
 

 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Teresa E. Clevenger
   
Pocahontas County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Coby Brown
 

 

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Woman Owned Business
Alex Bennett
   
Raleigh County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Deborah L. Sizemore
(pictured with Tara Elder, Women's
Business & Training Center Director)
 





 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Pat Reed
 
Summers County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Mayor Cleo Mathews
 

 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Wendy Campbell
   

Webster County
2009 Entrepreneurship Awards

 
 
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Friend of Business
Evon Snyder
 

 

 
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Woman Owned Business
Louise Hamrick
 

Wyoming County 2009 Entrepreneurship Awards
 
 
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Friend of Business
Phyllis Lusk-Banther
 


 
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Woman Owned Business
Devonna Miller-West



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