25-03-2025
Harrison County Chamber of Commerce hosts Small Business Entrepreneur Coaching Session
SALEM, (WBOY) — The Harrison County Chamber of Commerce hosted a Small Business Entrepreneur Coaching Session today at Salem University where local people starting up a new business could come in and get some advice from the Small Business Development Center.
Business coaches from the development center met one-on-one with small business owners where they bounced ideas around about their plans, marketing ideas and solving issues around the businesses.
'Majority of it has been just business plans – making sure that people are fully prepared for the market that they have ahead,' Coach Todd Crump from the Small Business Development Center said. 'Talked to someone extensively about insurance, making sure that they were prepared and had adequate coverage for the business that they are in.'
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12 News watched Crump meet with Wild and Free Pet Care – a boarding and daycare center for pets. Owner Tiffany Criss said they've been open for about six months and came to the coaching session to get some ideas for marketing.
If you missed Monday's session the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce will also be hosting coaching sessions on May 21 at the Pierpont Community and Technical College Gaston Caperton Center in downtown Clarksburg as well as on July 17 at the Bridgeport Conference Center.
The Chamber is also hosting a business pitch competition called 'The Tank' with applications due Aug. 1. Anyone in north central West Virginia is welcome to participate in either activity.
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