Congratulations to
Christy Laxton ,
executive director of the Wyoming County Economic Development Authority , for being named the 2018 West Virginia Small Business Champion of the Year by the West Virginia Small Business Administration !
“ I would like to thank God , first and foremost ; my EDA board of directors ; my co-workers , Laura Roberts-Lambert and Whitney Bailey ; and my hometown for supporting me and our efforts at the Wyoming County EDA ,” says Laxton . “ I also want to thank the West Virginia Small Business Development Center for all of the support it has provided our office and the small businesses we work with .”
This award is given annually to an individual who has fulfilled a commitment to advance small business opportunities . This includes efforts beyond the person ’ s professional responsibilities to advance small business interests within the community ; provide professional services to the small business community in a legal , legislative , managerial or financial capacity ; improve conditions in the small business community as a whole , not solely for individual personal advancement ; and advise small business groups of opportunities within the overall business community .
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