On the Map
West Virginia’s Business
Incubators & Accelerators
SOURCE: TECHCONNECT WEST VIRGINIA
The Mountain State is home to a network of 35 business incubators and accelerators whose mission is to provide assistance in
every phase of business ownership from startup to expansion. Access to this kind of assistance not only helps West Virginians
more easily overcome the hurdles of business ownership but also contributes to growing the state’s economy.
BOONE COUNTY
Boone County Business
Development Center
Madison
www.boonecountywv.org
CABELL COUNTY
CoWorks
Huntington
www.coworkswv.org
Huntington Industrial
Corporation Incubator, LLC
Huntington
www.hadco.org
RCBI Business Accelerator
Huntington
www.rcbi.org
Unlimited Future
Huntington
www.unlimitedfuture.org
FAYETTE COUNTY
The GRID
Montgomery
www.bridgevalley.edu/grid
WV Hive Network
Montgomery
www.wvhive.com
Marshall University Brad D. Smith
Business Incubator
Huntington
www.marshall.edu/incubator GREENBRIER COUNTY
Marshall University Environmental
Management Incubator
Huntington
www.marshall.edu/cegas/env.html HARDY COUNTY
Marshall University Institute for
Interdisciplinary Research
Huntington
www.marshall.edu/miir
Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced
Flexible Manufacturing Maker Vault
Huntington
www.rcbi.org
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WV Hive Network
Lewisburg
www.wvhive.com
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Shepherd University Center
for Regional Innovation
Shepherdstown
www.shepherd.edu/innovation
KANAWHA COUNTY
Charleston Area Alliance Small
Business Incubator
Charleston
www.charlestonareaalliance.org
ChemCeption
South Charleston
www.cazwv.com/chemception
Ort Building Business Incubator
Charleston
RCBI Business Accelerator
South Charleston
www.rcbi.org
Eastern WV Community and Technical
College New Biz Launchpad
Wardensville
www.easternwv.edu/about-eastern/
ireed/entrepreneurship-incubator MARION COUNTY
HARRISON COUNTY Fairmont Business Incubator
Fairmont
RCBI Business Accelerator
Bridgeport
www.rcbi.org MERCER COUNTY
The Excelerator
Fairmont
www.fcdpartnership.org/excelerator
Bluefield State College Research
& Development Incubator
Bluefield
www.bscrd.info