The Positively West Virginia Podcast

Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC (HMS)  is an exceptional business whose unique capabilities involve purposeful integration of clinical expertise with information technology (IT) solutions. These solutions are revered by HMS' customers, as reflected in the CPARS evaluations that HMS has received. This blend of clinical and IT expertise allows HMS to touch the entire healthcare delivery lifecyc...

Natural Capital Investment Fund  finances and advises small to mid-sized enterprises, primarily in rural and underserved communities across a nine-state region. They help innovative entrepreneurs build locally-owned enterprises that create lasting jobs and community wealth, while using natural resources responsibly. For example,  NCIF borrowers  build local food systems; conserve energy and water;...

A 7th generation salt-making family harvests an all-natural salt by hand, from an ancient ocean trapped below the Appalachian Mountains of the Kanawha Valley in West Virginia. One could say salt-making runs in their blood. They are seventh-generation salt-makers, brother and sister Nancy Bruns and Lewis Payne. They share a common love of food, farming and family. Their salt is completely organic a...

Only one hour from the DC and Baltimore Metro Regions,  River Riders Inc. , offers white water rafting, tubing, canopy tour/zipline, aerial forest adventure parks, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, lodging options and fishing adventures on the beautiful Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers (class I-III) in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Using their expertise and the best adventure equipment available,...

Yeager Design & Interiors (YDI)  is a local Residential and Commercial Design firm with a showroom located in Scott Depot, West Virginia. They can provide design services for just about any scope of work needed. Also, YDI can provide installation and contractors or are happy to work with those a client provides. No job is too small or too big for their design team to handle.

After about a year of making healthy treats for our three Boxers, Lucy, Layla, and Liam, our 10 year old son asked if he could start a dog treat business.  After much discussion between his dad and I, and a few hours researching online, we decided if Zeb had the gumption to ask, he should have the opportunity to try.  So, Zeb's Barky Bites was born. Certainly, it has taken help from Mom and Dad, b...

3WM Software  is dedicated to creating technology to help people communicate. Their patent pending technology can help you to understand what people around you are saying, whether you are traveling to a foreign country for leisure or business, or you're a person with a disability, which affects your hearing. Using their online web services extend business and other organization can easily add live...

Born in true West Virginia tradition with the highest dedication to quality and craftsmanship,  Parkersburg Brewing Co.  develops, promotes, and delivers full flavored and unique specialty beers to suit every occasion. They are committed to promoting small business and giving back to their communities. By providing the best taproom experience in the tri-state region, they aim to bring business min...

Coalfield Development operates as a family of five social enterprises. A social enterprise is a business that combines the compassion of the nonprofit sector with the efficiency of the for-profit sector.  The organization exists because in 2009 volunteers started to address concerns about housing in Wayne, WV. It was quickly realized that traditional charity was not nearly enough to address the de...

Lisa Allen, President and CEO of Ziegenfelder Company in Wheeling, W.Va., has made a career of making people smile and helping them find their happy place. Her company manufactures and sells Budget $aver® twin pops and other frozen treats, worldwide. What's not to like? 

Everyone has heard the old phrase "All fishermen are Liars". Every Fisherman may even be somewhat guilty of this rumor given to them just by simply exaggerating the size of their fish. Coming back from that trip to the mountains with nothing but a story of the biggest fish you have ever caught without proof or a witness…no-one is going to believe you. Well, with the  CatchCamNet  you can never be...

Ray Sickles is owner of Gurkee's Rope Sandals, manufactured in Morgantown, West Virginia. Gurkee's Rope Sandals are unique sandals made from carpet fiber that has been spun into rope and heat welded together. Gurkee's are comfortable and durable. These sandals have been seen on fashion runways, and have been features in Vogue, Elle Girl, GQ Magazine, Muse Magazine and The Chicago Tribune.

Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc. (SRE), located in Martinsburg, WV, was established in 2007 by Jeannette King, President, CEO and winner of the 2015 U.S. Small Business Administration's West Virginia District Office Small Business Person of the Year. Strategic Resolution Experts, Inc. provides services to commercial and government customers. The company is an Accredited ITIL® and Project Managem...

A family tradition for more than ten years, the family's sugar maker, Fred Hervey, decided to begin offering the family's syrup for sale. Not only is the Family Roots Farm 100% pure syrup for sale, but so is the Maple Sugar, Maple Nuts and Maple Cotton Candy! The back row: (Left to right) Dave Farris, […]