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Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab

Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab


WVU’s LaunchLab is here to help students, faculty and staff develop and grow their own business ideas in entrepreneurship and innovation. Fill-out the Intake Form below to get started as a new client or schedule a meeting with one of our business coaches if you are an existing client.

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See what the LaunchLab has to offer 

Get to know our teams, find funding for your start-up and more with the Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab.
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Meet Our Team

Get to know the members of our team. Learn about their roles, journeys and visions for their work.

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About the LaunchLab

Learn more about the Morris L. Hayurst LaunchLab's history, who we help and why we do what we do for the WVU community.

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Student Resources

See what options are available to students and faculty for start-up seed funding, course offerings and other resources. These resources are available through the LaunchLab and beyond.

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Women Win Big at the 2024 Women’s Pitch Competition

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Everyone Sees Success at the Annual Veterans Pitch Competition

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Businesses Win $150,000 in Prizes at the 2024 Hayhurst Invitational

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Supporting Vetrepreneurs

We’re dedicated to empowering vetrepreneurs to achieve their business aspirations and fulfill their potential. Together, we'll build a future where vetrepreneurs thrive and make a lasting impact on the world of business.

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Testimonial


"The challenges of transitioning from Active Duty Military and beginning a new life as a civilian business owner have been many for my wife and I. The Hayhurst LaunchLab and Vetrepreneurs program staff have provided amazing support in our new business venture reducing our stress load significantly. The LaunchLab students and staff are all very professional and show desire in seeing our long term success. The resources they have provided to us have helped save significant time allowing for realignment of limited resources to further along the growth required to survive the beginnings of the business. We hope to have long term interaction with the folks of Hayhurst LaunchLab and they have inspired us to develop the ability to give back to Veterans at some point in our near future.  We feel very fortunate that West Virginia has the LaunchLab program available to both veterans and young aspiring business entrepreneurs within our amazing state." 

- Jason and Angie Downs

(OWNERS, THE ADVENTURE GUILD GAME SHOP)

Making a Difference since 2014


Data as of October 16th, 2024.
$819,550
Capital Raised
4,370
Clients Coached
547+
Jobs Created
322+
Businesses Formed
1,375+
Products & Processes Established
 

Fall '24 Competitions

Tough Things First Pitch

Tough Things First Pitch is an opportunity to broadcast your ideas to develop your team and earn a prize reward. Attend the Mini-Meetings every Tuesday night at 6pm to learn more.

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Womens Pitch Competition

October 24

$5,000 in awards!
The Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab is hosting the Women's Pitch Competition in collaboration with the Women of WVU Foundation. This competition is for all women with cool ideas, including just th

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Zinnstarter Pitch Competition

November 7

$10,000 in awards!
The Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab is hosting its annual ZinnStarter Pitch Competition sponsored by Ray Zinn. This competition is for any West Virginia University student.

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a look ahead with the launchlab

See the exciting events and important deadlines coming up at the LaunchLab.

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See the full calendar here.

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