HUNTINGTON â The Marshall University Lewis College of Business and Brad D. Smith Schools of Business and their Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (iCenter) recently hosted the third annual West Virginia Innovation and Business Model Competition (WVIBMC) finals. The statewide competition is open to all students enrolled in a two- or four- year institution of higher education in West Virginia.
Winning first place was Morgania, a sustainable fashion business created by Morgan Widmer of West Virginia University. Widmer will receive a prize package of $3,000. Her faculty mentors were Carrie White and Anne Jones. Widmer is a senior fashion design major from Buckhannon, West Virginia.