Wondering how to jump start your newest business venture or bring a creative idea into reality?
KEY INFORMATION
Location: National Youth Science Academy, 494 Riverstone Road, Davis, WV 26260
Date: Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5 PM
Cost: Free to apply to, but must businesses must be established in or operate in Tucker County to be eligible.
Prize Pool: Typically $10,000 – we are aiming for $15,000 – email us to become a sponsor!
We couldn’t do this without our sponsors, please support them:
St. George Medical Clinic
White Law Canaan LLC
Prodigi
Citizens Bank
Blackwater Ridge
Woodlands Development & Lending
Tucker Community Foundation
Tucker County Development Authority
Tucker County Chamber of Commerce
The Berry Best Catering 304
Highlands Bank
Parsons Revitalization Organization PRO On/Trac
Bruce Kolsun
with support from:
National Youth Science Academy, Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Piton Strategies
Applications closed July 31, 2026.
People’s Choice Award:
(Tie): Tiffany Auvil Caregiver Coaching and Advocacy & Canaan Valley Flower Company
Annual Membership in Tucker County Chamber of Commerce
First Place
$5,000
Tiffany Auvil Caregiver Coaching and Advocacy
$2,000
Blackwater Galley
$500
Allegheny Timber Works
$5,000
Laurel Fork Farm
$2,000
$500
Canaan Valley Flower Company
First Place
$5,000.00
The Billy Motel
Pitch: Installation of a commercial kitchen
Second Place
$3,000.00
Stumptown Ales
Pitch: Installation of an Oktober Can Seamer for the brewery
Parsons Prize
$1,000.00
Five River Campground
Pitch: Addition of an ADA bathhouse for the campground.
The 2018 Tucker County Entrepreneurial Pitch Contest was sponsored by: Tucker Community Foundation, City of Parsons, Grant County Bank, Mountain Valley Bank, N.A., St. George Medical Clinic, Tucker County Chamber of Commerce, Tucker County Commission, Vision Shared Inc., Woodlands Community Lenders, WVU Extension Service and WVU Launch Lab and the Tucker County Development Authority.