Putnam County Chamber of Commerce to sponsor business symposium

BUFFALO, W.Va. -- The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a High School Business Symposium beginning 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 10 at the new Buffalo High School.

This symposium, a culminating experience for students who complete an entrepreneurship program sponsored by local banks through the Chamber's Education Committee, includes teams of high school students from Buffalo, Hurricane, Poca and Winfield. The program emphasizes leadership skills, identification of hypothetical business values, vision and mission and development of a product to market and sell with the goal of making a profit.