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Edge Grant Winners from Fall of 2022
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 1st, 2023

DOVER, DE (March 1, 2023) – Young Delaware companies in need of funding to help expand their business can now apply to compete for an Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion (EDGE) grant from the Division of Small Business (DSB). The division will be accepting EDGE grant applications between now and March 31 from promising early-stage […]


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Date Posted: Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

By J. Michael Bowman State Director, Delaware SBDC It’s no secret that owning a business comes with big risks and great rewards. In today’s economy, however, the rewards of business ownership seem harder to come by…and now more than ever, businesses of all types and sizes are facing unprecedented economic and societal challenges that threaten […]


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Photo of John Fleming, District Director, US Small Business Administration
Date Posted: Friday, September 3rd, 2021

From U.S. Small Business Administration: BY: SBA Delaware District Director John Fleming For the 18 months since COVID-19’s onset in the United States, America’s small businesses have grappled with historic uncertainty. For many, SBA’s COVID-19 small business recovery programs—the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL), the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), […]


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Date Posted: Tuesday, May 4th, 2021

From Delaware Prosperity Partnership. Note: The Division of Small Business was one of the sponsors. WILMINGTON, Del. (May 4, 2021) – Ten tech-enabled startups with at least one team member from an underrepresented demographic shared $275,000 in funding from Delaware’s first Startup302 competition, which was organized by Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) and local partners.   Twenty-two finalists competed in […]


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Date Posted: Monday, May 3rd, 2021

For Small Business Week, the Division of Small Business is celebrating Delaware small businesses that pivoted successfully during the pandemic. Today, we feature Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery in Frankford. With warmer weather coming, Salted Vines Vineyard & Winery in Frankford will soon be opening up the doors to its enclosed patio so customers can […]


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Date Posted: Monday, May 3rd, 2021

For Small Business Week , the Division of Small Business is celebrating Delaware small businesses that pivoted successfully during the pandemic. Today we feature Caffee Gelato in Newark. Ryan German, the owner of Caffe Gelato in Newark, did not plan on getting into the grocery business. But in the middle of a pandemic, he seized […]


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Date Posted: Monday, May 3rd, 2021

For Small Business Week, the Division of Small Business is celebrating Delaware small businesses that pivoted successfully during the pandemic. Today, we feature Kee’s Cookies & Cupcakes in Clayton and Old New Castle. Niya Bolden is looking happily toward a future that involves selling even more of her incredible cupcakes. Bolden owns Kee’s Cookies & […]


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Questions
Date Posted: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

The Division of Small Business (DSB) hosted a webinar for businesses interested in applying for EDGE Grants on April 19, 2021. Participants asked numerous great questions that could not be addressed in just one hour. Below are questions and answers taken from the Q&A and Chat boxes. If, after reading these, you still have questions, […]


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Uninsured
Date Posted: Monday, March 8th, 2021

From the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services: Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace Solutions for small businesses and individuals impacted by COVID-19,with special extended open enrollment from Feb. 15 until May 15. Of all the attributes keeping small businesses on their feet during the pandemic — your resilience, determination, hard work, resourcefulness, and ability to […]


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Date Posted: Friday, February 26th, 2021

Press release from Small Business Administration WASHINGTON – Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection Program to further promote equitable relief for America’s mom-and-pop businesses. The latest round of Paycheck Protection Program funding opened one month ago and already the Biden Administration has succeeded in making major […]


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