PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Kelly Pitts May 13, 2020 Kelly.Pitts@co.kent.de.us (302) 744-2304 KENT COUNTY LEVY COURT ESTABLISHES A COVID-19 BUSINESS RELIEF FUND Dover, Del. – What grew out of a request for assistance from the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce to help businesses acquire Personal Protective Equipment and cleaning supplies, became the establishment […]

We are getting reports of businesses having received the email below. It is not a real email from the Division of Small Business. It is a scam. Please delete it. And let us know if you have any additional issues, by emailing us at business@delaware.gov. EMAIL From: Noreply@sbe.delaware.gov <noreply@sbe.delaware.gov> To: “no-reply@sbe.delaware.gov” <no-reply@sbe.delaware.gov> Subject: Delaware Certification Update You have a message […]

Banks can begin submitting applications to the Small Business Administration for the second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans on Monday, so if you haven’t applied for a PPP loan yet, where should you apply? Laura Bilazarian, a venture capitalist and company founder who has been writing about the PPP, has a post out suggesting […]

Release originally posted at sba.gov   Friday, April 24, 2020   WASHINGTON – Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement today on the resumption of the Payroll Protection Program (PPP): “We are pleased that President Trump has signed into law the Paycheck Protection […]

Fifteen small businesses on Wilmington’s Wast Side have been awarded grants of $500 each through a program run by the West Side Grows coalition. The program assists small businesses in the West Side neighborhood that have experienced a drop in business as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. The organization is accepting applications for a […]

Inc. Magazine and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a webinar last week with advice for small business owners on applying for the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The magazine summarized some of the major takeaways from the webinar in an article: 1. Accepting a reduced PPP loan of less than 2.5 months payroll […]

Sigma Data Systems Inc. in Newark is facing the same problem other businesses large and small are dealing with in the age of coronavirus: how to change business practices to keep things safe for customers and employees. The IT services support company serves clients whose business is essential, even during these difficult times. So, it […]

The team at Delaware on Main, the state’s Main Street coordinating program, has been constantly on the lookout for content to help small businesses at this challenging time. One of Utah’s Small Business Development Centers hosted a webinar recently with helpful suggestions on how small businesses can lead themselves through the current financial crisis. It […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Wilmington office is holding ZOOM video conferencing and Skype meetings to answer questions about SBA loan programs for small businesses that need financial assistance. Here’s the schedule and how to join the meetings: 10:30 a.m. (Monday-Friday) Download ZOOM. Enter meeting i.d. #6794772946 3:00 p.m. (Monday-Friday) Dial in to Skype: 202-765-1264  pin: […]

As Delaware battles Coronavirus some small businesses are pivoting from their normal activities to produce needed medical and health supplies. Painted Stave Distillery in Smryna is now, in addition to Silver Screen Vodka and Candy Manor Gin, manufacturing hand sanitizer for police and other first responders. “We’re focusing on getting this out to first responders, […]