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 […]

Delaware ranks among the 10 best states in the U.S. for Black women to own a business, according to a report from Merchant Maverick, a website that reviews services and software for small business. Delaware ranks #6 based on eight measures including the percentage of Black women who own their own business (Delaware ranks #2) […]

Small businesses in Dover may be able to defer their utility bill payments under a progam introduced by the city. The program is open to businesses with 35 employees or fewer whose revenue has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The utility bills must be repaid in full, interest-free by Jan. 31, 2023. Apply by […]

Delaware Innovation Space issued the following press release First virtual cohort comprised of 10 science-based startups from across the US and Canada February 09, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time WILMINGTON, Del.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Delaware Innovation Space, a multi-dimensional, non-profit entrepreneurial support organization and ecosystem for science-based startup companies, announced today that it has fully launched its […]

Press release from U.S. Small Business Administration U.S. SBA Delaware Office to Host Twice-Per-Week Call In/Microsoft Teams Sessions Outlining the Re-Opened Paycheck Protection Program Open-to-the-Public Virtual Sessions to Include Overview of Economic Aid Act Small Biz Support, Question-and-Answer Period for Session Participants WILMINGTON, Del. – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware Office will host twice […]

Press Release from U.S. Department of Commerce WASHINGTON – Today,(Feb. 4, 202i)  the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Delaware Division of Small Business, Dover, Delaware, to establish and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) that will provide critical gap financing […]

Press release from Delaware Prosperity Partnership Delaware launches pilot program to expand availability of ready-to-go laboratory space   WILMINGTON, Del. (Jan. 29, 2021) — Delaware has launched a pilot grant program designed to spur private sector-led projects that will help the state attract and retain science and tech companies by expanding its inventory of ready-to-go lab space. […]

The following press release was issued by the US Small Business Administration. U.S. SBA Delaware Office to Host Twice-Per-Week Zoom Sessions Outlining the Re-Opened Paycheck Protection Program Open-to-the-Public Zoom Sessions to Include PPP Program Overview and Question-and-Answer Period for Session Participants   WILMINGTON, Del. – The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Delaware Office will host twice-per-week Zoom sessions […]

The U.S. Small Business Administration, Delaware regional office,  issued the following press release: Shopping Small® Finds New Footing this Holiday Season Last year, American consumers spent $19.6 billion at independent retailers and restaurants on Small Business Saturday. Behind that total spend were a 3 million year-over-year increase in number of consumers participating in Small Business Saturday and […]

WSFS Bank and Delmarva Power are each making donations to support small businesses in Delaware, the companies announced this week. WSFS is donating a total of $200,000 to four organizations in the region including Wilmington-based True Access Capital, a nonprofit lender which runs the Women’s Business Center, among other small business programs. Delmarva Power announced […]