Delaware Innovation Space, a public-private partnership that runs an incubator and accelerator for science companies at the Experimental Station in Wilmington, is starting a program to provide funding to early-stage companies. The First Fund Program will invest up to $75,000 in Delaware Innovation Space tenants that are less than three years old, have raised less than $500,000 […]

If you’re a Delaware small business in search of capital, you’ll be happy to know that Delaware ranks among the best in the U.S. when it comes to business financing, according to a new report. Delaware businesses received the most financing from lenders and paid the lowest average annual percentage rate (APR), according to Fundera, […]

There’s some Delaware small business flavor among the U.S.’s fastest growing craft breweries. Big Oyster Brewery in Lewes comes in at No. 2 on the Brewers Association’s list of fastest growing small and independent craft brewers, released this week. The 50 breweries on the list produced a total of 170,000 barrels in 2018, up from […]

Think innovation, think Delaware. The state is one of the most innovative in the U.S., a new report from WalletHub, a financial services website, says, ranking Delaware No. 9 overall among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Delaware’s ranking puts it ahead of neighboring New Jersey (No. 12) and Pennsylvania (No. 29). The report considered […]

A financial services firm whose investors include NBA superstar Kevin Durant, actor Ashton Kutcher, NBC Universal and Comcast’s venture capital unit, is opening an office in The Mill co-working space in downtown Wilmington and hiring as many as 50 people, Delaware Business Times reports. Acorns, which is based in Irvine, California, offers various portfolios of exchange traded funds […]

Small business owners already know Delaware is a great place to live. A new survey from Gallup Inc. shows that lots of other people agree. A new Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index ranks Delaware #8 in the U.S. It was the only state in the Mid-Atlantic region to place in the top 10. Gallup surveyed […]

A Wilmington restaurant and a chef from a restaurant in Lewes are contenders for the prestigious James Beard Awards, it was announced Wednesday. Bardea Food & Drink on Market Street in downtown Wilmington is a semifinalist for Best New Restaurant. Matthew Kern of Heirloom in Lewes is a semifinalist in the Best Chef, Mid-Atlantic category. The finalists […]

Looking to increase your sales to large Delaware companies? Then attend an upcoming Make Me a Match session. On Tuesday, the Delaware Division of Small Business, New Castle County, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce, NCCCC Emerging Enterprise Center and YWCA Delaware offered the first in a series of daylong programs where small business owners connect with representatives […]

Construction on a new Claymont Regional Transportation Center is scheduled to start this spring, a project that once completed will boost economic development in northern New Castle County. Gov. John Carney, joined by U.S. Senator Tom Carper, U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan and Delaware Transit Corp. CEO John Sisson, gave an […]

U.S. News & World report says Delaware is among the 10 best states in the nation for business, coming it at No. 6. In determining which states offer the best environment for business, the magazine looked at a number of factors including the patents issued per capita, tax burden and rate of new business formation. The […]