Goldman Sachs is offering another series of training classes for small business owners starting May 8 at the Community College of Philadelphia. The 14-week 10,000 Small Businesses course is part of a national initiative supported by Goldman Sachs with curriculum developed by Babson College, to teach small business owners, provide them with access to capital and […]

Each year the 12 Federal Reserve Banks around the U.S. seek input from small business owners about their need for and ability to obtain credit. Participate in the 2018 Small Business Credit Survey. The online survey is aimed at companies with fewer than 500 employees and takes about 10 minutes to complete. Click here to take […]

If you’re a  Delaware small business owner whose company exports its products overseas or who wants to expand into foreign markets, you could benefit from an award the U.S. Small Business Administration has given to the state of Delaware. In October it was announced that a $268,096 State Trade and Export Promotion award will go to Export Delaware, an agency […]

Looking to get some funding for your startup? If you’re a University of Delaware alum, or a current UD student, faculty member or staffer, than you’ll want to check out the Hen Hatch competition run by UD’s Horn Entrepreneurship program. There’s one track for UD students and a separate track for alumni, faculty and staff. Applications […]

Bi-partisan legislation introduced by U.S. Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware and Todd Young of Indiana would make more entrepreneurs eligible for a federal program that helps them translate their research into commercially viable products. Under the Innovators to Entrepreneurs Act of 2018 introduced Tuesday, scientists and engineers who have received either a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) […]

Small business owners, Saturday is the day get out there and support your fellow small business owners. It’s Small Business Saturday! Here is a partial  list of municipalities and organizations holding events. Downtown Dover Partnership Downtown Historic New Castle Downtown Milford Inc. Downtown  Wilmington, including the Wilmington Jaycees 55th annual Christmas Parade. The Delaware Division of […]

The ninth annual Small Business Saturday is Nov. 24, and it’s a great time to get out and support the locally owned stores, restaurants and coffee shops that make Delaware such a great place to live. Since the first Small Business Saturday in 2010, consumers have spent an estimated $85 billion at independent retailers and restaurants nationwide on […]

Business owners remain optimistic about the state of the economy and their own growth prospects, according to the latest monthly survey from the National Federation of Independent Business. The October reading of 107.4 in the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index continued a two-year trend of business owners feeling upbeat about where the economy is headed and […]

Global Entrepreneurship Week is Nov. 12-18. The week, which is celebrated in 170 countries, is a chance to celebrate the risk-taking small business owners who put everything on the line to follow their passion and start a business. In honor of Global Entrepreneurship Week, here are some facts about small businesses in Delaware: There are […]

A new report from the Small Business Administration and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York finds veterans have a harder time getting financing for their business than do non-veteran business owners. Sixty percent of vets reported that when they sought financing for their business– either a loan, line of credit or cash advance — […]