Business News and Resources

• Press Releases

  SBA Announces STEP Funding Opportunity

  February 7, 2020

  Nearly $20B Spent by Americans this Small Business Saturday

  December 4, 2019

  U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, SBA Officials Visit Bethany Beach Small Businesses

  November 21, 2019

• Delaware Lender Loan Volume Reports

  SBA Delaware FY2019 Lending Report (October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019)

• Media Coverage

  SBA urges Del. small businesses to seek federal contracting dollars

  SBA hoping Del. consumers 'shop small'

  WITN 22 “Window on Wilmington” interview on SBA programs

  This is How You Can Save a Business if Severe Weather Strikes (WRDE-NBC; September 5, 2017)

  5 Questions: SBA Delaware Director John Fleming (Delaware Business Times; May 2017)

• Other Resources

  For Contractors

  Borrowing Money

  Follow These 10 Steps to Starting a Business

  Business Plan Executive Summary

  Obtaining Business Licenses & Permits

  Business Structure and Tax Implications

  10 Steps to Setting Up a Payroll System

  20 Questions Before Starting a Business

  Hire Your First Employee

  About the 8(a) Business Development Program

  Best Practices in Advertising and Marketing on the Internet

  Breakeven Analysis

  Smart. Bold. Accessible. West Virginia District Office Webinar s for Small Businesses

• State and Local Resources

  For a general SBA information kit email

  SCORE

  Delaware Small Business & Technology Development Centers

  Women’s Business Center at First State Community Loan Fund

  Delaware State Chamber

  Delaware State Home Page

  New Castle County

  Kent County Partnership

  Sussex County Dept. of Economic Development

  Need Legal Assistance ?

  Energy Star

• Success Stories

  U.S. Air Force Veteran Launches Delaware’s First Herbal Apothecary

  Delaware’s Active-Adult-Focused ‘Beyond Fifty’ Fitness Centers Re-Define Fitness

  Dover, Del. Emergency Management Firm Manages Growing Pains to Secure Success, All with a Little Help from SBA

  Small AND Mighty: Delaware Small Business Supercritical Fluids Technologies Goes Global…with a Little Help from the Delaware Small Business Development Center and the SBA

  Iconic Wilmington, Del. Bakery Re-Emerges from Devastating Bakery Fire with a Little Help from SBA, The Del. SBDC & SCORE