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• Press Releases

  SBA Announces National Small Business Week Awardees

  March 20, 2018

  U.S. Small Business Administration Announces Michelle Christian as Administrator for Mid-Atlantic Region

  February 22, 2018

  SBA Administrator Honors Nation’s Top Small Businesses

  March 12, 2018

• Delaware Lender Loan Volume Reports

  SBA Delaware Lender Loan Volume Report (October 1, 2017 - October 21, 2017)

• Media Coverage

  Tubman Byway Initiative Launches in Camden (WMDT ABC)

  ‘Byway Bucks’ Debut in Camden Wyoming (WDRE NBC)

  Kent Co. businesses hope to connect with Harriet Tubman Byway (WDDE/NPR 91.1 FM)

  Small Buiness Administration Launches Kent County Tubman Byway in Camden (101.7 FM WDEL/105.9 FM The WAVE)

  Businesses partner with initiative to promote Tubman Byway (Delaware State News)

  Tubman Byway Initiative Extended in Kent County (News Journal)

  Southbridge Focus of Economic Development Effort

  The Underground Railroad in Delaware

  Economic Development Partnership Begins with Southbridge Revitalization

  Effort to Revitalize Southbridge Ties Community to Underground Railroad

  Officials Announce Plans to Stoke Small Biz Growth on State’s Historic

  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)

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

  Delaware State Officials and SBA Joined Kent County Launch of Small Biz Boosting Initiative along Del.’s Historic ‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway’

  Entrepreneur Bets on Small Town Delaware Small Biz, Wins Bigtime Contracts, Job Growth

  Delaware's Only Woman-Owned Utility Service Firm Creates Jobsm Looks to 'Help Build a Better Delaware' by Offering Del.-Based Power Crisis Response

  Delaware, SBA, ‘South Bridge Connects’ Officials Announce Plans to Stoke Small Biz Growth on State’s Historic ‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway’