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SCORE Delaware mentors are highly successful and seasoned business professionals and entrepreneurs with the experience and knowledge to help you achieve your small business goals. Browse resources, take a workshop, or find your business mentor today!
https://www.score.org/delaware
Delaware Small Business Development Center – DSBDC
The Delaware SBDC training programs, and FREE professional consulting services to help innovators, startups, and existing business ( with 0-500 employees) formulate and execute strategies to grow and succeed.
State of Delaware – Division of Small Business
The Delaware Division of Small Business, part of the Delaware Department of State, is a service-focused agency committed to supporting businesses starting and growing in Delaware. Small businesses can reach out to the Division for assistance in connecting to state resources and advice to succeed. The Division is a champion for Delaware small businesses and is available to help take companies to the next level.
https://business.delaware.gov/
APEX Accelerator Delaware (formerly PTAC of Delaware)
The Delaware APEX Accelerator Center, formerly the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), was first established by Congress in 1985 to advise and counsel for-profit businesses on marketing and selling their products and services to the Department of Defense and other Federal and State government agencies.
Horn Entrepreneurship: Blue Hen Proof of Concept Program
The University of Delaware (UD) Blue Hen Proof of Concept Program (BH-POC) is designed to unlock the potential of innovations developed at UD by providing entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and financial support during the initial technology commercialization activities of researchers and inventors across campus.
https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/horn/venture-support/blue-hen-poc/
Delaware Small Business Administration – SBA
The Small Business Administration’s Delaware district office provides services including funding programs, counseling, federal contracting, certifications, and disaster recovery. They can also connect you to partner organizations, lenders, and other community groups that help small businesses succeed.
https://business.delaware.gov/osd/
True Access Capital is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) that empowers business owners and entrepreneurs in Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania, especially women, minorities and those who are underserved by traditional lenders, with technical expertise and access to capital.
Stand By Me – Minority Small Business Program
The Stand By Me Minority Small Business Program helps minority entrepreneurs improve the way they do business so they can be a positive force in the community.Entrepreneurs work with an experienced business coach who mentors them for the duration of the program. Coaches offer financial guidance, new perspectives, creative insights, and proven processes to help them achieve their goals.
https://standbymede.org/programs/stand-by-me-minority-small-business-program/
Women’s Business Center at True Access Capital
The Women’s Business Center at True Access Capital (WBC) provides in-depth, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs. WBC training includes courses on business planning, business financing, social media and marketing. All WBC clients have the opportunity to network with and learn from successful women business owners, including participation in “work-life balance” seminars several times each year.
https://trueaccesscapital.org/womens-business-center/