Delaware Business Blog

Small businesses are the backbone of our communities. And, in an economy where small businesses create two-thirds of jobs, owners and employees deserve a health insurance market with fairer prices, better choices, and greater certainty. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, that market is on its way. Beginning in 2014, Delaware small business owners will [...]

In today’s global economy, selling goods around the world can bring large rewards. It just makes good business sense to expand your prospective customer base to the more than 95 percent of the world’s population outside our country whose demand for American goods is growing every day. Small businesses now constitute 34 percent of total [...]

By Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho For two years in a row the U.S. Small Business Administration has helped to put more than $30 billion into the hands of small business owners across the country. In fiscal year 2012, SBA’s loan programs posted the second largest dollar volume ever, surpassed only by the 2011 fiscal year, [...]

By Hugh Leahy, Senior Vice President for Southern Delaware, Delaware Community Foundation It’s the time of year when many of us are in the giving spirit. But some of the most meaningful gifts aren’t wrapped with a fancy bow. A donation to a charitable organization can be a wonderful gift, especially for the person who [...]

By Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho The holiday shopping season is here and according to the National Retail Federation’s Holiday Consumer Spending Survey, holiday sales will increase 4.1 percent this year. The U.S. Small Business Administration can help small business prepare for the holiday rush. Don’t forget that Small Business Saturday is Saturday, Nov. 24. If [...]