Delaware Business Blog

The Delaware Business Weekly Round Up is designed to bring you some quick links to news headlines and press releases from companies based in Delaware and issues impacting business the State of Delaware. Here’s our edition for December 24th through December 30th, 2011:

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Three awards will be given, one for companies that have participated in the SBIR/STTR programs, one for [...]

Pat N. Confalone, Ph.D., vice president of DuPont’s global R&D, crop protection, in Wilmington, Del., has been re-elected as director of District III of the Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS) , the world’s largest scientific society. District III includes Delaware, New Jersey, the District of Columbia and parts of Pennsylvania and [...]

By Sara Mackey For a small business to survive and thrive, funding is of the utmost importance. With as many financing options available, invariably many small businesses choose one that is less than optimal for their situation. It is essential that a small business explores all the positives and negatives of various types of financing [...]

The headlines in the news these days are often about how dysfunctional Congress is, and about US debit and the deficit. How are things closer to home here in Delaware? Here is some information you may find interesting…