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KENT ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
www.kentpartnership.org 302-678-3028
The partnership works to attract new businesses to the area, while ensuring that established companies continue to thrive.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT www.nccde.org/756/ economic-development 302-395-5959 tfmorris@nccde.org
The office’s main priority is to help new, developing and existing businesses grow and contribute to the local economy. That includes helping local
and national companies navigate government regulations and the permitting process.
SCORE DELAWARE
www.delaware.score.org 302-691-9152 contact.0042@scorevolunteer. org
SCORE provides free, confidential, face-to-face interactions with certified business mentors.
SUSSEX COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT www.excitesussex.com 302-855-7770
Led by Director of Economic Development William Pfaff, this agency is dedicated
to advancing business in 25 Sussex towns, including its renowned beach resorts.
SUSSEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION COMMITTEE (SEDAC) www.sedac-de.org 302-856-1818
scottt@ visitsoutherndelaware.com Located within eight hours of a third of the eastern U.S. population, Sussex County offers an array of opportunities for businesses. SEDAC is committed to
helping businesses get established, expand and continue to thrive.
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION –
DELAWARE DISTRICT OFFICE www.sba.gov/offices/district/ de/wilmington
302-573-6294
All the resources of the SBA — including loans and grants — are at your fingertips, located in the heart of Wilmington.
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC INNOVATION & PARTNERSHIPS www.oeip.udel.edu 302-831-7140
The office’s mission is
to guide entrepreneurs from ideas to the marketplace, facilitating patent applications and other steps in setting up a business.
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE STARTUP LAUNCHPAD www.lerner.udel.edu/centers/ experiential-learning-centers/ horn-program-in- entrepreneurship/delaware- startup-launchpad 302-831-4393
The university’s Alfred Lerner College of Business
and Economics created this program to provide training to entrepreneurs with innovative business models, especially tech- focused ones. The program teaches startup methods
in workshops led by UD instructors.
WILMINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION/ DELAWARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION www.wedco.org 302-571-9088 info@wedco.org
These organizations provide financing for growth and expansion to businesses
in Wilmington and all of Delaware, respectively.
WORLD TRADE CENTER DELAWARE
www.wtcde.com
302-656-7905
info@wtcde.com
The Delaware branch of
the World Trade Centers Association is a nonprofit that helps Delaware companies succeed in the global marketplace in every sector — from agriculture to tech to defense. ID
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A LAB AT DELAWARE TECHNOLOGY PARK’S DTP@STAR INCUBATOR
more than 16,000 jobs for Delaware’s economy, both within the park and around the area. The cumulative private investments and academic and company research grants have totaled nearly $1 billion. The U.S. Council on Competitiveness and the Association of University Research Parks have recognized DTP as a model research park for its regional economic-development initiatives across the U.S. and Mexico.
In 2016, DTP’s footprint expanded with DTP@Star, a laboratory incubator for Delaware’s most promising young companies. Located on the University of Delaware’s 272- acre STAR Campus, the incubator offers access to world- renowned research facilities and faculty as well as student interns. Already, 14 new companies have started with a broad array of new technologies. “DTP@STAR represents the very best of an academic, public and private partnership to further technology and economic development through support of early-stage companies,” says Bowman. ID
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