Helping founders find community and connections
The Business Growth Strategies Program, offered through True Access Capital's Women's Business Center, provides strategic planning and coaching for entrepreneurs seeking to grow their existing businesses. The program focuses on helping business owners develop and execute actionable strategies for sustained growth.
Coaching/Consulting
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Wilmington
True Access Capital
Community UP! is an 8-week entrepreneurship program offered through True Access Capital that fosters business development in underserved communities. Meeting weekly, participants learn fundamental planning concepts and tools to start and run a successful small business, with a focus on revitalizing neighborhoods through entrepreneurship.
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Wilmington
True Access Capital
DTP@STAR is a wet laboratory incubator on the University of Delaware's STAR Campus, offering early-stage STEM entrepreneurs access to chemical and biological labs, collaboration space, office space, and shared services. The facility connects entrepreneurs to UD faculty and students, and is part of Delaware Technology Park's broader support ecosystem that has helped create 16,000+ jobs.
Incubator
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Newark
Delaware Technology Park
Cohort-based business growth program using Interise's nationally recognized StreetWise MBA curriculum, providing minority business owners tools, networks, and a 3-year strategic growth plan.
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Wilmington
Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington Alliance is a Kauffman Foundation affiliate offering the nationally recognized FastTrac entrepreneurial training program in Delaware. FastTrac provides structured business education curriculum for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs to build practical business knowledge and skills.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Alliance
The FinTech Innovation Hub on UD's STAR Campus is a $36M, 100,000 sq ft center providing startup incubation space managed by Delaware Technology Park, alongside UD's academic research, workforce development, and industry collaboration programs. The Hub focuses on financial health equity, cybersecurity, data analytics, and fintech innovation, with onsite access to SBDC, APEX Accelerators, and investor networks.
Incubator
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Newark
Fintech Innovation Hub - University of Delaware
The FinTech Innovation Hub at UD offers workforce training and professional development programs in financial technology for university students and working professionals. Programs include industry-focused courses, internship opportunities, Lunch & Learn sessions with fintech companies, and community engagement initiatives to increase financial literacy and digital empowerment.
Training/Course
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Newark
Fintech Innovation Hub - University of Delaware
Delaware APEX Accelerator (formerly PTAC), operated by UD's OEIP, provides no-cost training and one-on-one counseling to Delaware businesses seeking to sell products and services to federal, state, and local government agencies. Services include help with registrations, certifications, bid preparation, contract specifications, and procurement compliance, serving the Defense Industrial Base and broader government market.
Coaching/Consulting
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Newark
APEX Accelerator New Castle County
Delaware APEX Accelerator's Sussex County satellite (Georgetown SBDC, 103 W. Pine Street) provides no-cost government contracting training and counseling for businesses in southern Delaware. Services include registration and certification guidance, bid preparation, contract specifications, and access to federal, state, and local procurement opportunities.
Coaching/Consulting
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Georgetown
APEX Accelerator Sussex County
The H.E.R. Business Plan Competition, organized by the Women's Business Center at True Access Capital, is an annual competition for women entrepreneurs in Delaware. One winner receives $10,000 and two runners-up receive $5,000 each. Open to women 18+ with Delaware-licensed for-profit businesses operating for at least one year.
Community/Networking
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Wilmington
True Access Capital
IGNOSI is a MedTech-focused incubator and accelerator based in Wilmington, Delaware, supporting inventors building medical technology startups. The program provides state-of-the-art lab infrastructure for prototyping, animal experiments, and engineering, along with business development, legal, and patent law support. IGNOSI offers founder-centered, cohort-based mentoring with tailored investor connections.
Accelerator
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New Castle
IGNOSI
World Trade Center Delaware offers seminars and workshops on international trade topics for businesses of all sizes and industries. Programs are open to the public with discounted rates for WTC members, and on-site custom training sessions can be arranged for individual companies. Topics include market research, export/import compliance, currency exchange, and global business development.
Training/Course
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New Castle
World Trade Center Delaware
The Middletown Business Incubator and Collaborative Workspace (MBI) is a 3,750 sq ft enterprise business center at 651 N. Broad St., Suite 306, Middletown, operated by the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce. MBI offers 12 private office spaces, meeting and conference rooms for rent, a café, printer services, podcast recording capability, and drop-in professional space to support entrepreneurs in southern New Castle County.
Incubator
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Middletown
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
Delaware SBDC's Kent County satellite office at Delaware State University (Dover) provides free, confidential one-on-one business consulting. Advisors help entrepreneurs with business planning, financial projections, loan packaging, marketing, and government grants. Consulting is available virtually and at the DSU Bank of America Building location.
Coaching/Consulting
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Dover
SBDC Kent County
Delaware SBDC's New Castle County office (Newark, UD STAR Campus) provides free, confidential one-on-one business consulting to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Advisors from diverse industry backgrounds help with business planning, financial projections, marketing, loan packaging, government grants (SBIR/STTR), and growth strategy. Consulting is available virtually and in-person.
Coaching/Consulting
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Newark
SBDC New Castle County
Delaware SBDC's Sussex County office in Georgetown (103 W. Pine Street) provides free, confidential one-on-one business consulting to entrepreneurs in southern Delaware. Advisors offer guidance in business planning, marketing, loan packaging, financial analysis, and government grants. The office is located near historic Georgetown's Town Circle.
Coaching/Consulting
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Georgetown
SBDC Sussex County
The WTC Delaware Procurement Partners Program trains Delaware companies to identify and respond to tenders, RFPs, and bidding opportunities from international organizations, U.S. government agencies, multilateral donors, and international aid and development contractors. Includes custom-designed trips to Washington D.C. and New York to meet with decision-makers.
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New Castle
World Trade Center Delaware
Recipe for Success is a four-session program through True Access Capital's Women's Business Center designed for aspiring food service entrepreneurs. Sessions cover licensing requirements, cost control, customer service, and foundational business management for opening and running a successful food business.
Training/Course
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Wilmington
True Access Capital
Delaware SBDC's New Castle County office hosts a range of training workshops and educational events covering topics such as business plan development, SEO and digital marketing, government contracting (SBIR/STTR), financial management, and cybersecurity. Workshops are offered free or at low cost to entrepreneurs at all business stages.
Training/Course
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Newark
SBDC New Castle County
Delaware SBDC's Sussex County office offers training workshops for southern Delaware entrepreneurs covering business planning, digital marketing, financial management, and other key topics. Workshops are free or low-cost and held virtually or at the Georgetown location, supporting entrepreneurs throughout Sussex County.
Training/Course
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Georgetown
SBDC Sussex County
Delaware SBDC's Kent County office hosts training workshops covering topics such as business start-up basics, digital marketing, financial management, and government contracting. Workshops are available to all Delaware entrepreneurs and complement the one-on-one consulting program at the Dover satellite location.
Training/Course
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Dover
SBDC Kent County
Spin In® is a University of Delaware OEIP program that connects early-stage entrepreneurial companies with interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate students (technical, marketing, business, design, and policy). Student teams help develop and advance promising ideas and technologies along the commercialization pipeline, while gaining real-world experience and a part-time paycheck.
Accelerator
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Newark
Delaware Technology Park
The Sussex County Kitchen Incubator is a 1,800 sq ft licensed commercial kitchen at Delaware Technical Community College's Owens Campus in Georgetown, providing shared kitchen space and business assistance to culinary entrepreneurs. It removes barriers to entry by offering affordable licensed kitchen access for caterers, food truck operators, farmers, and food product makers, along with training in branding, marketing, pricing, and food licensing.
Incubator
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Georgetown
Sussex County Kitchen Incubator
WilmingtonMADE is a Wilmington Alliance program launched in 2020 to support local entrepreneurs through training, individualized coaching, business development, and backend support services. Originally a 'shop local' campaign, it has grown into a comprehensive small business support initiative serving Wilmington's underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Coaching/Consulting
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Wilmington
Wilmington Alliance
The Women's Business Center (WBC) at True Access Capital provides intensive, outcome-oriented business training and one-on-one counseling primarily to women entrepreneurs. Services include business planning, financing, social media, marketing analysis, and mentorship from successful women business owners. In 2022, the WBC counseled 320 businesses and hosted 87 training events reaching 1,101 participants.
Coaching/Consulting
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Wilmington
True Access Capital