Delaware Small Business
Development Center

Helping Small Businesses Grow & Succeed
for Over 40 Years

Delaware SBDC is the only statewide, nationally accredited program that provides entrepreneurs training and one-on-one consulting at no-cost. SBDC services are provided in a nondiscriminatory way to all legal residents and citizens in the U.S.

Making a Big Impact on Small Business

Delaware SBDC aims to empower and assist Delaware’s robust small business community. Professional business advisors are available across the state to provide technical assistance to entrepreneurs and business owners. 

The Delaware SBDC Impacts Thousands

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* Data is from inception of DSBDC in 1983.

Hear From Our Clients

Starting a New Business

Have an idea and want to start a business? We offer advising related to legal structure selection, licensing, permitting, market research, site selection, access to capital, business planning creation, franchising agreements, and more.

Growing a Business

Growing a business can be a challenge. Our business advisors can help with managing cash flow, strategic planning, developing a network, rebranding, reinventing, establishing policies and procedures, personnel hiring and retention, resiliency and exit planning.

Managing a Business

Delaware SBDC helps businesses to stay sustainable through assistance in buying a business, legal and tax considerations, customer services and increasing sales, financial management, risk and cybersecurity management, marketing, advertising, and more.

Upcoming Events

  • Dover Office Hours at CURE

    Dover Public Library Office Hours
    Center for Urban Revitalization and Entrepreneurship (CURE) 205 S. State Street, Dover, DE, United States

    Small Business Wednesdays at CURE! Stop by Delaware State University’s Center for Urban Revitalization and Entrepreneurship (CURE) every Wednesday from 9 AM to 12 PM. Drop in to say hi […]

  • Webinar: How to Start a Business

    Online

    This workshop will provide an overview of Starting A Business in Delaware and give potential entrepreneurs an opportunity to get answers to their most pressing questions. Attendees will learn about […]

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