The Delaware Division of Small Business (DSB) will hold an online information session for its EDGE Grant program on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. to help potential applicants prepare for applications for its February funding round. EDGE stands for the Encouraging Development, Growth, and Expansion (EDGE) program. a competition for grant funding. Five STEM-based (science/technology/engineering/math) companies can each receive …
NEWARK – The tipping point that told Kasia Biggin her idea to make zero-calorie sweeteners like stevia taste better came when her team attended the Natural Products Expo West in California in March. “We brought samples of our sweeteners and marketed them by approaching all of the companies that we wanted to get a review from,” says Kasia, who started …
This is an edited release from the Delaware Division of Small Business. Delaware Live and its sister publications will be developing profiles on selected winners, including this one on Chris Boozer, founder of The Trash Porters. WILMINGTON – Governor John Carney joined the Division of Small Business to present awards for the most recent winners of the EDGE Grant competition …
WILMINGTON — Chris Boozer could never – in any way, shape, or form — have pictured himself two years ago meeting Governor John Carney and winning a $50,000 EDGE Grant to buy a rear-load garbage truck and expand his business. This is a guy who had spent a total of 11 years of the previous 18 years in Philadelphia jails, …
This Week’s Review Includes: Economist predicts mild 2024 recession, hit Taylor/Travis song Heads up: I-95 near 896 to be closed Feb. 14-15 and Feb. 19 10 Delaware companies win state EDGE grants Victims’ Rights task force to hear updating, funding ideas Sanford student wins $25,000 as science competition finalist Caravel prevails over Ursuline in front of home crowd Click on …
When businesses run by Kathy Collison and Donny Legans won EDGE grants from the Delaware Division of Small Business, they got more than a lot of money. They got a lot of good advice. “The biggest takeaway is that the application process forces you as a new business owner to think through a lot of things that you didn’t …
Ten small businesses in Delaware have been awarded grants in the sixth round of the Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion competition. Since the state government launched EDGE in 2019, $4.2 million has been awarded to 68 promising small businesses. In this round, more than 120 businesses applied for grants. Businesses that are less than 5 years old and employ no more …
