Delaware Small Business Grants

With more than $2,125.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $1,679.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Delaware. There are 19,741 business establishments in the state of Delaware, and they break down to the following:

Delaware Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

10,972 registered businesses in Delaware have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
2,982 registered businesses in Delaware have 5 to 9 employees.
1,930 registered businesses in Delaware have 10-19 employees.
1,771 registered businesses in Delaware have 20-99 employees.
681 registered businesses in Delaware have 100 to 499 employees.
Over 1,405 registered businesses in Delaware have over 500 employees.

Delaware Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

2,406 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
1,400 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
1,873 registered businesses in Delaware are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
More than 2,154 registered businesses in Delaware are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 3,000 farms in the state of Delaware.

Starting and managing a small business in Delaware is not an easy task. Over $16,777,392,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Delaware and more than 4,533 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Delaware, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Delaware, contact Delaware financial aid agencies.

Small Business Grants in Local States

Recent Business Grant Recipients

Recipient	Project, Industry, Purpose	Amount
Fireplace Door Manufacturing Inc (Government Loan)	Project: Manufacturing of architectural metal products and ornaments Industry: Manufacturing, Mining and Energy Purpose: Information Not Available	9200.00
Fundy Cable Ltd (Government Loan)	Project: Hiring of a marketing manager Industry: Manufacturing, Mining and Energy Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Purpose: Job Creation Marketing Training / Certification / Wage Support	45150.00
Plastiques Industriels Div De Plastibec (Government Fellowship)	Project: Diagnosis - iso-9002 quality system Industry: Information Not Available Purpose: Information Not Available	5700.00
Loch Bhreagh Tours Limited (Government Fellowship)	Project: Establish a high speed cruise operation (baddeck/dundee) Industry: Arts & Entertainment Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Purpose: New Business Startup	93250.00
Ron Rivard (Government Fellowship)	Project: To expand book publishing (cc) Industry: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services Purpose: Expansion Capital	3150.00

Delaware Small Business Grants

Small Business Grants in Local States

Recent Business Grant Recipients

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