Competitions, community support groups are building the next generation of entrepreneurs Competition and collaboration might seem like mutually exclusive concepts. But within Delaware’s expanding entrepreneurial community, there’s plenty of room for both, with strong collaborative ...
Great events ““ like books ““ often deserve an epilogue. The cover story of our last issue brought you the final chapter of our three-part series about Cohort 5 of Year Up Wilmington, a program ...
The Delaware Business Times recently profiled a couple who pivoted their lives to attend Year Up in search for a brighter future for their child. They saw the opportunity to grow and evolve their lives. ...
This is the final installment in a series of stories we’ve written following five participants in the Year Up program. Just over a year ago, Ronald Shackelford Jr. and his fianceé Taylor Brown were treading ...
So who’s going to be the next Second Chances Farm, Zip Code Wilmington, The Teen Warehouse, Wilmington Green Box, or Wilminvest? Eighteen people with ideas they believe will create jobs and make Delaware a better ...
Stefun Hawkins knows he’s a wanted man. Hawkins, 34, has just graduated from Zip Code Wilmington’s 12-week computer code writing program and is in the process of being interviewed before moving into the computer world. ...
Zip Code Wilmington, the nonprofit coding boot camp, has announced the selection of Desa Burton, Esq. as the new executive director. She will succeed Melanie Augustin, the executive director since 2016. A former U.S. Navy ...
Zip Code Wilmington has announced the appointment of Teri Quinn Gray, Ph.D. as the first female board member since the coding bootcamp launched in 2015. Gray is a global R&D operations and portfolio management leader ...
Delaware’s IT sector is growing continuously as new companies emerge, supported by a commitment to training young people in the field. Initiatives like Zip Code Wilmington, OpenBracket and training programs at Delaware Technical Community College ...
In the past few issues, we’ve written about local programs that help young people – many of them minorities – break the cycle of unemployment and find meaningful work. We’ve written about programs that work ...
The Importance of Giving Back - When Misty Copeland attended her first ballet class at the age of 13, she was too shy to participate. The volunteer instructor took her by the hand an
Are You Using Your Sales CRM to Its Potential? - Are you using your Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) to its fullest potential? I can almost guarantee the answer is “No.”One of the mo
Thoughtful giving - You likely have heard the saying “It is more blessed to give than to receive”. Not all people would agree with this, although many who do, know th
