A Stunning Food Hall is Coming to Downtown Wilmington!

A Food Hall is on its way to the Historic DuPont Building and we couldn't be more excited! Not only will it provide entrepreneurial chefs with a place to launch their business idea...the space is gorgeous!

Everyone gets excited for lunchtime and in late 2018 it will be even better in Downtown Wilmington! DE.CO — short for Delaware Collective is on its way!

“Wilmington’s newly thriving food scene is reaching a turning point, and DE.CO’s convenient location at the heart of the dynamic mid-Atlantic makes it a magnet for culinary talent that will draw locals and visitors alike downtown,” says Seawall’s Peter DiPrinzio, who developed Baltimore’s wildly successful food hall, R. House. “DE.CO will feel like a lively restaurant and bar, and will serve as a gathering place throughout the day in into the night: for coffee with friends, a lunch meeting among co-workers, date night for couples or weekend brunch with the whole family.”

Check out these articles featuring coverage of the story.

Wilmington to get its 1st food hall, Philadelphia Business Journal

New food hall opening in DuPont Building later this year, Delaware Online

Announcing DE.CO, Wilmington’s Forthcoming Food Hall with Eight Chef-Driven Kitchens, Bpgroup.net

Start Your Business's Year Off on the Right Foot with Classes at the Delaware Libraries!

The Delaware libraries are hosting a series of Small Business workshops throughout January. Topics include:

• Using Customer Service as Your Competitive Advantage
• Identify Your Customers & Competitors Using Census Data
• Increase the Probability of Success: Own a Franchise

Questions on the upcoming classes? Email janet.wurtzel@lib.de.us

Downtown Wilmington is the Perfect Place to Start a Small Business!

Is one of your goals for 2018 to start a small business? If you are an entrepreneur already, or have a great new business plan, Downtown Wilmington, DE is the perfect place to make a home for your business.

With a current thriving small business community, new corporations and organizations constantly incorporating in the city due to the State's tax structure and hundreds of new residences currently being built there is so much opportunity within the city!

Here are some resources to help get you started:

Downtown Visions- From façade improvement to financial assistance guidance, Downtown Visions has several programs specifically designed for those desiring to start a new business in the city, check them all out here. 

Downtown Visions also has workshops and events for small businesses. To stay updated on upcoming events, be sure to subscribe and follow us on Facebook.

Small and Minority Businesses and Tax Assistance- resources for small and minority-owned business as well as networking information can be found here.

Programs through the City and State- A tax abatement program, relocation/workforce development assistance, Grow Wilmington Fund and loans, architectural and engineering feasibility work matching, technical assistance and more information on the Downtown Development District can be found here. 

Complimentary Business Advice with a Certified Mentor- and more, including complimentary workshops for small businesses, can be found here through the Score program.

Starting your business and looking to live close by? Here are lots of great apartment communities right downtown! 

Downtown Visions Celebrates The Holidays and The Creative Class at The Mill

On Monday, December 11th, creatives, visionaries and entrepreneurs gathered at The Mill in Downtown Wilmington, DE to celebrate not only the Holiday Season, but also to learn more about how creativity and the arts are helping to transform the commercial district.

Speakers included Mayor Michael S. Purzycki, Martin Hageman, Executive Director of Downtown Visions, Mark Fields, Executive Director of The Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE and The Playhouse on Rodney Square and Robert Herrera, Founder of the creative co-working space The Mill Space.

Guests not only enjoyed the beautifully decorated modern space and light refreshments, but an insightful conversation on the progression of the district thanks to creative endeavors. 

For more information on Downtown Vision's initiatives, click here. 

We hope to see you back at The Mill next week for INtheSpirit: A Holiday Party for Wilmington Families in Need.

FREE Holiday Parking Downtown After 12 PM!

Enjoy FREE Holiday Parking Downtown and on the Riverfront After 12PM!

Looking to do some holiday shopping Downtown? Or heading into town for a show at The Playhouse on Rodney Square or The Grand followed by some fine dining at one of the many highly rated restaurants? 

Here are the holiday parking regulations: From 12PM-6PM each weekday through 12/29, the City will not require payment at parking meters in the Downtown Business District (2nd St. to 12th St., and French Str. to Washington St.) and in the Riverfront Business District.