May Newsletter 2016
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
5/10 Master Class on LinkedIn.
Are you using LinkedIn to engage your connections, nurture relationships, and discover new customers?

  Link
5/19 Growth Wheel
In this workshop we will focus on helping you understand how to determine who your Most Valuable Customers are, what makes them valuable, and how to create surveys to find out information that will help you be more relevant and effective in marketing to them.

  Link
5/25 Vendor Day
Interested in learning how Delaware purchases products and services?

5/26 Open for Business
free program, and small-business resource for anyone starting a business or expanding their existing company.

They say April showers bring May flowers. Well, that also equates to the EEC. We have noticed that this winter and spring small businesses are popping up and looking for mentors to help them flourish. We, at the EEC, help water these companies with skills that they can take and apply to their business right away so that they can grow and expand in New Castle County. The more we water them the higher they grow. 

The EEC is the only small business incubator of its kind in New Castle County. We work specifically with scalable businesses and mentor them so that they will flourish in New Castle County. It is clear that April showers have arrived and brought in new businesses to the point where the EEC is looking to expand. The EEC has companies in both the international soft landings and virtual programs. 

Do you know any companies that are just starting out and need mentoring to help guide them through the processes of being a business that can grow in New Castle County?

Interested in being a mentor??? 

Contact us today for more information info@eecincubator.com or 302-737-4343.
Chamber Awards Luncheon Celebrates Entrepreneurs! And the Winner is...


CAL will be celebrating several entrepreneurs this month. 

David J. Freschman Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Hal Real 
Founder & President of Real Entertainment Group, Inc./ World Cafe Live
 
Hal Real is a seasoned entrepreneur with a passion for new ideas and a history of transforming those ideas into successful businesses. He formed Real Entertainment Group, Inc. in order to "radically change the landscape for contemporary music audiences and artists." In October 2004, Hal delivered the first installment of that promise by opening World Cafe Live, a trailblazing live music venue, restaurant and events complex located in Philadelphia.
 


Entrepreneurial Advocate of the Year Award
 
Michelle N. Morin, M.B.A.
 Executive Director of the State of Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity
 
 
The  Entrepreneurial Advocate of the Year Award goes to...  Michelle Morin for her continued support to entrepreneurs in Delaware. Morin is the Executive Director of the  State of Delaware Office of Supplier and Diversity. She has experience in state procurement, certification, strategic planning, reporting, outreach, inclusion, and creation of policy and methodologies. She strives to create community, build relationships, and act as a B2B and G2B matchmaker by uniting resource partners and business owners to continue economic opportunity advancement at all levels.

Morin is a huge supporter of the EEC and the EEC congratulates Michelle Morin for this award and is happy she is being recognized for all the hard work she does to support entrepreneurs in the state.


P riscilla Rakestraw to Receive 
Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Will Webber to Receive the 
Ambassador of the Year Award. 

Don't miss it. 

Important Information from our Clients in the Program!
EEC Client, UniScrap, PBC, has announced a Financial Organization Partnership with the European Development Reconstruction Bank. This week, they will meet in London to explore synergies with Green Investments, Renewable Energy, and Resource Management. Uniscrap plans leverage that relationship with the bank to link technologies in these areas between US, Europe and other countries.

EEC client,  gives you tips on how to be Spring Safe for your home or office. Click here .

EEC graduate We Simply the Internet, WSI, changes name to Advertising is Simple, AIS,  and expands to TV and radio advertising.

EEC client, Deer Valley Danes, will be at Winterthur Point-to-Point Canine Capers event on May 8th. Stop by, check out the products, and say hello. 
SAVE THE DATE! Swim with the Sharks Video Pitch Competition Luncheon
Coming Soon! SWTS Video Pitch Competition

The SWTS Video Pitch Competition has moved from the Chamber's Annual Dinner to become the Centerpiece of the EEC's Annual Luncheon on Friday, September 23rd. Watch for the official announcement in June. This year's competition will include relevant workshops on the use of video and Compelling Pitches. The SWTS will include online voting, with the Winners being selected electronically by the attendees at the EEC Lunch.

Did you know? You can help Sponsor the EEC and keep the programs you love moving forward!
You can be a sponsor of the EEC and its programs?
A recent study by Harvard Business School faculty and graduate students explores the ways in which charity donations can benefit your psychological, spiritual, and emotional well-being. So do yourself a favor and boost your spirits, give yourself a tax deduction, and donate.  
The EEC is designed to provide business support services to entrepreneurs and associated companies in New Castle County. The incubator is not merely about a physical building offering lower rental rates, but rather is a program intended to help new businesses succeed to the point of graduating from the program. 

We are a nonprofit and we are looking for donors like you to help us - help the county small businesses. 

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS?
 
The EEC is Delaware's only small business incubator.

Check out our YouTube Channel to see some examples of what makes us so great. You will find testimonials, informational videos, how incubation works, and highlights of educational videos.



EEC
We HAVE OPENINGS:

The EEC currently has openings for members in each of its programs.
  • Pre-incubation
  • Resident
  • Virtual
  • International Soft Landing

For More Information check us out at 
Current Members
Sponsors of the EEC
  • Longwood Foundation
  • Delaware Technology Park
  • Comcast (Official Technology Provider)
Sponsors of the EEC Business Education Programs
  • TD Bank Charitable Fund (Growth Wheel)
  • The NewsJournal Media Group
  • Costco Wholesale 
    (Breakfast)
Emerging Enterprise Center | 302-737-4343 | chambermailncccc@gmail.com | http://www.eecincubator.com
12 Penns Way
New Castle, DE 19720