Did you know that 59% of State Chamber members have between 1 and 5 employees? The next highest group of members, or 16% of the membership, has between 6 and 20 employees. Taken together, a full 75% percent of our membership has 20 or fewer employees – a statistic that is representative of the business community across the entire country.
To help the Federal Reserve better understand issues associated with credit, we’re partnering with the Federal Reserve to conduct aSmall Business Credit Surveyfor both pre-start and existing businesses, and we’d like you to participate. Read more
2019 SUPERSTARS IN BUSINESS
Bumpers & Company,
Certified Public Accountants
A STORY OF LEGACY AND TRANSFORMATION
For 97 years, Bumpers & Company has been serving the community as a full-service CPA and consulting firm by providing accounting, auditing, tax and management advisory services to businesses, professional, nonprofit and individual clients.Read more
JOSIAH MARVEL CUP
THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS TODAY!
The Delaware State Chamber is seeking nominations for
the Josiah Marvel Cup, which will be awarded at the
183rd Annual Dinner on January 6, 2020. For more information or to make a nomination, contact
Cheryl Corn.
Delaware’s unemployment rate rose two-tenths of a point to 3.7 percent in October. There are some underlying signs of weakness in the labor market. Workers become unemployed for four reasons:
Job losers are those who have been laid off or have completed temporary jobs
Job leavers are people who have voluntarily left their job in search of better opportunities
New entrants are job seekers new to the labor market such as recent high school and college graduates
Re-entrants have re-entered the labor market after spending some time out of the labor market
DSCC President Mike Quaranta joined Jill Horner
on Comcast Newsmakers to talk about our 183rd Annual Dinner and guest speakers, Sam and Mariah Calagione. Watch Interview
