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...iness Advisor email | message Fairbanks Center 907-456-7232 info@aksbdc.org message this office 330 Wendell Ave, Suite C Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Jade Greene, MBA, PHR, SHRM-CP Fairbanks Center Director email | message We’re Hiring! Fairbanks Business Advisor email | message Juneau Center (907) 463-37...

Small Business FAQs

...ntracting, and other economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons, especially recipients of government assistance for housing, and to businesses that provide economic opportunities to low- and very low-income persons. Learn more here! For support, contact our friends at the Procurement...

Expert Advisors

...Alaska SBDC Business Advisors are experts in a wide variety of fields and industries. All of our business advisors have experience as business owners and several hold advanced degrees in relevant areas of study....

Legal Aspects: Buying & Selling a Business

...will want to keep an owner as a consultant, a part-time or full-time employee, or an advisor. The buyer might want to consider a transition period for an owner. This requirement can either be included in the business sale agreement or negotiated separately. If an ex-owner becomes an employee,

Choosing a NAICS Code for Your Small Business

...license. How do I find my LOB/LOW? Go to https://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/. This link will direct you to the US Census Bureau’s NAICS search engine. Enter the type of business you are doing and choose from the list that comes up. You will want to look through the list of NAICS

Choosing A NAICS code

...ska SDBC’s offerings, and to get registered for our free Starting A Business Class, take a look at our website www.AKSBDC.org     Written by Anchorage Business Advisor Allan Carraway...

Are you ready to file your business income tax return?

...ng: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Recordkeeping Publication 509 (2015), Tax Calendar: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p509/ar02.html Publication 583 (01/2015), Starting a Business and Keeping Records: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p583/index.html Business Taxes: htt...

FAQs About the Alaska SBDC

...nstitute (BEI). SBDCs are nationwide and offer one-on-one, no-cost confidential counseling, low-cost workshops, and reference libraries. SBDCs are part of the nation-wide Association of Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC), which works on behalf of the SBDCs nationwide to support small business...

Passion, The Key to Successful Entrepreneurship

...an be a great recipe for success if you love your work. If you have no love for your work, you can do it for a while, but eventually it will consume you. Aptitude and passion do not always line up in the same activities. Sometimes you may have

Can Small Businesses Survive on Facebook?

...to gradually decline over time as we continually work to make sure people have a meaningful experience on the site.”   The problem is, many businesses have already invested in promoting their page to gain likes and now they find they need to pay for those who like their

One-on-One Meetings: A Component of Effective Manager-Employee Relationships

...(e.g., from middle-quality to a high-quality). One-on-one regular scheduled meetings with your direct reports are the ideal process for providing such opportunities to them. Depending on the nature of your business, we suggest meeting with your employees every one to two weeks and definitely at least...

Alaska SBDC: Making ProfitCents Industry Data and Analysis Work for You

...not all ProfitCents offers. It also provides an in-depth narrative report, putting your business’s financial ratios into plain English and deciphering underlying conditions. It’s like taking your business to the doctor and getting blood work done, except instead of checking cholesterol and glucose, i...

Salmon Sisters

...ure and partnering with responsible fisheries and organizations working to protect Alaska’s marine ecosystems allows them to give back to the ocean that gives so much to them while helping ensure healthy life cycles for future generations to come. Business during a pandemic No stranger to federal dis...

SBA Announces Official Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Application and Guidelines

...al assistance programs. As the SBA builds and prepares to roll out the program, this dedicated SBA website is the best source for up-to-date information for eligible restaurants interested in the RRF. Restaurant Revitalization Fund Program Guide...

Operations Staff

...SBDC marketing and communications, client onboarding, support and relationships, events and workshops, and data and reporting....

MUNI OF ANCHORAGE – EO-16 takes effect for the month of December

...iness advisors would be happy to work with you one-on-one where you’ll receive confidential, efficient, and applicable guidance for navigating this tumultuous time. Register to work with us at https://aksbdc.org/business-counseling/ or send us an email at info@aksbdc.org. We’re all in this together a...

What’s New in 2014

...arn how to use QuickBooks to it’s full extent and make it work for your business. This class is a hands on 6 hour course that goes over the basics of the QuickBooks 2013 program, setting it up and working with lists and accounts. Taught by AK SBDC Business

Premier Janitorial Services

...obligation quotes, they’ve made it their business to make your business shine. Contact Johnson and his team at (907) 232-9454, http://www.premierjanitorialservicesak.com/, and on Facebook for more information....

Commerce Secretary Announces Allocation of $300 Million in CARES Act Funding

...aculture operations, processors, and other fishery-related businesses—should work with their state marine fisheries management agencies, territories, or Tribe to understand the process for applying for these funds. Can eligible fishery participants receive direct payments? Direct payments are express...

Mat-Su Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance, LLC

...business smoothly. They explained, “We worked one-on-one with her to make sure that we were making the correct decision when it came to deciding to buy the shares of this company. She helped us foresee what we would be doing financial-wise and how we could best spend our money.