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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, ...

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....

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...

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...

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 ...

Contact Us

...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 Juneau Center (907) 463-3789 info@aksbdc.org message this office 3030 Vintage Blvd....

You may be liable for credit card fraud at your point of sale

...he US, many merchants are set up for EMV with chip-and-PIN validation: while the card is in the reader, the customer must enter the valid PIN associated with the card in order for the transaction to be completed. To avoid delays and inconveniences associated with forgotten PINs, US merchants ...

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 ...

New classes with the Center for Corporate and Professional Development

...ntact Steve Hinds at sphinds@uaa.alaska.edu or 907-786-4938. Negotiations – Class will meet three days – November 6th, 20th and December 4th Dr. Frank Jeffries Every day in Alaska, companies are involved in serious negotiations affecting every facet of their businesses, including interactions with cu...

The Top 10 Financial Ratios for Business Owners

...nchmark is 30-34%, while banking is 7.7-8.3%. Debt-to-Equity Ratio: This solvency ratio measures the amount of debt a company uses to finance its assets. A ratio of 1.0 indicates the firm uses the same amount of debt as equity, meaning creditors have claim to all assets, leaving nothing for ...

Shewman Counseling Services

...viding counseling services and steadily growing for a year. Julie works with adolescents and adults addressing trauma, attachment, depression, anxiety, and stress-related issues. She uses many modalities in her work and is trained in EMDR. To learn more about EMDR and the other ways Julie can help yo...

Marketing 49

...eed. These comprehensive online courses blend self-paced work while being fully supported by Schoenwether and help new businesses start strong and sell more, or assist established businesses in scaling faster. Free mini-trainings packed with problem-solving solutions will be offered as well. Marketin...

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...

Instructions for Phase 0 Application

...benefit the Phase I project, including a scope of work and line-item budget demonstrating how Phase 0 funds will be used. Describe the market validation and customer feedback of your innovation. More Proposal Information This grant is expected to lead to the submission of an SBIR proposal. All inform...

Everything Bagels

...ld winter’s morning. The need for a fresh, crunchy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, New York style bagel in the heart of the Peninsula. That led Pamela and Matthew Parker to roll up their sleeves and try their hand at bagel artistry. Cravings satisfied and pleasantly surprised by the outcome and a...

Homer Whales

...is a business just getting started. Abigail began working with her business advisor, Mr. Bryan Zak, in Homer to better understand the process of starting a business. About her journey so far she shared, “I began work on a business plan and obtained information about crowdfunding and marketing. I ...

Operations Staff

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

March Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...e through partnerships with other SBDCs and larger-scale business development organizations in the Lower 48. On the State Small Business Credit Initiative front, the Alaska SBDC has managed to deploy around $20 million in SSBCI funds, leveraging $40 million in loans to small businesses in over a doze...

TREND SBIR Phase 0 2024 Competition Opens July 9th

...E Alaska FAST Program introducing SBIR and how it works. View the official SBIR How it Works “RoadMap” Access over 55 tutorials on the SBIR website. Review the standard SBIR eligibility FAQs and launch page for SBIR entrepreneurs. Coming soon: TREND will announce a virtual public workshop in June ...

The Lemon Season is Here! Lemonade Day Alaska is on Saturday, June 26!

...“Brand the Stand” at lemonadeday.org/alaska/brand-your-stand Opportunities to connect with Business Stand Hosts at lemonadeday.org/alaska/activities Chances to win prizes by sharing Business Results at lemonadeday.org/alaska/business-results Learn more about Lemonade Day Alaska in the brief YouTube...