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Legal Aspects: Buying & Selling a Business

...will typically get financing to pay the purchase price. The buyer will need to pay himself or herself a salary and have enough left over from the profit to make monthly payments on the loan. Whatever loan those monthly loan payments can support is the most a buyer can

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

Small Business FAQs

...instance, if someone from Wasilla goes online to buy from your website, you will not need to collect taxes for Wasilla. However, if you are in Wasilla, you will need to collect taxes for Wasilla and the borough. Also if you go to Wasilla you would need to register

Choosing A NAICS code

...the Alaska 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...

Is your goal to buy or sell a business?

...eller. This allows the seller to turn over to the buyers all financial documents in a confidential manner Obtain 3-5 years of financials from the seller This might include business tax returns and the ending balance sheet for each year, Profit & Loss Statement (P&L), Cash Flow Statement and

‘Buy Alaska’ makes the case for local resiliency, growth (KCAW)

...an-owned businesses is available here! And of course, learn more about BuyAlaska at www.buyalaska.com...

Contact Us

...al Programs & Strategy email | message Katie Nave BuyAlaska Program Manager email | message Harley Tennant Alaska SBDC Communications Manager email | message Tyler Arnold TREND Program & Alaska SSBCI Equity Director email | message Jay Halverson Alaska SSBCI Lending Program Director email | message A...

Sea Fur Sewing

...ices as an independent contractor and provide fur – hand and machine – sewing classes through the SeaAlaska Heritage Foundation. With community and people at the heart of Sea Fur Sewing, Robert has donated fur hats to Elks Lodge, Alaska Waterfowl Association, Sitka Veteran’s Association, and Fallen O...

BlueWater BaseCamp, LLC

...are interested in learning more about the luxurious comfort at BlueWater BaseCamp, LLC, check out their website at www.bluewaterbasecamp.com or on Facebook and Instagram....

Are you ready to file your business income tax return?

..., Starting a Business and Keeping Records: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p583/index.html Business Taxes: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-%26-Self-Employed/Business-Taxes   Written by Dimitri Yimga, MBA is a Certified Public Accountant and the founder of DY CPA LLC in Anchorage AK. He...

Use Your Website to Build Relationships and Watch Sales Soar

...ONLY effective way to do this is to speak to them – “one on one” – with their needs and interests as the focus of your web copy. This is how you bring in your product or services; by writing about how they meet a need, solve a problem,

Opening a Salon in Alaska

Opening a Food Business in Alaska

How to Get Your Invention Funded

...om Alaskan companies. Phase 0 grants of up to $5000 will be available to assist with application development. For more information on TREND please visit www.TrendAlaska.org. For more information on the SBIR/STTR program please visit www.sbir.gov.   Written by Mark Malagodi, AKSBDC Anchorage Business...

Free Tax Information using Bidawiz

...he $40,000 fair market value and the $20,000 sale price to your son. You have a taxable gain on the transfer of $10,000 ($20,000 sale price minus $10,000 adjusted basis) that must be reported as ordinary income from depreciation. You report $10,000 of your $30,000 depreciation as ordinary income

BuyAlaska is Back!

...ses that are the backbone of their communities by buying local. BuyAlaska encourages Alaskans to shop “Local First.” Alaskans who choose to “BuyAlaska” will help businesses survive the COVID-19 economic downturn and ultimately build long-term economic resilience for our state. It has never been more...

Alaska Row Tours

...e close on the horizon for year two. To learn more about this remarkable entrepreneur, check out his website at www.akrowtours.com and follow them on Instagram....

Blaines Art in Anchorage Closing Black Friday

...on November 28th and post it on any social media site using the hashtag #BuyAlaska. There will be a drawing to give away Buy Alaska swag and gift certificates from the local small business community.   If you’re a business interested in joining our event, please shoot an email

Can Small Businesses Survive on Facebook?

...ebook is the biggest, there are many social media sites out there that can help you reach your target market. Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest and Tumblr. are the top 5 sites after Facebook according to eBizMBA Rank. What works for you will depend on your business and your clients.

There’s No Place Like Home (Page)!

...the most important element in the design of a website – including the home page – is its visual appeal… the “sizzle”… the “flash”… the “gloss”. Now, don’t get me wrong. An aesthetically pleasing homepage is important, but it’s just the “icing on the cake”. As websites, and the