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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....

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

Using Influencers In Your Marketing Mix

...or financially. If your Influencer in an employee, allowing them to use their phones at work may be repayment enough. Engaging Influencers isn’t a new idea; it’s basically word-of-mouth rebranded and is an incredibly effective way to increase awareness for your business. To learn more about Influenc...

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

...ty to “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 You...

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

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 We’re Hiring! Fairbanks Business Advisor email | message Juneau Center (907) 463-37...

‘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...

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...

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

Kicksled Alaska

...next adventure? Connect with Kicksled Alaska on Instagram, Facebook, at www.KicksledAlaska.com, and in-person by-appointment-only at 502 W. 58th Ave, Unit J....

Operations Staff

The Alaska SBDC Operations Office supports all regional centers, business advisors, directors, and clients across the state. The Operations Office oversees the management of Alaska SBDC marketing and communications, client onboarding, support and relationships, events and workshops, and data and rep...

University of Alaska Announces Launch of SSBCI Lending Programs

...project/value. https://aksbdc.org/ssbci/collateral-support-program/ As the economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and new opportunities for business growth and recovery present themselves, Alaska’s small businesses need new sources of funding more than ever before. The Alaska SSBCI l...

BuyAlaska is Back!

...tate. It has never been more important to support buy-local efforts and to make it easy for Alaskans to find and purchase from local vendors. The BuyAlaska webpage at BuyAlaska.com seeks to provide access to statewide small businesses and to educate consumers about the direct benefits of keeping our...

Opening a Salon in Alaska

Opening a Food Business in Alaska

Ohlson Mountain Mineral Springs

...ojection provided a firm foundation, which Strutz used to build his complete business plan. Zak also worked with Strutz to identify a specific NAICs code, which was used to request an SBDC.net search to gather market research on similar businesses to include in the business plan. Strutz and Zak

BEP Company

...relied heavily on word of mouth advertising and in-person visits (it’s a small town). Now, there is a new generation of decision-makers who are tech and social savvy. Our company wasn’t getting noticed. We needed to catch up so that we could remain competitive. Ms. Haywood helped me move

Los Chanchitos

...ess, so I appreciated the direction to keep me focused.” Peter John came to the Alaska SBDC at the very beginning – from the idea stage of his preventure goal. Over the next six months, Alaska SBDC business advisor KellyAnn Cavaretta supported Peter John with loan preparedness, a start-up