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

...shifting? EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, a global standard for credit cards that is intended to make purchases more secure. As the volume of credit card fraud has been growing worldwide, the EMV standard has been advertised as a way to rein in the use of fake ...

Bookkeeping Made Easy!

14 Steps to Reduce Bookkeeping Problems

...Tracking finances is critically important for every business. This tool offers tips on ways to avoid bookkeeping issues to avoid complications in the future. If you’d like assistance with your bookkeeping system or finding a qualified accounting professional please reach out to a Business Advisor....

Architectural Hardware Supply

...East 76th Avenue in Anchorage and can be visited online at http://ahs-alaska.biz/....

Toast of the Town

...t I better understand our options as we build our biz.”Truly, these Anchorage-based professionals have taken the events scene by strategic storm with their vision, innovation, and downright passion for memorable events. Need to liven up your company’s marketing strategy? Book a free consultation and...

ProfitCents Industry Data and Analysis

ProfitCents provide industry specific, financial analysis reports which help businesses better understand their financial outlook. Our Business Advisors use ProfitCents to help clients benchmark their business against industry competitors and provide narrative reports that offer a deeper understandi...

What’s Your Business Worth?

Are you looking to gain deeper insights into the value of your business? Look no further than the Alaska SBDC Business Valuation Tool – a powerful resource designed to assist you in understanding your business’s worth. We understand that determining the value of your business can be complex, which ...

Hiring Your First Employee

...This checklist will help guide you through all of the essential steps before hiring your first employee. Use it to navigate the process through obtaining an EIN, obtaining worker’s compensation insurance, learning what is required of you, and more....

IBIS World Industry Research Report

IBISWorld Industry Reports provide a deep dive into specific industries to highlight industry performance, supply chains, major markets, international trade, barriers to entry, competitive landscapes, operating conditions and key statistics. This report helps business owners understand their industr...

Your Business Lifestyle

Financial Model Worksheets

For many, the financial side of starting or running a business is overwhelming and intimidating. The Alaska SBDC understands this concern, so we created a tool that makes it easy to build start-up projections or manage financials of an existing business. It can help to determine if a new ...

Business Plan Outline

This tool download includes three variations of a business plan. See the descriptions below to find the right version for your purpose. Version 1: Cheat Sheet What is a Business Plan? Do I need one? And, why is it important? Answers to these questions can be found in this ...

Plan B Capital

Legal Aspects: Buying & Selling a Business

...e entity to pay capital gains rates rather than income tax rates. If the seller is a corporation, the seller will want to avoid the huge hit that comes from double taxation. Whatever the parties choose to do will affect the price. That’s why this decision will need to ...

Impact Alaska Handicrafts

...next year, Julio’s daughter was able to help him come to America and he felt conflict over the thought of leaving his life and his business to make a new life in the US. Over the next year, Julio’s daughter was able to help him come to America and ...

June Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...’s true that we’re in for a rough year, but if we come together and support each other I believe we can come through this stronger than before. As always, if there’s anything the SBDC can do to help you and your business, please don’t hesitate to reach out ...

December Update from the Executive Director

...ut if not January seems likely. That relief would come on top of over $3 billion in federal funding from the CARES Act that has been deployed to individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, and governments across the state over the last six months. Tens of thousands of businesses received around ...

Dream a Little Dream Sleep Academy

...lies that struggle with the sleep challenges that come with babies and toddlers came to mind. I’ve done it many times and with great success for countless families. I researched where would be the best place to get certified as a Pediatric Sleep Consultant and off I was making ...

Small Business FAQs

...her 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 Technical Assista...

Crab Terror Island

...it, Sina is building a place where high achievers come together to share, support, and create meaningful purpose. Sina began working with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Anchorage to grow her business and in working with her business advisor, Lance Ahern, reflected, “It took me...