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Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream
...hey’ll have a happy memory to share from the award-winning shop. Serving homemade ice cream, sundaes, and shakes since 1986, Hot Licks has perfected their homemade small-batch method with fresh and natural ingredients, delighting visitors for decades. Under new ownership, the tradition continues with...
Wild Scoops
...Pike, Wild Scoops is an Anchorage-based craft ice cream company with unique flavors like Sitka Swirl, Redoubt’s Revenge and Potato Chip Toffee, made from locally sourced ingredients and inspired by our amazing state. Brown and Pike handcraft small batches of ice cream in flavors that are fresh, adven...
Highlighting: Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream’s Grand Opening!
...l-batch method with fresh and natural ingredients. Under new ownership, the tradition continues with Jennifer Choate and Jedidiah Stewart. Head over to Hot Licks Homemade Ice Cream today for their grand opening to experience custom ice cream flavors and delightful treats! Keep cool this summer with H...
Putting the Ice Cream in Community: Wild Scoops
...ou’ve got the perfect community for a business like Wild Scoops to thrive in. Launched by Elissa Brown and Chris Pike, Wild Scoops is an Anchorage-based craft ice cream company with unique flavors like Sitka Swirl, Redoubt’s Revenge and Potato Chip Toffee, made from locally sourced ingredients and in...
Small Business FAQs
...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 Technical Assi...
Eat the Seasons: Wild Scoops whips up local flavor
...ons. When Brown decided to get started making ice cream commercially, she cold-called about 50 places looking for a commercial kitchen. She landed at Mad Myrna’s making ice cream during their off-hours. “Before we knew it, we were selling at the South Anchorage Farmers Market.” Brown credits the mark...
Spreading Love and Cream Cheese
...iled, and baked their way to success, serving hand-rolled bagels, homemade spreads, sandwiches, and espresso to devoted bagel fans on the Kenai Peninsula since 2016. When the novel coronavirus pandemic shook the state, owners Pamela and Matthew Parker chose to close the dining area of their artisan b...
Is your goal to buy or sell a business?
...SBDC services are private, individualized, and no-cost, we just ask you register to work with us. This has you create an online client file as well as review our confidentiality. Create an SBDC client file Your registration will be accepted by our State Office, who will have your business ...
Happy AANHPI Month!
...uding access to: Experienced Business Advisors (no-cost one-on-one advising) Working with an Alaska SBDC advisor can provide AANHPI business owners with a valuable sounding board, insights into industry trends, and help with developing marketing strategies. Alaska SBDC Advisors further assist clients...
OP-ED: Small Manufacturing Firms Continue to Drive Alaska Economy
...erica specifically, the passage of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) earlier this year has and will continue to drive job creation and strengthen manufacturing in Alaska. And since the USMCA establishes a committee on small business issues for the first time in any U.S. trade agreement, it wil...
Alaska SBDC On-Demand Workshops Are No-Cost Through April
...Businesses Alaska SBDC On-Demand Workshops Are No-Cost Through April (March 19) SBDC Updates Regarding SBA Disaster Relief Loans (March 18) Mayor Berkowitz’s Emergency Order (March 16) Alaska SBDC Tips for Food Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 (March 16) Alaska SBDC Newsletter on Mayor Berkowitz’s Em...
This Holiday Season, BuyAlaska
...robust and resilient. This is achieved through: No-cost Business Advising No-cost and Low-cost Workshops (no fee for military and veterans!) No-cost Tools and Resources BuyAlaska: A Statewide Movement BuyAlaska, a statewide initiative hosted by the Alaska SBDC, goes hand in hand with this mission. By...
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...
Getting Started
...ished businesses: One-on-one, confidential, and no-cost technical assistance. Virtual and in-person training focused on topics of interest to small business owners. These are facilitated by Alaska SBDC staff, local professionals, and guest speakers. Customized market research for each client. Small b...
Jellyfish Donuts
...nuts. From salmon and cream cheese to peaches and cream, there is a flavor combination that is sure to delight. This innovation and fun are enhanced by inviting customers to be a part of the creative process which has proven to provide an inspiring experience and opportunity to grow ...