2020 Summary
The Alaska SBDC experienced an unprecedented amount of demand for its services in 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the economy, new assistance programs coming online, and new technologies being deployed to try and address the changing world, our advisors were more needed than ever before.
We helped advise a record-setting 1,900 clients raise $52 million in new capital and support 7,100 jobs. Even in the face of the worst economic recession the state has ever seen, our advisors helped entrepreneurs start 161 new businesses.
Our workshops were attended by 6,300 Alaskans, and were provided to them free of charge during the pandemic so they could focus on their businesses and not on fees.
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Statewide Results
1
Clients Served
1
New Clients
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
1
Communities Assisted
$
1
Capital Raised
1
Workshops Offered
1
Workshop Attendees
1
On-Demand Services
Anchorage Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Professional / Technical
|
12%
|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
11%
|
|
Retail
|
11%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
10%
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|
Healthcare
|
9%
|
Fairbanks Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Retail
|
19%
|
|
Service
|
11%
|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
11%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
11%
|
|
Professional / Technical
|
11%
|
Juneau Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Retail
|
18%
|
|
Service
|
14%
|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
12%
|
|
Healthcare
|
7%
|
|
Transportation / Warehousing
|
7%
|
Kenai Peninsula Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
24%
|
|
Healthcare
|
12%
|
|
Arts / Entertainment
|
8%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
8%
|
|
Retail
|
8%
|
Ketchikan Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Retail
|
15%
|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
13%
|
|
Arts / Entertainment
|
13%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
11%
|
|
Service
|
11%
|
Mat-Su Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
16%
|
|
Service
|
16%
|
|
Construction
|
12%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
9%
|
|
Retail
|
9%
|
Rural Region
1
Clients Served
1
Advising Hours
1
New Businesses Created
1
Jobs Supported
$
1
Capital Raised
Top Five Industries Advised
|
Industry
|
% Advised
|
|---|---|
|
Retail
|
18%
|
|
Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting
|
15%
|
|
Accommodation / Food Service
|
12%
|
|
Arts / Entertainment
|
10%
|
|
Manufacturer / Producer
|
9%
|