Alaska Small Business Development Center
The Alaska SBDC provides a mix of self-serve resources and client services.
Learn how we provide service, and how to get access.
See profiles of business owners who have prospered, in part, due to the services provided by our dedicated team of advisors, instructors, specialists, and assistants.
The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is a federally-funded program intended to attract lenders & investors to help with funding businesses that can’t get conventional business loans from banks & lending institutions.
The AK SBDC is the administrative lead on the program for Alaska, and will deploy the funding to lenders and investment funds.
For Immediate Release Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced Thursday, February 16, 2023 (ANCHORAGE, AK) – The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) has announced the opening of a new state grant program …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2023 University of Alaska Announces Launch of $49 million in new SSBCI Lending Programs The Alaska State Small Business Credit Initiative (Alaska SSBCI) Lending Programs have launched and are accepting …
The UAF Arctic Innovation Competition is Alaska’s original idea contest for innovators, creative thinkers and entrepreneurs. Ideas can be completely new, never invented or it’s something currently made, reimagined or improved upon. Started in 2009 …
The Alaska Interior Business Accelerator (AIBA) application for the spring 2023 Accelerator Program opened on 2/6 and will close on 3/5/2023. This program is for aspiring and especially early stage entrepreneurs. The first accelerator meeting will …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2023 University of Alaska Announces Launch of SSBCI Equity Program Alaska Equity Fund (AKEF) is seeking proposals to invest up to $10 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) …
This month, we highlight two events presented by Alaska Sea Grant, and one event presented by the DoD: The Mariculture Conference of Alaska, February 15-17 (Juneau) Foundations of Kelp Farming: A Hands-On Workshop Intensive, March …
The SBA’s Emerging Leaders initiative, created in 2008, was revamped this past year and rebranded to T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimaged. “T.H.R.I.V.E.” stands for Train, Rise, Innovate, Venture, and Elevate. Similar to years prior, T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging …
The IRS issued the 2023 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical, or moving purposes. Beginning January 1, 2023, the standard mileage rates for …