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SBDC Upcoming Closures

September 3, 2015 Anchorage Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su
Many of our staff members will be out of office the week of September 7th as they will be attending the annual ASBDC national conference. Please expect a delay in response from your Business Advisor ...

A Little Understanding Goes a Long Way

September 1, 2015 Financials Managing A Business
Suppose for a moment you’re moving to a foreign country to earn a living. You’re passionately excited about your new venture, willing to give up your current life style, drag your family along for the ...

BEI’s Doug Causey featured in National NPR article

August 31, 2015 Anchorage
With President Obama’s visit to Alaska underway, NPR recently ran a story featuring our Partner Program’s Director Douglas Causey and the research he has been doing on seabirds. Causey’s program, Applied Environmental Research Center, works ...

SBA To Offer Sockeye Wildfire Relief

August 28, 2015 Anchorage Fairbanks Funding & Loans Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su
Did you business suffer a setback due to the Sockeye Wildfire this summer? The SBA is offering assistance to small businesses who were effected. Learn more in this article written by KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer.

Alaska SBDC Announces Ian Grant as our State Star

August 19, 2015 Juneau
Alaska Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Executive Director Isaac Vanderburg announced that Ian Grant has been selected as the 2015 State Star of the Alaska SBDC. “I am thrilled that Ian’s colleagues have recognized his ...

Meet Your Advisors: Lance Ahern & Allan Carraway

August 18, 2015 Anchorage
The Anchorage office recently added two new Business Advisors to keep up with the growing demand for our services! Lance Ahern has over 10 years of experience building startups and running technology firms. He bought ...

Third Thursday Lunch and Learn!

August 17, 2015 Ketchikan Workshop
Our Ketchikan Center is hosting their monthly Third Thursday Lunch and Learn this Thursday, August 20th! Come network with other local business owners and meet our special guest, Jody King with PTAC who will be ...

You know you have a great client when…

August 12, 2015 Anchorage Success Story
You’re working on their success story and they happen to walk in for a follow up appointment! Congrats to Linnea Cummings and Alaska Dinner Factory for becoming our latest success story! Learn more about Linnea’s ...

BEI Partner Program Goes to Hawaii

August 12, 2015 Anchorage
The Applied Environmental Research Center (AERC) partner program under BEI, has been conducting research in Hawaii for several months with a mission to collect, analyze and apply environmental, natural and cultural resource data towards management ...

Build a Successful Website classes coming to Homer & Soldotna!

August 5, 2015 Kenai Peninsula Workshop
Kimberlee Hayward, our website wizard, will be traveling to Homer and Soldotna to teach a one-day hands-on course that will allow small business owners to learn the best practices for websites while they begin to ...

Basic Building Blocks of Starting A Business

August 1, 2015 Financials Managing A Business
For many people, the dream of owning their own business seems impossible. For some, it’s a financial matter. Some may find the planning stages too daunting. And, some simply have no idea where to begin. ...

Congrats to Bustin’ Out Boutique!

July 31, 2015 Juneau Success Story
Congrats to Hollis and Lindsey, co-owners of Bustin’ Out Boutique, for becoming our latest success story clients! Bustin’ Out is providing a new undergarment option for women of all shapes and sizes in Juneau, Alaska. ...

SBDC Client Making (50 Miles of) Tracks

July 30, 2015 Anchorage
Our clients do amazing things! Jon-Michael Dreher, a personal coach and public speaker in Anchorage, is one of the few brave souls taking on the 50 mile ultra marathon at Resurrection Pass in just a ...

Client featured in National Magazine!

July 24, 2015 Anchorage Success Story
Congrats to Bateau Bridal Boutique for their feature in Brides magazine! This is a well deserved honor- keep up the good work!

Welcome to Entrepreneurship Week!

July 24, 2015 Anchorage Fairbanks Workshop
The Alaska SBDC has been working in collaboration with several other organizations on this year’s Entrepreneurship week and we are excited to share the list of events with you! In addition to our classes, Ed ...

Congrats to Ascension Rock Club!

July 21, 2015 Fairbanks Success Story
Congrats to the team who brought Ascension Rock Club to fruition in Fairbanks Alaska! This new rock climbing gym is a huge asset for the community and the first of it’s kind in the area. ...

Investment Terms Workshop

July 20, 2015 Anchorage Financials
Following the well-attended Angel Capital Research Institute http://www.angelresourceinstitute.org/ workshop last year, AEDC, SBA and APU will hold a workshop focused on term sheets with a focus on various options that will support venture capital fund ...

Art & Business of Early Equity Investment Deals – Terms, Funds, and Deals

July 15, 2015 Anchorage
Following the well-attended Angel Capital Research Institute workshop last year, we will hold a workshop focused on the mechanics of various approaches in equity term sheets with a focus on various options that will support ...

Grow to Greatness

July 15, 2015 Anchorage Financials
Ed Hess is returning to Anchorage for his Grow to Greatness workshop on July 28th. The Workshop will run from 12:00 pm till 4:30 pm with an optional Q&A session and book signing from 4:30-5:30 ...

Congrats to our latest Success Story Client!

July 14, 2015 Fairbanks Success Story
Jenny Tse, owner of Sipping Streams Tea Company in Fairbanks Alaska, has won several international awards for her teas and can now add success story status to her portfolio! Learn more about Sipping Streams and ...
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