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Salmon River Sportfishing
...option: freshwater spin fishing trips. Each year after, she has added new components to her business: fly fishing, river kayaking, sea kayaking, and as of this year, packrafting. When asked what she loves most about small business ownership she divulged that it has to be the “wide variety of
Little Alaskan
...laskan is located at 10809 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai. For those not local to the Kenai area, seamless online shopping experiences and swift shipping are waiting for you at https://little-alaskan.com/. You can also keep with the store and new items on Facebook and Instagram. Don’t forget, after you...
Small Business Saturday is Nov 28!
...liday spending – at whatever level our budget can afford this year – collectively makes a difference. In 2020, every gift purchased from a small retailer or local restaurant has three beneficiaries: the gift recipient, the small business, and our local community.” As our Executive Director, Jon Bittn...
Interior Trails
...d time again, always with a cheerful disposition. After all the hours I’ve spent on hold with various agencies, it’s particularly welcome when Jennifer picks up on the first ring!” During such a turbulent year, it has become clear how important trails are for providing opportunities to connect to
Elevate Wellness Center
...asses and wellness groups for the first quarter of 2021 in their teaching kitchen and classroom to grow a supportive wellness community. When asked what has worked best for her business strategy this year, Tansky divulged, “Being patient and diligent has been key, but namely it was the business
The BuyAlaska Directory is here!
...You asked we listened! Our BuyAlaska program has launched a brand new statewide directory, and it’s as easy as 1-2-3 to sign up your business! Visit www.BuyAlaska.com Sign up as a BuyAlaska Member for free List your business on the BuyAlaska Statewide Business Directory...
Marketing 49
...ofessionally. Considering her marketing work with companies from Shanghai to South Pittsburgh, from micro and massive, she began to explore how to use this skill set to help her community and small businesses. In working with her first client in Kodiak Schoenwether reflected, “As we worked together,...
Introducing Katie Ashbaugh, BuyAlaska Program Manager
...ng in small business management from tourism to e-commerce and understands the needs and hurdles that small businesses face daily. Katie has always felt a sense of entrepreneurship and is currently undertaking her small business venture. Outside of the office, Katie is an avid swimmer, skier, and lov...
Passages Alaska
...Alaska will offer a “girls group” option in spring 2021 with all-female staff to serve as a “Wilderness Warrior Princess” group to meet this need. Tomkinson looks forward to continuing to improve their processes and is proud of how their outstanding staff has developed over the summer as they
More than $113 Million in PPP Loans Approved by SBA in Alaska
...$87,000. Accumulatively, all PPP loans approved in 2020 combined with this round total more than 5.5 million PPP loans totaling $557.8 billion. “We’re encouraged to see approximately four out of five PPP loans this round are under $100,000, which indicates the intended, smaller businesses are benefit...
Always be Swooping
...too good to resist, and Always Be Swooping was crafted from genuine passion and talent for their craft. In the start-up phase, Peterson connected with Business Advisor, Julie Nelson, at the Alaska SBDC to iron out the details. She explained, “I wouldn’t be where I am without the help
SBA Targeted EIDL Advance Low-Income Community Map
...ing whether an address is located within a “low-income community”, which is one of the eligibility criteria for the EIDL Advance program. “Low-income community” designations in this tool follow the specifications prescribed in HR 133/26 U.S.C. Section 45D(e)* How to use this tool Visit https://sbaeid...
‘Buy Alaska’ makes the case for local resiliency, growth (KCAW)
...nts.” You can read the full article from Robert Woolsey, KCAW here! Want to learn more about BuyAlaska? Katie’s full presentation to The Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce outlining the economic and social benefits of supporting Alaskan-owned businesses is available here! And of course, learn more abo...
Fannie Lou Hamer: A Warrior Who Never Backed Down
...ving the audacity to attempt to register to vote. After her cruel dismissal, Fannie Lou went to work with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee where she traveled around the South as an activist for voting and civil rights organizing literacy and voter registration drives and mock elections....
SBA Hosts National SBIR Week to Connect Technology Innovators & Entrepreneurs with Research Funding
...entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented communities can fully participate in next-generation research and development. SBIR Week will feature complimentary events from organizations involved in supporting entrepreneurs across the country including, the Minority Business Development Agency (...