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The Spice & Tea Exchange

...ells will inspire you to try something new and exciting. And if the store alone isn’t enough- their amazing website is home to a wealth of delicious recipes including Garden Garlic Bread, Lavender Lemon Cupcakes, and BBQ Bacon Brie. Owners Liz and Ryan Eldridge opened The Spice & Tea ...

Ursa Major Training and Consulting

...Alaska As a self-proclaimed transplant to the Pacific Northwest, Teresa Whipple has taken her passion for all things wild and built a Bear Awareness Training business designed to help visitors better evaluate risk when exploring Southeast’s wilderness areas. Located in Juneau, Ursa Major Training an...

Boreal Bioscapes, LLC

...s is a garden service in Anchorage, Alaska specializing in creative design, installation, and maintenance. Their work is founded on the principles of organic agriculture and by working closely with their clients, they develop a vision for their gardens and transform that vision into a reality with im...

You Counseling

...Your Convenience Struggling with binge eating, bulimia, anorexia, or other disordered eating can feel incredibly lonely, particularly for Alaskans who are often geographically isolated with limited access to highly specialized treatment options. A longtime resident of Wrangell, AK, and owner of You C...

Raven Bay Seafoods

...o further advance his micro-seafood processing facility in Dutch Harbor. Much like a microbrewery, Raven Bay Seafoods specifically caters to the craft of octopus processing. By working with fish species that only come in small amounts, that is, non-target species for which there is no directed fisher...

VH Hydroponics

...to designing and creating growing systems that utilize hydroponics, the method of growing plants without soil and instead using mineral nutrient solution in a water solvent. Owners Daniel Perpich, Cameron Willingham, and Linda Janes believe that by using modern technologies and blending with traditi...

Levinology Labs, LLC

...ge of consulting services ranging from systems administration and networking to web development. With a culture embedded in continuous improvement, the team at Levinology Labs takes great pride in their intentional methodology and work ethic as they reflect on what works and what does not for each in...

Katie Rooks: Six key takeaways from starting my business

...arn more abut her business at powoutfitter.com. Ability and willingness to seek help—The Alaska SBDC, a quality insurance agent, and the support of like-minded fellow business people all played key roles in my success. Tenacity—If I had given up at any point along the way, none of it would ...

Small Business Highlight: Tundra Tonics

...nues to grow in popularity, as Curiel channels a vision and passion that stretches well beyond the uniqueness of her product. “When I first met Homyna in my office, I instantly knew she was going to make great things happen,” recalls Alaska SBDC Business Advisor Alexis Fanelli. “Not only ...

Tundra Tonics

...nues to grow in popularity, as Curiel channels a vision and passion that stretches well beyond the uniqueness of her product. “When I first met Homyna in my office, I instantly knew she was going to make great things happen,” recalls Alaska SBDC Business Advisor Alexis Fanelli. “Not only ...

Small Business Highlight: Alaska Kayak Company

...y thought they could fill this niche by offering visitors a rare chance to experience Alaska the way locals do. And with this idea Alaska Kayak Company was born, creating a tour operation specializing in small tours that allow cruise ship guests to experience Alaska on the water and ...

Alaska Kayak Company

...y thought they could fill this niche by offering visitors a rare chance to experience Alaska the way locals do. And with this idea Alaska Kayak Company was born, creating a tour operation specializing in small tours that allow cruise ship guests to experience Alaska on the water and ...

Do It Rita Right

...nstitute in Fairbanks. This work built upon her ability to interact and connect with people of all ages and cultures and today, Do It Rita Right, LLC helps with the tasks that seem too big to be tackled alone. Rita’s professional organizational services will give you peace of mind ...

Arctic Moon Bakery

...alented bakers. Between their experience and creativity, they have been working with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) to focus on opening their custom cake business. Arctic Moon Bakery is currently remodeling their storefront but the business hasn’t slowed down! They current...

Is Alaska the 49th State of this Startup Nation?

...Center Director Published October 2, 2019 I am originally from New York but spent 20 years in metro Detroit. There was a time when the Southeast Michigan economy ebbed and flowed with the auto industry, hyperbolically. This caused deeper, longer, and more horrific recessions while the rest of the ...

Highlighting: Jumpin’ Junction Family Fun Center

Just two years ago, Kevin Miller identified an opportunity to purchase a local business for sale and worked diligently to make his dream of small business ownership a reality. After working with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) in Soldotna on the purchase, he has since focu...

Unlocking Your Small Business Freedom: A Four-Part Series

...op is dedicated to getting you back on track to gaining the freedom you deserve as a business owner. You’ll learn: What freedom finding owners know that the others don’t How to recognize when you’ve fallen into The Owner’s Trap and the steps to pull yourself out The critical ...

Highlighting: Aspire Business Solutions

Inspired to serve small and medium-sized businesses and health care providers in Alaska, Aspire Business Solutions, LLC is locally owned and operated by Deborah Nyquist, Winnie Wong, and Micha Savage. With more than 50 years of combined experience, they work to develop and maximize reimbursements, b...

TREND Phase 0 Application Due March 20!

...TREND will award funding up to $10,000 in cash and services to four entries. Visit https://aksbdc.org/about/programs/trend/ to review the terms and apply. You can expect the awards announcement at the end of March!...

The Roaming Root Market, LLC

...o either; Alaskan-grown produce, and favorite made-in-Alaska small businesses will soon line the shelves and fill the refrigerators for the Fairbanks community. With a passion for agriculture and nearly a decade of farming and logistics under her belt, Erica’s goal is to grow The Roaming Root Market...