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Tourism Season is Here: Tips for Small Business Success
...lore unique co-marketing opportunities like joint advertising campaigns or events. Alaska SBDC is Here to Help! Feeling overwhelmed? The Alaska SBDC offers no-cost business advising to help you craft a winning strategy. Receive guidance on marketing, managing inventory, planning finances, and running...
Getting Started
...t registration page). Don’t want to speak with an advisor? If you’re not ready to meet with an Alaska SBDC Business Advisor, we have a few options to help you get started! For the night owls and the early birds. For the brown-bag lunch learners and after-dinner studiers. Entrepreneurs
Is your goal to start a business?
...help you as you prepare to launch your business! Alaska SBDC services are private, individualized, and no-cost, we just ask you register to work with us. This has you create an online client file as well as review our confidentiality. Create an SBDC client file Your registration will be
Are you ready to grow your business?
...by our State Office, who will have your business advisor connect with you directly. What can you expect? Your advisor will review ratio scorecard information Discuss ProfitCents Narrative and Financial Snapshot with your advisor Revise the exit strategy portion of your business plan Prepare an inven...
Is your goal to buy or sell a business?
...by our State Office, who will have your business advisor connect with you directly. As you prepare for your meeting, here are items that will give you an idea of what to expect: We encourage you to speak with an attorney Consider signing a nondisclosure agreement with the seller.
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...ounts on business services with FedEx, QuickBooks Online, and Constant Contact Stay up to date with our monthly newsletter Our partners connect from across Alaska to find ways to support small businesses. When local businesses succeed, Alaska thrives. GOAL For consumers to shop from Alaskan-owned bus...
The Rookery
...g several options and consulting with Juneau SBDC Advisor Ian Grant, Smith decided to go ahead with the purchase of Valentines Coffee House and reopen it as The Rookery. Smith worked with Grant using tools such as ProfitCents to determine the financial health of the business before the purchase
Ohlson Mountain Mineral Springs
...from the natural springs on his land. Strutz already owned a separate business but was looking for help creating a business plan for the new endeavor. Business Adviser Bryan Zak worked with Strutz to complete a financial projection for the business. The projection provided a firm foundation, which S...
Duke’s Transmission Automotive & Tire Repair
...would be ready to bring to an Angel Investor who had already shown interest in Hardcastle’s idea. Zak worked with Hardcastle to continually revise the business plan so that ultimately he was able to fully fund his endeavor. When the shop opened in December of 2010 Hardcastle experienced immediate
Alaska Premier Closets, LLC
...cing their client’s households through sustainable high quality space saving solutions. Recently they have expanded to include a professional organizer on staff in order to add value to their customers and become a full service organization company. You can visit them online at akclosets.com or in pe...
Port Chilkoot Distillery
...the distillery. They also used the plan to obtain additional financing to cover the costs of the equipment. Now that they have three years of business under their belt, Shade and Copeland are working with Grant on expansion ideas and to update their plan for submission to the Path
Alaska Premier Services
...Small Business Development Center in September of 2012. Along with meeting with our Business Advisers, Anderson found the workshops extremely helpful- especially in creating a marketing strategy for his company. Alaska Premier Services is now very active on several social media platforms, including...
The Boardroom
...ith an accessible and affordable alternative to traditional office space with the additional benefit of being surrounded by like-minded entrepreneurs and endless networking opportunities. The Boardroom has several membership options to fit everyone’s needs and also boasts two meeting spaces available...
Legal Aspects: Buying & Selling a Business
...yer will more than likely want an asset sale. The advantages of buying the assets includes tax advantages with depreciation, the ability to exclude unattractive assets, removing the company’s debts and liabilities from the deal, etc. The main disadvantages to an asset sale for a buyer is losing valua...
Architectural Hardware Supply
...o put the tools from Profit Mastery to use. Andi had to make some decisions about a possible business acquisition and knew that meeting with a Business Advisor and going over the numbers would help her make the best business decision for her and her employees. “Profit Mastery was
King’s Barbershop
...ness expanded and worked frequently with Business Advisor Linda Koons Auger on scaling her business from a small operation to a full time barber shop with several employees. “I came to the SBDC feeling completely overwhelmed and out of my league as a small business owner,” said Nicole, “Linda
HuMu Media
...alds began working with the Anchorage SBDC in late 2014 and found instant success in their work with Business Advisor Kimberlee Hayward. Kim’s extensive background in marketing made her the perfect sounding board as they launched their business. Only a few months in, they have grown their client base...