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September Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director
...f our communities. By tapping into and supporting buy local initiatives across the state, BuyAlaska will help connect individuals with new and productive ways to support the businesses they love and hopefully find new ones they didn’t know existed. We are also proud to showcase all of the businesses...
The Great Reveal: How Benchmarking can Help You Manage Your Business
...arking: Benchmarking is critical to maintaining a competitive edge. Studying best practices keeps you ahead of the game. Effective benchmarking creates beneficial partnerships and networking opportunities. Internally benchmarking best practices is as effective as externally benchmarking in driving co...
Are you ready to file your business income tax return?
...ng: http://www.irs.gov/Businesses/Small-Businesses-&-Self-Employed/Recordkeeping Publication 509 (2015), Tax Calendar: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p509/ar02.html Publication 583 (01/2015), Starting a Business and Keeping Records: http://www.irs.gov/publications/p583/index.html Business Taxes: htt...
January 2023 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director
...oined the BuyAlaska program and added yourself to BuyAlaska’s online directory, there’s no time like the present. On top of all of that, our businesses advisors are still working tirelessly in centers all over the state to provide one on one advising and hundreds of workshops to Alaska’s small ...
Fairbikes
...or the day or several days and customers can also buy 30-day or annual passes through the website. Owners John Stowman and Jennifer Eskridge brought the bike-share model to Fairbanks after seeing it’s success in other major cities in the lower 48. Their stations are not only convenient for ...
EIDL and PPP Processing Information from the SBA
...ct, on the evening of March 29, the SBA opened an online COVID-19 streamlined application process. This provided small business owners and nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 with the opportunity to request an EIDL Emergency Advance based on $1,000 per pre-disaster (i.e., as of January 31, 2020) employee...
Shopping Local & Alaskan Tourism Flourish Hand-in-Hand
...adventure tour operators and local eateries. The online directory offers a comprehensive listing of these businesses, making it easier than ever to find authentic Alaskan products and services that capture the essence of our state. Regardless of where you call home in Alaska, the BuyAlaska Program i...
Everything Bagels
...ld winter’s morning. The need for a fresh, crunchy-on-the-outside, soft-on-the-inside, New York style bagel in the heart of the Peninsula. That led Pamela and Matthew Parker to roll up their sleeves and try their hand at bagel artistry. Cravings satisfied and pleasantly surprised by the outcome and a...
Interior Trails
...o a business because it is going to require a long-term commitment.” In navigating the pandemic, Byl and Travis worked with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC), and shared about their business advisor, Rural Program Director Jennifer Adams, “Jennifer has been an indispensable a...
Keely’s Coffee House
...th style to further connect with and serve the Mat-Su community. The Alaska SBDC is proud to have supported Keely during the process of successfully purchasing her business and making it her own. Congratulations, Keely! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keelyscoffeehouse/ Instagram: https://www.inst...
Dream a Little Dream Sleep Academy
...untless families. I researched where would be the best place to get certified as a Pediatric Sleep Consultant and off I was making my dreams come true.” To pay for her certification courses, her marketing, and setting up her business, Dana pulled funds from her personal finances. Dana didn’t ...
Council to decide on funding local SBDC advisor
...ap for this position,” the memo says. Ordinance 23-50 comes out of a request from AKSBDC for a local match “to fund the remainder of this part-time position through FY24.” “Ordinance 23-50 keeps a Homer business adviser position funded in 2024. If funding is not secured, the Homer business ...