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Twisted Root Market
...g in 2018 as a specialty marketplace for difficult-to-find food and goods, Twisted Root Market owner and founder, Sierra Roland, centered the store on her experience as a health coach and nutritionist. With the goal of providing Wrangell with exceptional variety, quality, and service, Twisted Root Ma...
Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced
...Program – including eligibility requirements, use of funds, and the grant application – can be found on the DCCED program webpage at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/GrantsSection/SBIR-STTRGrant.aspx. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, May 15, 2023. ...
The Mystery of Financial Health
...advisors are available for confidential, free, one-on-one business advising sessions. This assistance can help the business owner put into practice the tools learned at the Profit Mastery workshop. The class fee is typically $395, but due to funding from the 2012 Jobs Act the course is offered for $2...
One-on-One Meetings: A Component of Effective Manager-Employee Relationships
...uality relationship with your employees is via one-on-one meetings. Last month, we discussed the importance of building and maintaining effective relationships with your employees. More specifically, we discussed three types of relationships, i.e., high-, middle-, and low-quality. Having frequent, bi...
5 Small Business Financial Mistakes to Avoid
...ple will perceive your business and a realistic income you’ll experience. Small business owners often think they need to spend a lot of money in order to be successful. The truth is, the best way to reach success to start small. Think about Apple, for example. Steve Jobs didn’t ...
There’s No Place Like Home (Page)!
...e page itself. Treat – “Greet, Meet, and Free-Give-Away-to-Grow-Your-List” just didn’t have a very good ring to it, so “treat” it is. If you haven’t guessed, in a perfect world you’ll want to get the email of every visitor to your site (and their permission to continue sending them ...
Be Happy Home Maintenance
...in between, Be Happy Home Maintenance is the best company to call when you’re looking to check a wide variety of tasks off your to-do list. Bishop began working with Anchorage Center Director Lynn Klassert in April of 2014, three years after starting his lawn care business. Be Happy ...
All Clear Home Inspections
...tside and inside of a home, accompanied with an in-depth and color-coordinated report to help a homeowner recognize what the priorities are following an inspection. Holly Kennedy began working with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (SBDC) in Anchorage to further her business. On her experi...
Meet Beth Bennett!
...working. and have different experiences along the way, you can share and learn a lot from each other.” About working with the Alaska SBDC team as their go-to graphic design specialist, she shared, “I have been incredibly inspired by the whole team effort at the Alaska SBDC. Their collective ...
Have Your Aurora and Eat It Too
...velopment Center, taking workshops and working one-on-one with an adviser. The Shims decided to focus more squarely on chocolates. They now have two storefronts, one on Dimond Boulevard, and another at the Hotel Captain Cook. Ingrid had become enamored by the northern lights in Alaska and turned to h...
October 2022 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director
...an continue to support our workforce and keep our communities thriving. As always, the Alaska SBDC is here to help you and your business in any way we can. I hope you reach out and take advantage of our advising, workshops, BuyAlaska resources and other offerings. But most importantly, ...
Wells Fargo Provides Funding to Support Interior Businesses
...inesses that rely on Fairbanks as an economic and community hub. The Alaska SBDC has a long tradition of engaging in public-private partnerships to ensure that we are leveraging our state and federal dollars to the maximum benefit of Alaska’s communities and businesses. Partners like Wells Fargo and...
April 2023 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director
...sionals, keep an eye on the Join our Team page! As always, the Alaska SBDC is excited to help you and your businesses start, grow and innovate your way to new opportunities and greater success! If we catch a few salmon along the way, all the better! Jon Bittner ...
January Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director
...experts in fields like marketing, cybersecurity, e-commerce, technology, and more to give you the best information and insights possible at an affordable price. We’ve got even more exciting new programs, tools, and services coming in 2024, but my Comms Manager tells me I’m already way over my word co...
King’s Barbershop
...w to properly track business costs, and an easier way of doing payroll for my employees”. Most recently, Nicole and Linda discussed future plans for King’s Barbershop that could both increase the bottom line and provide greater convenience for Nicole’s clients. King’s Barbershop is located at 5 Salmo...