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Tailwind Aviation

...ic. Looking to the future, Tailwind Aviation will expand its summer capabilities as The Johnson’s plan to have mechanics on-staff at the hangar over the summer season to provide aircraft service to local customers as well. Connect with Tailwind Aviation at (907) 376-3422 and online at www.tailwindak....

Ketchikan Ever Greens

...ness’s capacity to meet the forecasted demand. To explore what lending opportunities existed for a startup business they approached Shelly Hill of the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC). They explained that “Shelly was instrumental in helping us develop a game plan. We updated and...

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Intellectual Property 101 (SBIR)

Trademark Basics: What every small business should know now, not later

Patent Basics: Demystifying the Patent System (SBIR)

Basics of Cybersecurity

Avoiding Security Disasters for Small Businesses

January 2023 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...yAlaska 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 businesses and ...

Alaska Cohort Completes SBA Program with Outstanding Performance

...rofessional coach per cohort, peer mentoring, and experienced subject matter experts all with the purpose of creating of a three-year strategic growth business plan as a final project. The 2022 Alaska Cohort was named one of twelve Top Performing Cohorts in all fifty states, District of Columbia, and...

Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced

...e and commercialize the technology developed with federal SBIR/STTR funding. Federal SBIR/STTR programs are competitive federal grant programs that provide almost $4 billion in grants and contracts each year to domestic small businesses to develop new or enhanced products and services based on advanc...

Invention-Con 2023: Building tomorrow’s innovation

...rtunities await at Invention-Con 2023. You can view the full agenda on the event page, and register today to attend online or in person (May 12 only) at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia....

Alaska Crab Crash: Affected Small Businesses May Be Eligible for Low-Interest Federal Loans

...ine to apply is Nov. 9, 2023 Applicants may apply online, receive additional disaster assistance information and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/. Learn more by reading the SBA’s press release. And we can help with applications! Please visit the Alaska SBDC Client Port...

Happy AANHPI Month!

...siness Administration (SBA) collaborates with its federal and non-federal partners to help small businesses grow and recover. Further, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) 2023 Asian American Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program offers opportunities...

Alaska Sewing Machine Repair

...d equipment such as a scissor sharpener, shed for extended machine storage, and an embroidery machine so that I could include these as services Alaska Sewing Machine Repair offers,” shared Kate about her dilemma. Misty proofed the grant Kate wrote, and provided constructive ideas to strengthen the su...

May 2023 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...all of the new services and tools we’re bringing online, you should reach out today! Whether it’s through sharing our staff’s expertise, facilitating funding, promoting buying local through our BuyAlaska program or driving new technology development through our TREND services, the Alaska SBDC remain...

TurboSBIR: Alaska SBDC Launches a New SBIR Resource for Technology Companies

...g SBIR grants. SBIR grants are offered by various federal agencies to help fund and develop technologies that will benefit the nation. While these grants are the largest source of non-dilutive funding a business can secure, the process to find, apply and secure these funds can be difficult and ...

TREND Phase 0 Early Application Deadline is June 30

...vators in developing and submitting proposals for federal innovation research grants that will benefit the nation. Over the last five years, this program has deployed almost $250,000 in Phase 0 grants to innovators and entrepreneurs across the state helping them to secure millions in Small Business I...

Tippecanoe

...itself apart from other canoe rentals by offering online reservations and a variety of adventure options, including offering fishing gear. With various adventures to choose from, including the Red Shirt Lake adventure that requires a 3-mile hike to a remote lake, and the Lynx Lake Loop Canoe Trail th...

ACDA and UAA launch the Great Streets Facade Improvement Loan Program for business and property owners in Muldoon and Downtown Anchorage

...BCI) program. We feel that this partnership is an excellent example of the University of Alaska Anchorage’s commitment to supporting the state’s economic growth through workforce development and business focused partnerships. The Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA), along with the Univer...