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Buying and Selling Businesses

...visor help you navigate the process? If you are a Buyer Your Advisor can help you understand the steps, timing, and expectations of the Seller. Advisors can also assist with due diligence information, review and explain the financial statements and tax returns from a managerial accounting perspective...

Validating Your Market (SBIR)

Mat-Su Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance, LLC

...the correct decision when it came to deciding to buy the shares of this company. She helped us foresee what we would be doing financial-wise and how we could best spend our money. We enjoyed having Julie as our advisor and we will never hesitate to reach out to ...

Los Chanchitos

...I reached out to the SBDC about getting a loan to buy my own food truck and start my first business.” If you find yourself in Seward during the summer months, check out the new, bright red food truck downtown. You can’t miss it, with its beautiful wooden picnic ...

November 2022 Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...op Small Saturday coming up November 26th and the BuyAlaska Holiday Gift Guide now available, maybe this is the year I’ll finally get things together and check everyone off my list early. Hope springs eternal. I’m sure all of you are much more responsible than I am and have ...

Alaska Sewing Machine Repair

...r certification, Kate was incredibly fortunate to buy at auction all the machines, machine parts, and various pieces of equipment from a local machine repair shop that had closed several months prior. This shop was Anchorage’s main machine supplier and dealer for the last 30 years. With the help ...

Ruth Wolfe

SubZero Heats Up

...oo. Folks loved it and made clear that they would buy it if there were more available. Eventually, recognizing how popular freeze dried products have become in the Lower 48 and that no one was really making them in Alaska, Peck and her family decided to make a go ...

Gretchen Fauske

September Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...a’s technology and innovation focused businesses. BuyAlaska is hard at work encouraging locals and visitors to buy local and support local economies. On top of all of the work we’re currently doing, we’re also working on launching a slew of new programs and initiatives over the next year. The ...

October Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...ng Alaska Native art that’s for sale. Speaking of buying local, the BuyAlaska Holiday Gift Guide is taking submissions for this year’s guide! Make sure to submit your business for inclusion. If for no other reason than to help me figure out what to buy my friends and family ...

November Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...ses near you to support? Try browsing through the BuyAlaska Holiday Gift Guide! You can find tons of locally owned businesses from across the state that would be happy to handle all your holiday shopping needs. Much like Santa’s elves, the Alaska SBDC crew has been extra busy this ...

Unwrap the Spirit of Alaska: BuyAlaska Launches Holiday Gift Guide Showcasing Local Treasures

...ska Small Business Development Center Email About BuyAlaska Program: BuyAlaska is a program under the Alaska Small Business Development Center. The mission of BuyAlaska is to strengthen Alaska’s economy by inspiring consumers to choose Alaska businesses first. BuyAlaska champions and elevates Alaskan...

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Advising

...d with an idea, growing a business, or looking to buy or sell a business. In your first session with an Alaska SBDC Business Advisor, you’ll learn how the Alaska SBDC can assist you, review the process of working with your advisor, determine your immediate advising needs, and set ...

Foggy Mountain Shop

...cked loan. “Transitioning from a shop employee to buying the business feels a little like walking through a minefield. Ian has been our map; letting us know what is coming at us and how to handle it” said Nicholl. Grant worked with the pair for about a year until ...

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 ...

Alaska SBDC Announces Ian Grant as our State Star

...siness loans, put together growth plans, and even buy and sell small businesses. He is an invaluable resource to his community and a strong leader within our own organization”. Ian Grant plays many roles for the SBDC including Assistant State Director and Juneau Center Director. Grant was nominated f...

Small Business Saturday

...d Alaska SBDC are sponsoring the #ShopSmallSelfie event this year as part of Small Business Saturday! Customers who shop at participating small businesses will have the chance to win some Buy Alaska swag by taking a photo and using the tags #ShopSmallSelfie and #BuyAlaska on Facebook, Twitter and Ins...

Shop Small Today!

...It’s Shop Small Saturday and we can’t wait to see where you take your #ShopSmall Selfie! Learn more about participating businesses and how you can win some Buy Alaska Swag here....