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...buy or sell a business. Learn more. Funding The Alaska SBDC utilizes community partnerships to facilitate connections with lenders for our clients. Learn more. Buying and Selling Businesses An Alaska SBDC Business Advisor can share information on businesses for sale, best practices, preparation items...

Buying and Selling Businesses

...rstand the steps, timing, and expectations of the Buyer. An Alaska SBDC Advisor can provide information on how to position your business for sale and maximize the value of the business up to 24 months before you plan to market the business for sale. An Advisor can further explain

Mat-Su Landscaping and Lawn Maintenance, LLC

...e referred by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to work with Alaska SBDC Mat-Su Center Director, Julie Nolen, on reviewing financials, connecting with the right lender, and transitioning the business smoothly. They explained, “We worked one-on-one with her to make sure that we were making the c...

Los Chanchitos

...e summer months. With that, 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,

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

...upport and tools provided to me by Misty and the SBDC were invaluable. I would encourage anyone going through the process of starting a business to use their services.” These additional services will help Alaska Sewing Machine Repair create multiple streams of revenue to support the repair services t...

Ruth Wolfe

SubZero Heats Up

...and even cheesecake. “Freeze dried cheesecake is heaven,” according to Peck. They’re even experimenting with freeze drying tiny crickets sought after by baby reptile owners in Alaska, but which are tough to source live because they grow so fast. Read the rest of this story with our friends at

Gretchen Fauske

September Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

...velled to Nashville, TN for the annual America’s SBDC Conference to learn from other SBDCs across the country and teach them a little about what we do in return. Hot topics included AI technology, SSBCI capital, online sales opportunities and how to market online among many other things. Closer

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

...e Greene in her brand new offices in Downtown Fairbanks! I don’t know about all of you, but when the SBDC staff was putting together the material for this month’s newsletter we were amazed at all of the activity that was happening around the state. Businesses were talking about

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

...m, Alaska 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 A...

Developing Your Website Marketing Strategy – Part 3: Five Biggest Social Media Myths

Alaska SBDC: Making ProfitCents Industry Data and Analysis Work for You

...nt. (link to example report) ProfitCents is a fee-based service, but the Alaska SBDC has partnered with ProfitCents to provide these valuable reports to our clients at no cost. Take advantage of this opportunity and ask your local Alaska SBDC advisor how to get your hands on a free

Advising

...T provide assistance for: We cannot work with Cannabis & CBD Businesses Our cooperative agreement with the Small Business Administration (SBA) states that our award is governed by and constituted under federal law. As marijuana is illegal under federal law, we are prevented from assisting clients who...

Foggy Mountain Shop

...nt smoothly and they were able to qualify for an SBA backed 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

Fairbikes

...during the 2013 StartUP Weekend where they met AKSBDC Fairbanks Director Russ Talvi. Talvi continued to work with them as they pitched their business to potential funders and looked for downtown Fairbanks businesses to partner up with. “Russ Talvi with SBDC has been a phenomenal resource as I learn

Alaska SBDC Announces Ian Grant as our State Star

...to increase the organization’s online offerings for those who do not live close to a physical SBDC location. Every year, America’s Small Business Development Center (ASBDC) Network recognizes top performers nationwide at its Annual Conference. A special awards reception honoring the 2015 State Stars...

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...