Alaska Small Business Development Center

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Red Spruce inside Forbidden Peak Brewery

August 27, 2020 COVID-19 Juneau Success Story
Last January, a global street-food eatery opened inside the Juneau taproom of Forbidden Peak Brewery. Founded by chef Lionel Udippa, Red Spruce AK offers a robust and flavorful rotating seasonal menu featuring a range of

August Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

August 27, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
As summer starts to wind to a close, it’s hard to believe that it’s been six months since COVID-19 changed everything. Alaskans all over the state are still trying to adjust to the “new normal”

Jon Bittner speaks about COVID-19 resources with thread

August 20, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19
Thursdays with thread Did you catch July 30th’s Thursdays with thread? Jon Bittner with the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) spoke about available COVID-19 funding. Watch it now!

Spreading Love and Cream Cheese

August 14, 2020 COVID-19 Kenai Peninsula Success Story
Everything Bagels in Soldotna has kneaded, boiled, and baked their way to success, serving hand-rolled bagels, homemade spreads, sandwiches, and espresso to devoted bagel fans on the Kenai Peninsula since 2016. When the novel coronavirus

PPP Update & New FAQs

August 4, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
As of July 31, Alaska has received 11,597 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans for a total of $1,278,375,015! Nationally, 5,083,585 loans have been approved for $521,385,950,607. There is currently $128,230,770,853 left in PPP funding. If

Anchorage Mayor Signs Emergency Orders EO-15 & EO-13 v2

July 31, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19
Mayor Signs Emergency Orders EO-15 and EO-13 v2 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Today, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz signed Emergency Order EO-15 to preserve the health and safety of the Municipality of Anchorage from COVID-19. Anchorage just experienced our worst

An infusion of care keeps The Spice & Tea Exchange open during pandemic

July 30, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Success Story
On a regular summer day, The Spice & Tea Exchange’s door is open wide, with the aroma of spices, herbs, and teas inviting new and returning guests inside. Guests not only see the array of

Nearly $30 Billion in PPP, EIDL Funds Approved for Pacific Northwest Small Businesses, Nonprofits

July 29, 2020 COVID-19
SEATTLE – As part of economic relief efforts related to the Coronavirus pandemic, nearly $30 billion in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) funds have been approved for small businesses and nonprofits in the U.S. Small Business

Well-Founded, Wild-Foraged

July 27, 2020 COVID-19 Ketchikan Success Story
Foraged & Found is a chef-founded, Ketchikan-based business founded on a love of the wild foods that grow in the oceans and forests of Southeast Alaska. All of their products celebrate the natural bounty of

Seward CARES Act Funds Relief Program

July 24, 2020 COVID-19 Kenai Peninsula
CITY OF SEWARD                                                               July 24, 2020 RE: SEWARD CARES ACT RELIEF FUNDS PROGRAM OPENS JULY 27, 2020 Beginning on Monday, July 27, 2020, eligible business applicants may apply for a grant from the Seward Cares

Cafe Sticky Rice

July 22, 2020 COVID-19 Mat-Su Success Story
A warm welcome awaits you inside Cafe Khao Neow, a new restaurant in Wasilla that spreads the joy of authentic Laotian food within its Alaska community. Khao neow means sticky rice in the Lao language,

July Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

July 14, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
Normally, July in Alaska is a time of frenetic activity and huge masses of visitors exploring the natural beauty of the state and taking advantage of our bountiful salmon runs. Unfortunately, this year is very much

Davons’ Place: A House of Heart and Soul Food

July 9, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Success Story
Before his untimely death in 2014, Davon Mosley encouraged his mother-in-law-to-be, Khanesia Allen, to take her skill and passion for cooking and create her own business. She has done just that. With the support of

Room to Roam: The Roaming Root Feeds Fairbanks

July 1, 2020 COVID-19 Fairbanks Success Story
Earlier this year, Erica Moeller celebrated the opening weekend of her rolling market, The Roaming Root: a made-in-Alaska-goods-and-Alaska-grown-produce-packed 1976 bus. Just two weekends later, the COVID-19 murmur became a pandemic, forcing Moeller to evaluate the

June 30 is Last Day SBA Can Approve PPP Loan Applications

June 23, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
One Week Left to Access More Than $128 Billion in Available Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Funds *As of June 20, the SBA has approved more than 4.6 million PPP loans valued at nearly $515 billion.

Salmon Sisters Keep Their Sea Legs Amid Pandemic Swells

June 19, 2020 COVID-19 Kenai Peninsula Success Story
Over the years, you’ve likely heard about sisters and fishermen Emma Teal Laukitis and Claire Neaton and their family’s passion for the sea. Salmon Sisters is committed to sustainable fishing practices and ethical, intentional partnerships.

SBA & Treasury Announce New EZ/Revised Full Forgiveness Applications for the PPP

June 17, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, posted a revised, borrower-friendly Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness application implementing the PPP Flexibility Act of 2020, signed into law

June Update from the Alaska SBDC Executive Director

June 16, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
The last two weeks have seen a number of new developments for small businesses across Alaska. On June 1st the state launched its Alaska Cares grant program in partnership with Credit Union 1 to provide $5,000

EIDL Application Open to All Eligible Small Businesses & Non-Profits

June 15, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA’s) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Emergency Advance Program are now open to ALL eligible small businesses and non-profits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are here to help

Returning EIDL Procedure

June 10, 2020 COVID-19
Do you find yourself in need of returning your SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)?  If your business decided to not keep an EIDL Loan, please use the following instructions to repay the full amount*
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