Alaska Small Business Development Center

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Lending Resources & Strategies for Success: In-Person Workshop on October 24

October 16, 2023 Funding & Loans Mat-Su
Join us at the Alaska Small Business Development Center in Wasilla for an exclusive session on “Financing Your Business: Lending Resources & Strategies for Success” with Carrie Callaway Cardy, Vice President & Senior SBA Relationship

Grants for Moms in Business – Applications Due by September 30

September 8, 2023 Funding & Loans
Applications are open now for the High Five Grant for Moms! The Mama Ladder International and Lowes Home Improvement help MOMS BUILD BUSINESS and are awarding 8 grants from $1K – $10K to ambitious mom

Tribal College Small Business Achievement Grant Program Open

July 13, 2023 Funding & Loans SBA
Applications are now open for the SBA Tribal College Small Business Achievement grant program to fund up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) to provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities. Application

UArctic Entrepreneurship Fund Applications Now Open

July 12, 2023 Funding & Loans
The call is open to any individual with an incubator-stage product or service that aims to benefit the Arctic environment or Arctic communities and has a positive, demonstrable impact on the Arctic. Applications are encouraged

AEA Renewable Energy Fund Grant Applications Open

July 12, 2023 Funding & Loans
The Alaska Energy Authority is accepting applications for Round 16 of its Renewable Energy Fund grants to support renewable energy projects & diversify Alaska’s energy portfolio. Application Deadline: August 29, 2023 at 4PM

Alaska EPSCoR Travel Awards Open Now

July 12, 2023 Funding & Loans
Alaska EPSCoR is offering travel awards for travel occurring between now and August 31, 2024. For University of Alaska affiliates traveling to present research, meet with colleagues, attend workshops, conferences, or trainings. Applications will be reviewed on

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

April 14, 2023 Funding & Loans SBA
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering special disaster loans to some businesses impacted by the recent red king crab and snow crab closures. The SBA announced that eligible entities are small agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture

Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced

February 17, 2023 Funding & Loans TREND/SBIR
For Immediate Release Alaska SBIR/STTR Grant Program Announced Thursday, February 16, 2023 (ANCHORAGE, AK) – The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) has announced the opening of a new state grant program

University of Alaska Announces Launch of SSBCI Lending Programs

February 17, 2023 Funding & Loans SSBCI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 15, 2023 University of Alaska Announces Launch of $49 million in new SSBCI Lending Programs The Alaska State Small Business Credit Initiative (Alaska SSBCI) Lending Programs have launched and are accepting

University of Alaska Announces Launch of SSBCI Equity Program

January 13, 2023 Funding & Loans SSBCI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 2023 University of Alaska Announces Launch of SSBCI Equity Program Alaska Equity Fund (AKEF) is seeking proposals to invest up to $10 million in State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

SBA Administrator Announces Closure of Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) Program

July 7, 2021 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Funding & Loans Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
SBA Administrator Announces Closure of Restaurant Revitalization Fund Program Over 100k restaurants were awarded $28.6 billion; Average award was $283K On July 2, 2021, the U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabel Guzman announces the closure of the Restaurant

SBA Achieves Historic Small Business Lending for Fiscal Year 2020 with More Than $1.4 Billion in SBA Alaska District

October 29, 2020 Anchorage COVID-19 Fairbanks Funding & Loans Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Mat-Su Rural
SBA Achieves Historic Small Business Lending for Fiscal Year 2020 with More Than $1.4 Billion in SBA Alaska District Carranza: Nearly 9 million loans worth $750 billion stabilized small business sector, put it on the

Connecting Alaskan Veteran Small Business

October 28, 2020 Anchorage Fairbanks Financials Funding & Loans Juneau Kenai Peninsula Ketchikan Managing A Business Marketing Mat-Su Rural
Have an idea for starting your own business? Ready to take your existing business to the next level? The SBA, the Alaska SBDC, Alaska PTAC, and VBOC have put together various business development webinars that

EIDL Application Processing Resumes

April 28, 2020 COVID-19 Funding & Loans
With additional funding provided by the new COVID-19 relief package, the Small Business Administration (SBA) will resume processing Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) and Emergency Advance applications that are already in the queue on a

PPP Reopens April 27th

April 27, 2020 COVID-19 Funding & Loans
Approved local PPP lenders will resume accepting PPP loans on Monday, April 27th. Loan applications already submitted will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. All eligible borrowers should work with an approved

Looking to create a prototype?

December 1, 2016 Funding & Loans
Do you have an invention or idea that you’d like to turn into a reality? The Alaska seed fund can help you do just that! Applicants can be awarded up to $20,000 to fund their

What Gilmore Girls taught me about Small Business

August 1, 2016 Financials Funding & Loans Human Resources Managing A Business
Like many other women my age, I grew up spending Thursday nights with the Gilmore Girls and Friday morning bus rides discussing the episodes with my friends. This was before live tweeting- or Twitter for

5 Money Saving Tools For Your Business

June 1, 2016 Funding & Loans Managing A Business Marketing
Small business owners know how important it is to preserve their capital. With the market moving as fast as it is and with new opportunities and new products being introduced on an accelerated schedule, having

Launch:Alaska Kicks Off!

June 1, 2016 Anchorage Funding & Loans Managing A Business
Launch : Alaska is off to a start today with the arrival of the teams in Anchorage for the intensive, three month long residential program! Companies in this first cohort are receiving mentorship, business training

New Initiative to Tackle Energy Problems for Alaskan Small Businesses

March 1, 2016 Fairbanks Funding & Loans Managing A Business
New Initiative to Tackle Energy Problems for Alaskan Small Businesses The Alaska SBDC provides free services to help Alaskans save money on energy.   High energy costs are detrimental to a business’ bottom line, but
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