Alaska Small Business Development Center
The Alaska SBDC provides a mix of self-serve resources and client services.
Learn how we provide service, and how to get access.
See profiles of business owners who have prospered, in part, due to the services provided by our dedicated team of advisors, instructors, specialists, and assistants.
The State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is a federally-funded program intended to attract lenders & investors to help with funding businesses that can’t get conventional business loans from banks & lending institutions.
The AK SBDC is the administrative lead on the program for Alaska, and will deploy the funding to lenders and investment funds.
Have an idea that you’re looking to turn into a business? Or a side hustle you’re looking to expand? Join Spruce Root July 22-24 for Business Basics to learn the skills you’ll need to launch …
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 …
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 …
F8 2016:: Sneak Peak for Alaska’s Small Businesses F8, a 2-day conference powered by Facebook, is a yearly event where Facebook announces recent changes to their platform and what their future direction is. Although the …
I just met you, and this is crazy, but here’s my business card, so call me maybe How to give an effective elevator pitch Although elevator rides can seem like they take forever, especially for …
BuyAlaska and 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 …
Join us for the SBDC Marketing Lab from 10am-12pm on January 16th. Bring your marketing questions or challenges and our SBDC Marketing Advisor will provide you with feedback and suggestions while you network with other …
Join us for the SBDC Marketing Lab from 10am-12pm on January 16th. Bring your marketing questions or challenges and our SBDC Marketing Advisor will provide you with feedback and suggestions while you network with other …
Marketing studies conclude that 87% of all business transactions are based on a repeat or a referred transaction. In other words… rapport (or a feeling of rapport). 87%! That’s huge! But let’s face it: chances …
Join the Anchorage Downtown Marketing meeting at the Anchorage Downtown Partnership Conference Room on December 4th from 3-4:30pm. Subsequent ADP Marketing Trainings will be held on the first Thursday of every month from 3:00-4:00pm in …