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.
Do you have questions about how you can get a loan to launch or grow your business?
Join us in Anchorage at the BP Energy Center, Birch Room, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 for “Meet the Lender: Resources & Strategies for Financing Your Business – Anchorage” from 10:00 am to 11:30 am where Anchorage SBDC Business Advisors will share the steps to follow on your journey to be “loan-ready,” followed by a panel discussion with Commercial Lending Officers from First National Bank Alaska.
We will discuss various financing options available to local business owners, and you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions.
The link above will take you to our client portal, where you will be able to register for access to this training video.