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.
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Are you a rural small business owner, a commercial fishing boat owner, or an agricultural business owner looking for funding for energy improvements?
The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s (USDA RD) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant might be something that could help your business. Join us for this free On Demand workshop, “Empowering Small Businesses: Navigating the USDA REAP Grant for Energy Improvements,” presented by Shae Bowman, Energy Development Specialist with the Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP).
RurAL CAP also provides technical assistance and funding assistance with Energy Assessments and Audits for the USDA REAP Grant.
The link above will take you to our client portal, where you will be able to register for access to this training video.