Alaska Small Business Development Center
The Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) provides resources, advice, and assistance that help small businesses grow and create measurable economic impact throughout Alaska via its expanding online resources and business management expertise. Experienced business advisors and experts provide assistance through on-site and/or online interactions and training, and at no cost to clients.
The impact of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Alaskan communities and businesses is changing daily. The Alaska SBDC is here to support and prepare small businesses in the days, weeks, and months to come. At the Alaska SBDC COVID-19 Resource Center (aksbdc.org/covid19), you will find guidance, updates, and resources to help adapt in an unpredictable situation. No other program offers the same reach, resources, or opportunities to create an impact to businesses at every stage of development. Alaska SBDC is here to help.
Hours
8AM–5PM Monday–Friday
aksbdc.org | info@aksbdc.org
Edible Alaska relies on the support of partners like Alaska Small Business Development Center who share our vision and want to see Alaska's local food community grow and flourish.
SubZero Heats Up
Perhaps it makes sense that a North Slope worker might have some thoughts about freeze drying. That was certainly the case for Monica Peck. When she’s home in Palmer instead of expediting up north,...
Waffles First… and Next the World
Waffles First… and Next the World Derrick Green of Waffles and Whatnot doesn’t think small. “At some point I said my mission statement was to go to war with the industrial food complex for the health...
Eat the Seasons: Wild Scoops whips up local flavor
“If I don’t do it, somebody else will.” Sometimes the thought of a missed opportunity is enough to push something from idea to reality. Elissa Brown, co-owner with Chris Pike of Wild Scoops in...
Beer Expressions: Creativity on Tap at Arkose Brewery
If craft beer brewing takes equal parts art and science, Stephen and June Gerteisen are a duo well-suited to the task. “Brewing is a creative process. June is an artist. Our experiences melded into...
All the Buzz About Grandmas Alaskan Honey
Despite the name of her business, Grandmas Alaskan Honey, Renea McAllister doesn’t have a “Grandma” vibe. She’s a bootstrapping farmer and innovative businesswoman who uses honeybees as a tool to...
Arctic Moon Shot
During the pandemic, folks have been gifting sweets to neighbors, friends, nurses, and teachers—giving birthday cakes instead of having birthday parties, says Jamieann Bell, co-owner with Linnea Ward...
Level Up Your Granola
When life throws you carrots, sometimes you make granola. Megan Militello, founder and owner of Elevated Oats, recently celebrated her one-year anniversary of manufacturing delicious, colorful...
Japan in Alaska
Alaska blueberry homemade marshmallows; matcha swiss roll with Alaska rhubarb mousse. Oishi Bakery in Fairbanks glistens with sugar and blooms with the loft of puff pastry. The bakery uses healthy,...
Coming Up Rosy at Land’s End
Who would have guessed that one silver lining of the COVID cloud would benefit the gray-crowned rosy-finches of Homer, Alaska? Last March, an avid bird lover, George, had to cancel his annual...
Red Spruce inside Forbidden Peak Brewery
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...
Spreading Love and Cream Cheese
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...
J&W’s Fast Foods delivers the good to Wrangell
“Good food & good people,” says one of many passionate online reviewers of J&W’s Fast Food in Wrangell. Their burgers take center stage—they are handmade with 100% ground beef, and customers...
An infusion of care keeps The Spice & Tea Exchange open during pandemic
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 goods,...
Well-Founded, Wild-Foraged
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...
Cafe Sticky Rice
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...
Room to Roam: The Roaming Root Feeds Fairbanks
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...
Davons’ Place: A House of Heart and Soul Food
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. Allen launched Davons...
Salmon Sisters Keep Their Sea Legs Amid Pandemic Swells
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...
Kenai Kombucha Brews Up Local Flavor
Kenai Kombucha owners Devon and Brian Gonzalez have been busy the past year serving up fresh, healthy, and locally brewed kombucha blended from organic sugar and loose leaf teas in their new taproom...
Mandala Restaurant brings Savory Goodness to Anchorage
After months of careful planning assisted by the Alaska Small Business Development Center, Sanjay Shrestha prepared to open Mandala Restaurant in Anchorage in March 2020. When the pandemic hit, his...
