Small Business Programs

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Alaska Small Business Development Center-The Alaska SBDC provides free, confidential, business advising for small businesses in Alaska. They have five locations throughout Alaska. The Southeast office can be reached by mail, e-mail, by phone or for more information click here.

Ketchikan Office
111 Stedman Street, Suite 201
Ketchikan, AK 99901-6549
(907) 225-1388
Fax (907) 225-3187

Michelle Zerbetz Scott
Ketchikan Center Director
Vendula Cadiente
Administrative Assistant

Rural Outreach Program for Entrepreneurs-ROPE offers small businesses startup and growth programs through workshops and one-on-one consulting. The webpage can be accessed by clicking here.

The Alaska Job Center Network offers multiple grants and loans.

The Alaska Division of Investments’ primary responsibility is to administer and service twelve state loan programs under the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. These programs were primarily designed to promote economic development through direct state lending in industries that are not adequately serviced by the private sector. Active lending is currently available in five of our programs: Commercial Fishing, Fisheries Enhancement, Small Business Economic Development (SBED), Rural Development Initiative Fund, and Capstone Avionics.

Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority The Mission of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is to promote, develop and advance economic growth and diversification in Alaska by providing various means of financing and investment.

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