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A complete site for employer resources (Labor and Workforce Development)
Alaska’s Business Source Link  -  (AKSourceLink)

Apply for a Dun & Bradstreet number for your business

Business counseling from retired executives SCORE

Business plan development and technical assistance (SBDC)

Connecting Innovators with Entrepreneurs "SpringBoard" (JEDC)

Center for Economic Development (UACED)

Contact Alaska's Taxpayer Advocate for help with an IRS problem

Download Federal forms for SBA, IRS, OSHA

Find any answer fast! EIN, TIN, S Corp, Taxes

How to do business with the State of Alaska (PDF)

Market research information on Alaska

Need a lawyer? Contact the Lawyer Referral Service

Preferences for Alaskan Businesses Bidding of State of Alaska Contracts

Register as a federal contractor (CCR)

Retirement Solution (U.S. DOL)

Start a business in rural Alaska (ARDORs)

Take several SBA business courses on-line

Wage and Hour Administration

Workers' Compensation information for Employers

Licenses, Permits, Forms

Alaska registered agents with Alaska addresses
(for information only, not an endorsement by the State of Alaska)

Commercial Fisheries (ADF&G)

Corporations and LLC Forms for Applying or Amending

Definitions: corporation, S corporation, LLC, sole proprietor, partnership

Find necessary professional or occupational licenses in Alaska

Food Safety certification courses online

Get an Alaska business license online with a credit card

Get guiding, fishing, and hunting permits

How to become a licensed big game hunting guide or outfitter

How to open a restaurant

How to open an auto dealership

Important Bed and Breakfast Safety Practices

Mineral Exploration/Operating Permits

Opening a Bed and Breakfast in Alaska (Power Point Presentation)

Permits for a pool, spa, restaurant, cosmetology, temp camp kitchen

Print and mail an application to get an Alaska business license

Seafood processing and shellfish permits

Turn your business into a corporation online

Turn your business into an LLC online

Taxes & Tax Consequences

A One-Stop IRS site for small businesses

Alaska Department of Revenue - Tax Division Programs

File business taxes online

Find out everything about payroll taxes

Get IRS information on starting a business

IRS requirements if you change your business structure

IRS requirements if you close your business

IRS requirements if you file bankruptcy

IRS requirements if you sell your business

Know how to claim your business vehicle expenses

Sales taxes by city, municipality, or borough

Problems with the IRS?  Contact the Taxpayer Advocate

Take an online IRS Tax course on self-employment

Take a classroom course on business tax returns or payroll taxes

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) - What is it, and how to get one

Market Your Business

Alaska Marketplace Competition (AFN)

Arctic Innovation Competition (UAF)

Alaska Business Plan Competition (APU/UAA)

Advertise with the Iditarod, "The Last Great Race"

Alaska Export Assistance Center

Certify your business as Alaska Product Preference

Certify your Alaska-made products as Made in Alaska

Certify your Alaska Native artwork with Silver Hand

Certify your fresh produce as Alaska Grown

List your business in Buy Alaska! An exceptional marketing tool!

Certify Your Business to Bid on Government Contracts

8(a) SDB (Small Disadvantaged Business)

Definitions: Women-Owned, Service-Disabled Vet, HubZone, Qualified Indian Tribe, Handicapped Individual

Federal government contracting regulations (FARs)

Get a Department of Transportation's certification as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

Find contracts available for bid with the State of Alaska

Go to the Service-Disabled Veteran Business website

How to get federal government contracts  (PTAC)

HUBzone business website

Make sense of the language of federal government contracts

Preferences for Alaskan Businesses Bidding of State of Alaska Contracts

Sign up to bid for State of Alaska government contracts

State of Alaska proposed changes to regulations (by departments)

Alaska Industries

Film Industry

Fisheries Industry

Forestry

Mining Industry

Timber and Forest Products

Tourism Industry

Non-Profit Businesses

Access a local specialist on non-profit organizations

A Complete Site for Employer Resources

Find any answer fast!  EIN, TIN, S Corp, Taxes

Find federal funding sources for non-profit organizations

Find foundations that offer funding for non-profit organizations

Funding sources in Alaska

Need a lawyer?  Contact the Lawyer Referral Service

Take a complete IRS workshop on non-profit organizations

Take an online course on fundraising for non-profits

Target Market Research

Find Alaska Economic Information by Region (DCRA)

Find data on economic trends, unemployment, labor, cost of living by region

Find information on Alaska's public lands, people, natural resources, and
recreation opportunities

Find out about laws that apply to Alaska Native Arts & Crafts

SBA Advocacy and Source of Small Business Statistics

SBA Statistics: Small Business Profiles for Alaska, 2009

Miscellaneous

Alaska Veterans Business Alliance

VA's Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE)

 

You are Visitor 929022 Since March 2, 2007.

For more information, contact:  

Michael Hanzuk
Development Specialist II
Division of Economic Development
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1770, Anchorage, AK 99501
Telephone: (907) 269-8104  Fax: (907) 269-5666
michael.hanzuk@alaska.gov

 


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Links of Interest
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