Path to Prosperity Awards $40,000 to Launch and Expand Two Southeast Businesses
A maker of Tlingit regalia and a manufacturer of hydrokinetic turbines each get $20,000 prizes in the Path to Prosperity business plan competition.
Tag: Startups
From Custom Atikluks to Lake Clark Cabins, Nine Win Marketplace Competitions
Nine entrepreneurs win business-boosting awards of up to $25,000 in the first multi-region Alaska Marketplace business plan competition.
Regional Marketplace Programs Combine for Boot Camp
Thirty Indigenous entrepreneurs from across Alaska took part in a four-day Business Boot Camp, gaining skills to grow their businesses while competing for Alaska Marketplace seed money.
Cache Energy Heat Storage Pilot Project Launches in Anchorage
A portfolio company of Launch Alaska installed its first long-duration energy storage pilot project in Anchorage. Cache Energy developed a technology that uses limestone-based pellets as a medium to store heat in a reversible chemical reaction.
McKinley Alaska Growth Capital Expands Marketplace Competition to Bristol Bay
McKinley Alaska Growth Capital further expands its Marketplace business plan competition to include Bristol Bay Native Corporation.
The Aleut Corporation Launches Business Plan Competition Partnership
Aleut Corporation and McKinley Alaska Growth Capital launch Aleut Shareholder Marketplace, an entrepreneur training course based on a model that’s been successful in the Arctic Slope region.
North Slope Marketplace: Boot Camp for Arctic Entrepreneurs
The North Slope Marketplace provides technical training, cash, and financing to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation shareholder and descendant entrepreneurs.
Startup Week Brings Entrepreneurs Together
The 2021 Techstars Alaska Startup Week concluded November 12 following five days of programming that drew over 600 attendees from myriad industries and communities across Alaska. Over 60 free events—from business open houses to panel discussions—were offered, featuring the expertise of local entrepreneurs, investors, nonprofit leaders, policymakers, and startup ecosystem builders.
Budding Industry Battles Black Market
A robust licensing and permitting process offers protection from federal prosecution for the Alaska cannabis industry, but the time and expense of participating in that process has created a market in which licensed businesses are vulnerable to being undercut by black-market prices.
Three Winners Named in Sitka Food Business Innovation Contest
One winner is opening a food cart so she can sell Alaska-raised pork sandwiches. Another will use her prize to jump start her sauerkraut business. And another is making seasoning mixes to sell at the Sitka Farmers Market and outside Harrigan Centennial Hall this summer.