General Resources
Alaska DCCED: Financing Your Business
A guide to locating capital for your business, published by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
A Simple Start to Managing Your Business Finances
A presentation covering business accounting and financial management.
Bank-Term Loans - Go with old reliable and get a business loan from the bank.
A guide to bank loans by Entrepreneur Magazine.
Calaculate Your Startup Costs
Startup costs are conceptually simple: add up expenses you will incur before starting, assets you will need to have, and how much money you will need to keep the business running during the first few months before sales start rolling in. Use the Wall Street Journal startup calculator to determine how much you need.
Equipment Leasing - Short on cash, but need new equipment to grow? Lease what you need.
An alternative that could save you money.
GoBigNetWork - The world's biggest community of startup investors
A website that matches entrepreneurs with investors who can help fund their businesses.
How to Bootstrap Your Business
"Bootstrapping" means self-funding your businesses without relying on outside investors. Is this the right approach for you? Find out.
Startup Financing - Get your business off the ground with cash from several startup sources.
An Entrepreneur magazine guide to different sources of start-up funds.
The Myth of Free Government Money
An article warning about a common scam that targets entrepreneurs.
Hands On Banking Guides
Hands on Banking: Basics of Banking Services
Hands on Banking: Money Management Tools & Tips
Hands on Banking: Protect Yourself Financially
Hands On Banking: Using Credit to Your Advantage
Wall Street Journal Small Business Guides
How to Borrow from Family & Friends
How to Calculate Start-Up Costs
How to Fund a Start-Up
How to Keep Financial Records
How to Pick a Credit Card for Your Business
How to Shop for a Bank
Startups on a Shoestring (1)
US Small Business Administration Guides
SBA Financial Management Series: A Venture Capital Primer for Small Business
Venture capital resources and how to develop a proposal for obtaining these funds.
SBA Financial Management Series: Budgeting for the Small Business
SBA Financial Management Series: Financing for the Small Business
Capital for business needs including step-by-step instructions.
SBA Financial Management Series: Pricing Your Products
Alaska Marketplace
An ideas competition that encourages the development of viable and sustainable businesses by tapping into the creative passions, cultural knowledge, and drive of rural Alaska's residents. See also the Alaska Marketplace Best Practice Report.
NSEDC Small Business Initiative
The NSEDC Small Business Initiative is an avenue for individuals to promote and develop business ventures in an effort to help alleviate social and economic issues facing the Norton Sound region. The NSEDC Small Business Initiative is patterned after the Alaska Federation of Natives highly regarded Alaska Marketplace and is aimed at identifying and funding business ideas that will stimulate and facilitate economic development in the Norton Sound region.
Alaska Individual Development Account (IDA) Program An overview of Alaska's IDA program, which encourages low income individuals to save.
IDAs Offer Small Boost to Aspiring Entrepreneurs
At a time when many people short on income are calling on their inner entrepreneurs, some start-ups are finding relief in a little-known resource—individual development accounts.