Alaska
Business Impact NW
Business Impact NW is a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) dedicated to serving underbanked entrepreneurs. We provide coaching, classes, and access to capital to community small businesses, with an emphasis on working with traditionally underserved populations, entrepreneurial low/moderate income earners, women, BIPOC, veterans, immigrants or members of the LGBTQ+ community. We have been serving the community since 1997. We promote long-term positive economic change through financial services, business advice and training. We serve startups as well as existing businesses and are dedicated to helping underserved entrepreneurs at every stage in their business growth.
We specialize in:
- Financial & Business Planning
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
We can also help you with:
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for LGBTQIA Farmers
- Resources for Veteran Farmers
- Resources for Women Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
Calypso Farm and Ecology Center
We specialize in:
- Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
We can also help you with:
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
- Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Alaska Farm Bureau
Our mission is to improve the economic well-being and expansion of agriculture and to enrich the quality of life for all Alaskans through membership, advocacy and educational programs.
We specialize in:
- Activism & Organizing
- Research, Technical Assistance, & Education
We can also help you with:
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Alaska Division of Agriculture
To promote and encourage development of an agriculture industry in the State.
We specialize in:
- Farm Land Access & Succession Planning
We can also help you with:
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Institutional & Wholesale Markets
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Alaska Association of Conservation Districts
We specialize in:
- Conservation Programs
We can also help you with:
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Alaska Seeds of Change
Our hydroponic warehouse, growing primarily herbs and lettuce, serves as the main setting for our vocational training, mental health services, and basic needs support youth programs. We accept calls and questions about our program model, offer up to 1-hour of basic hydroponics consultation (we use Zip Grow vertical grow towers) over zoom, and can help connect Alaskans to mental health services provided by our parent organization Alaska Behavioral Health.
We specialize in:
- Farm Stress
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
- Substance Use Support
We can also help you with:
- Direct Marketing Assistance
- Financial & Business Planning
- Resources for Tribal Farmers & Ranchers
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks AgrAbility
“The AK AgrAbility program is managed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and is funded nationally through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The purpose of the program is to help bring awareness, education, technical on-site assessments and resources to help Alaskans working in an agricultural industry such as farming, fishing, or timber who may have a barrier that limits their independence.”
We specialize in:
- Crisis Assistance
- Funding Opportunities for Farmers
- Industrial Ag Issues
- Organic/Sustainable/Regenerative Transition & Support
- Resources for Beginning Farmers
- Resources for BIPOC Farmers
- Resources for Farmworkers / Migrant Workers
We can also help you with:
We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp
Grant programs to assist commercial fishers that reside permanently in the Bristol Bay watershed region. Technical assistance for residents of the Bristol Bay watershed region. Educational opportunities, grants and scholarships for BBEDC community residents.
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We work in these areas:
- Alaska
Bristol Bay Native Association
We don’t have farming but we assist commercial fishermen with Business Planning and Guidance, Resource Guide, Funding Opportunities, Advocacy, Technical Assistance, Entry to Commercial Fishing, and more.
We specialize in:
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We work in these areas:
- Alaska