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Putting a close on November
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The weather has been CRISP this November. It's time to start wearing the extra thick socks. With a few days being the exception, Southeast Alaska has treated us to some amazing views.
We've been pretty busy with prepping for Business Basics in Utqiagvik in cooperation with Alaska Growth Capital, as well as partnering with Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes to offer some Business Basics courses to Tlingit and Haida tribal members (See below).
We hope you enjoy these updates.
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Take the next step in starting or growing your own Alaska Native art business!
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Are you an Alaska Native artist looking to start your own business?
Join us for our highly-reviewed training and get support to transform your fledgling idea into a full-grown business venture.
Spruce Root and Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska are pleased to hold an exclusive, in-person Path to Prosperity Business Basics for Artists program.
You must be a Tlingit and Haida citizen to participate.
The T&H Business Basics Alaska Native Artists workshop is two full days of in-person training in Juneau, Alaska, for T&H-citizen entrepreneurs interested in starting their own businesses. The program will be January 25-26, 2023.
The T&H Business Basics for Alaska Native Artists is an interactive, online workshop designed for Southeast Alaskans who are looking to launch a business. Whether you have an idea that you’re looking to turn into a business or a side project you are looking to expand, this workshop will give you the knowledge, tools, and connections needed to build a successful business that benefits the community, the environment, and the economy.
Entrepreneurs who complete Business Basics will gain a greater understanding of the fundamentals to start or grow an early-stage business and will be introduced to additional resources to continue growing their business.
You will learn strategies and tools for:
- Marketing & Pricing Your Art
- Branding & Customer Discovery
- Business Planning
- Financial Projections
- Legal Entities, Tax Tips and Contracting
Participation is limited, so apply now at spruceroot.org/businessbasics. Applications are now open for the T&H Business Basics for Artists workshop and close at 11:59 PM on Thursday, December 15.
The training and food during the workshop will be provided free of charge. Participants will be responsible for their own evening meals, accommodations and transportation. Out-of-town participants may apply for an accommodations scholarship. The training will take place at Generations Southeast (formerly called the Vocational Center near Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, Alaska).
Start-up grants of up to $2,500 are available to Tlingit & Haida tribal citizens who complete this program and submit their business plan and other required documents to T&H. Please go to spruceroot.org/businessbasics for more details.
If an in-person gathering is deemed unsafe due to COVID, then the training may shift to a virtual format. |
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Stay tuned for more workshop opportunities
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We will be developing our full 2023 workshop schedule in the coming weeks, and if you're interested in more workshop opportunities with Spruce Root, keep an eye out on future newsletters as well as our social media to be in the loop when we have dates confirmed/launch applications.
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The Spruce Root Board of Directors met Friday, November 18, 2022, for their quarterly board meeting. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse)
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Marina goes to Washington
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Sustainable Southeast Partnership Deputy Director Marina Anderson was invited to attend a reception for the first Indigenous Peoples Month celebration at the White House.
"It was a room full of Indigenous people from Alaska all the way to Florida," ICT reporter Pauly Denetclaw wrote in her article. |
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Photos with former Alaska Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson, Samuel Schimmel, and ICT reporter Pauly Denetclaw.
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First Alaskans Institute holds
Smokehouse Gala 2022
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On November 19, 2022, FAI held its Smokehouse Gala at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage, Alaska.
The fundraiser benefits Alaska Native arts and culture by supporting youth, Elders and communities throughout Alaska.
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(Photo by K̲aachgóon Rochelle Smallwood)
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Marina Anderson was invited to be an artist-in-action, creating a multi-dimensional, multimedia painting that was later auctioned to raise money for First Alaskans Institute.
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- Seven candidates on the ballot for Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Council (Raegan Miller/KRBD, November 28, 2022)
- COMMENTARY: Here are suggested priorities focused on rural Alaska for the next governor’s administration (Freddie R. Olin IV/Alaska Beacon, November 19, 2022)
- 15 Southeast Tribes seek involvement as sovereign nations in Canadian mine permitting processes (Sage Smiley/KSTK, November 18, 2022)
- Need for Juneau food banks is greater than ever (Claire Stremple/KTOO, November 18, 2022)
- Skagway’s short-term alternative mooring plan for 2023 gets scrapped (Mike Swasey/KHNS, November 18, 2022)
- Biden administration announces $10.4 million grant for undersea cable from Metlakatla to Ketchikan (Raegan Miller/KRBD, November 17, 2022)
- Managing congestion tops list for future tourism planning in Sitka. Electrifying (or eliminating) the bus fleet is a close second (Robert Woolsey/KCAW, November 17, 2022)
- Salmon hatchery operator agrees to pay $1 million for environmental violations (Angela Denning/CoastAlaska via KCAW, November 16, 2022)
- Wrangell has a dam problem. Officials hope a recent survey will point to a solution. (Sage Smiley/KSTK, November 15, 2022)
- Southeast’s 2022 commercial salmon harvest was half as large last year’s, but worth millions more (Sage Smiley/KSTK, November 10, 2022)
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Thank you to all our partners, supporters, donors and communities for continuing to share in our vision for the region!
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Spruce Root is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). Our services for small businesses include coaching, training and lending for startup enterprises, working capital, business expansion, leasehold improvements and other business capital needs. We are a driver of a regenerative economy across Southeast Alaska so communities can forge futures grounded in this uniquely Indigenous place.
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