For Alaskans

Operating in Southeast Alaska has its own set of challenges and opportunities. Find out how to make the most of them.

Resources in Alaska

Possible Futures for SE Alaska: The Scenarios for the Future of Southeast Alaska are stories about what could happen in Southeast in the future, from 2025 to 2050. They are not stories about what will happen (forecasts) or what should happen (a vision). The purpose of these stories is to offer a shared language for talking together about what is possible and what must be done.

Sustainable Southeast Partnership: The Sustainable Southeast Partnership (SSP) is a dynamic collective uniting diverse skills and perspectives to strengthen cultural, ecological, and economic resilience across Southeast Alaska. 

Seacoast Trust: The Seacoast Trust is a perpetual funding source for the Sustainable Southeast Partnership, which promotes the collective well-being and economic prosperity of Alaska Native tribes stewarding one of the world’s most ecologically important places — the coastal temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska.

The State of Alaska: The State’s Business website is a wealth of information on starting a business in Alaska.

Juneau Economic Development Council: JEDC provides access to information on doing business in Juneau, as well as links on financing a small business and loan programs.

Alaska Small Business Development Center: ASBDC offers many resources and tools to help start a small business in Alaska. Check out their FAQ page.

Alaska Startups : Alaska Startups has a wide variety of resources on everything from technology ventures to design. Check out exciting things happening around the state in your field.

Alaska Women’s Business Center: The Alaska Women’s Business Center supports the startup and growth of women-owned businesses. The Business Center equips women and their families in Alaska with the connections, resources, and training needed to successfully start and run a business.

Southeast Conference: Southeast Conference has been supporting strong Southeast economies and communities since 1958. Their regional information may be helpful in market research.

Publications

Blueprint for Southeast Alaska: A New Story for the Tongass National Forest: In 2019, individuals and entities including tribal governments, conservation organizations, tourism operations, local businesses, forestry and timber interests, economic development groups, and more shared diverse input to help inform a new vision for the region. That vision was compiled into the Tongass Blueprint.