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Client Stories: Jack Finnegan, Fishability
Client Stories: Jack Finnegan, Fishability

The cornerstone of Fishability Alaska will be a custom-built 37-foot landing craft, which is currently being built at Homestead Skiffs, a local boat-building shop. The vessel features innovations explicitly designed for accessibility, including a fold-down bow for beach landings, double-wide doors that meet the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requirements, and flush deck-to-cabin transitions to accommodate wheelchairs and mobility devices.

Southeast Alaska businesses win $40,000 to launch and expand
Southeast Alaska businesses win $40,000 to launch and expand

Two Southeast Alaska businesses – Sitkana and Ravens Nest Regalia – have been selected as the winners of the 2024 Path to Prosperity Competition. Each winner will be awarded $20,000 to grow their businesses.

Newsletter: Building Southeast Alaska's future with a summit, new careers and community
Newsletter: Building Southeast Alaska's future with a summit, new careers and community

Secure your spot at the 2025 Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit, explore new opportunities to join the Spruce Root team, discover what it means to be a Native CDFI, and explore career pathways at the Angoon Community Career Fair. 

 
 

Amount of financial capital deployed (loans and equity):

$190,138

Hours of technical assistance to clients in 2024:

 

Percent of Alaska Native participants on average across all programs: 60 percent

Goal #1: Resourcing—Southeast entrepreneurs and members of the workforce have access to the resources they need

  • # of TA hours provided to clients: 76

  • # of Southeast Alaska communities served as measured by communities where participants reside: 15

Level of client satisfaction: 4.65/5

15 Southeast Alaska communities served
as measured by communities where participants and clients reside.