Ak Entrepreneurship Week

Speed Mixer! 6pm
2025-10-03 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Anchorage) | Umoja Coworking and Incubator, 3001 Porcupine Dr, Anchorage, 99501, United States
We know everyone doesn’t fit into the 9-5 so Umoja is opening its door to cater to the mad scientist that is BUILDING A BUSINESS

Get work done during extended hours in a schedule that suits you FOR FREE. Come solo or bring your business partner and find a work station

Noise canceling headphones, coffee, and snacks on us.

Also, we will have a speed mixer scheduled between the 6pm and 9pm each night!

Coworking After Hours
2025-10-03 18:00 - 23:59 | Umoja Coworking and Incubator, 3001 Porcupine Dr, Anchorage, 99501, United States

Discuss & Build - Dinner
2025-10-03 19:00 - 20:30 | Saint Coyote Events Venue, 135 W Dimond Blvd #111, Anchorage, AK, 99515, United States
A special Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 2025 event, where entrepreneurs, legislators, investors, supporting organizations, and ecosystem leaders will come together over lunch to discuss how we can build, strengthen, and improve Alaska’s entrepreneurial community.
This gathering is more than a meal; it’s a chance to connect across industries, share ideas, and shape the future of our state’s business landscape.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, policymaker, or part of a support organization, your voice matters in driving sustainable growth and innovation in Alaska.

The event will be accessible online when the event starts.

Make It Alaskan Market
2025-10-04 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-05 12:00 - 17:00 | Egan Center, 555 W 5th Ave, Anchorage, AK, 99501, United States
The Make It Alaskan Market returns October 3–5 at the Egan Center. Shop artisan-made gifts, crafts, jewelry, home décor, and more—all created right here in Alaska. Join us for a FREE weekend of shopping local!

Shop a huge selection of locally made products: home decor, jewelry, arts, crafts, gifts and so much more all weekend!
Market Schedule:‍Friday, 10/03 | 5PM-9PM___________________________‍Saturday, 10/04 | 10AM-6PM___________________________‍Sunday, 10/05 | 12PM-5PM

www.makeitalaskanfestival.com/

Register and information for a booth:

Additional information: HERE

ASPIRE Military Spouse Program
2025-10-07 17:30 - 19:30 | Alaska, AK, United States
ASPIRE is a 4-week program that introduces the topics of entrepreneurship within a virtual class setting. During this program, students will have the opportunity to explore, develop and expand business ideas while learning about business basics such as value creation, market research, and financial sustainability.
Program Highlights:

Approachable business curriculum spread out over 4 virtual cohort sessions designed for the busy military spouse
Course material tailored to the need to move your business to different geographies, do business on installation, and other common unique issues military spouse business owners face
Access to free one-on-on business coaching support throughout the program

What’s Covered:

Week 1: Create, develop, and refine your business ideas
Week 2: Find your clients: market research tools and concepts
Week 3: Making money: introduction to financial feasibility and sustainability
Week 4: Connections for ongoing business support

Cost:Free!
Eligibility:Open to active or former military spouses AND active-duty service members and veterans.
Time Commitment:Two hours per week in the virtual classroom
Where:Facilitated weekly cohort classes held virtually via Zoom. Link provided at registration.
Business Impact NW serves clients in 3 time zones. Please take note of the start time that corresponds with your location.
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm AKT6:30 pm – 8:30 pm PT7:30 pm – 9:30 pm MT
Reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact coaching@businessimpactnw.org or call (206) 324-4330
REQUIRES REGISTRATION HERE

2025 Alaska Business Summit
2025-10-08 10:00 - 2025-10-10 12:30 | Alyeska Resort, 1000 Arlberg Ave, Girdwood, 99587, United States
After all the events that will happen during the Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 2025 event, this is a natural continuation.

Alaska’s top business symposium, the Alaska Chamber’s Alaska Business Summit attracts business leaders from all across the state. The Summit will highlight business issues of statewide importance, host the Premier Business Awards presentation, and set our 2026 advocacy agenda.
Whether you’re a small business owner, corporate leader, or community advocate, the Summit offers valuable perspectives and opportunities to engage in the issues that matter most to Alaska’s business community.
REGISTRATION — >> HERE

2025 ALASKA BUSINESS SUMMIT SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 8th
10:00am-4:00pm – Local Chamber Executives Roundtable Sponsored by AOGAThis session is for local chamber executives only.
2:00-4:00pm – Board MeetingOpen to current and onboarding board members and invited guests
5:30- 7:30pm- Opening Reception
7:30pm – Dinner on your own!

Thursday, October 9th
7:30am – Doors open for Alaska Business Summit
5:30-7:30pm – Reception

Friday, October 10th
8:30am – Breakfast Doors Open9am – 11am – Policy Forum – Open to Alaska Chamber members only
Our annual advocacy agenda-setting event! Learn about, discuss, and cast your vote on policy positions submitted by members for the Alaska Chamber’s advocacy agenda.
To include as many members as possible, this will be a hybrid event. If you are a member and do not plan to attend in person, contact kari@alaskachamber.com to register and receive your secure link to attend virtually.

Registration Rates

Member $575Non Member $675Late Registration (Begins October 1st) $750Local Chamber Executives and Staff $250

Additional information: HERE

Spruce Root’s Master Class
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-17 | Generations Southeast Community Learning Center, 3239 Hospital Dr, Juneau, AK, 99801, United States
Are you a small business owner looking to boost your leadership? Expand your marketing reach? Connect with fellow entrepreneurs in your community?

Consider applying for Spruce Root’s Master Class! This workshop is made to help mid-stage entrepreneurs take their business to the next level with confidence. This year, we will focus on leadership through times of uncertainty.

Learn from financial and strategic planning experts about the skills essential to the modern business scene, including practical uses of AI, business continuity in extreme weather, and proactive marketing strategies to enhance your brand and reach.

We will also explore the hard and soft skills essential for business growth, including finance, networking, and social media management. These skills allow for business dreams to become prosperous realities.

The three-day workshop will take place October 15-17 at Generations Southeast in Juneau. Limited travel stipends are available, so apply soon!

Follow this link to sign up today: https://spruceroot.formstack.com/…/masterclass…

For more information, contact Marc Wheeler at marc@spruceroot.org

Marc Wheeler

Marc is the Program Manager for Small Business. In this role he provides coaching and business training to entrepreneurs across the region, and brings robust experience in both small business and non-profit management to the role. Marc grew up in Louisiana and came to Juneau as an Americorps volunteer in 1995. His heritage is Acadian French, Croatian, and English. In Alaska, he’s worked in conservation, local government, and positive youth development, where he helped grow Big Brothers Big Sisters in seven communities across Southeast Alaska. Along with his wife, Jessica Paris, Marc owned and operated a coffee and ice cream shop for the past nine years in Juneau, where they participated in the Path to Prosperity competition during their first two years of operation. He credits P2P for anchoring their business in triple bottom line principles, which were core to their success. Marc and Jessica recently sold their business to one of their longtime staff members, someone committed to maintaining the company’s core values moving forward.
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Favorite thing about Southeast Alaska: Whenever I step out of the airport after a trip away, I take a deep breath of Juneau’s intoxicatingly fresh air and know that I am home. The natural world here is amazing, but what sets our region apart is the people and our deep and genuine hospitality.
