August 2022 Issue
August is Black Business Month!
The observance of National Black Business Month highlights the vital role of Black-owned businesses in the economy.

Every Friday this August, choose to spend your dollars at black-owned businesses in support of #BlackOutDay2022.

Here are some of the ways you can find and support black-owned businesses in Alaska:
  1. Follow the Alaska Black Caucus on social media as they promote Black-Owned businesses throughout August
  2. Visit www.alaskablackbusinessdirectory.com
  3. Search for Black Owned Businesses on the BuyAlaska Directory
National Farmers Market Week is August 7-13, 2022
National Farmers Market Week is an opportunity to show how much value markets bring to communities in Alaska.
"...farmers markets have evolved to serve a set of vital hubs for rediscovering community, helping rural and urban communities reconnect with one another, and creating more equitable economic opportunities..."

- Proclamation for National Farmers Market Week by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States of America
Use the AFMA Farmers Market & Food Hub Directory to find and support your local market!
The Time to Invest Locally is Now!
Not only does investing locally provide entrepreneurs and local businesses in Alaska with the money needed to grow their business, but your money is recirculated within the local community and actually grows! This infusion of your dollars invigorates local economies by boosting job growth and wages, fostering innovation and building new business opportunities, and developing resiliency in Alaska.
You can invest in these businesses right now!
  • Baby Vend - Changing the way families travel by providing the supplies they need on the go
  • Ramper Innovations - Keeping ramp agents safe + save airlines money
Take the $5 Alaska Grown Challenge
Spend just $5 a week on Alaska Grown products to support local producers and increase food security - we know you can do it!
What's Happening Around Alaska in August
Juneau
August 7 - IRONMAN
August 12 - 14 - Golden North Salmon Derby

Ketchikan
August 5 - 7 - Blueberry Arts Festival

Skagway 

Sitka

Seward
August 13 - 21- Silver Salmon Derby

Valdez
August - Gold Rush Days
Fairbanks
July 29 - August 7 - Tanana Valley State Fair

Denali 
August 12 - 13 - Augtoberfest

Girdwood
August 13-14 - Blueberry Festival

Unalaska

Anchorage
August 20 - 21 - Anchorage Run Fest
How You Can BuyAlaska
Find Alaska Businesses from every industry on the BuyAlaska Business Directory
Get the Locals Deals from BuyAlaska businesses on the BuyAlaska Locals Page
Shop Local Alaska businesses on this online marketplace exclusively for Alaska businesses.

We aim to elevate local businesses to better Alaska’s economy.
We do that with YOU.

Help us lift up local on our channels.
The BuyAlaska Program is a statewide program by the Alaska Small Business Development Center (Alaska SBDC) under the UAA Business Enterprise Institute (BEI) and partially funded by the Small Business Administration (SBA).