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Government contracting is a more complex, involved business process than what is usually found in the private sector.
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We work with all levels of businesses – from those working towards their first contract to experienced government contractors.
Training Events
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Hiring a Strong Business Developer – How Any Company Can Hire Superstars (2024 Update)
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Maximize Your Potential with the SBA’s Mentor-Protégé Program
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The Buy Indian Act: Regulatory Updates and Their Implications for Tribal-Owned Businesses
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Winning Federal Construction Contracts (2024 Update)
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On-Demand Training
Alaska APEX offers easy access to our library of on-demand webinars covering many essential topics in government contracting, from marketing to certifications to managing contract changes and much more.
Recently Added
News
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DLA’s Mentor-Protégé Program to Help Small Businesses with Contracting, Technical Processes
“We were very interested in starting our program through the DoD umbrella to help us with creating a resilient industrial base,” Daniele Kurze said. The Defense Department’s “oldest continuously operating federal” program is coming to the Defense Logistics Agency. The …
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New Tribal SSBCI business program launched by UAA’s Alaska SBDC
Alaska is breaking ground for Tribal economies statewide by launching the largest State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Tribal Program consortium in the nation with 125 of Alaska’s federally recognized tribes. Dedicated to Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Individuals (SEDI), the …
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VOSB Program Possibly Expanding? Congress Take Next Step Towards VOSB Expansion
The Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Program has long held a sort of unheralded position in SBA and federal contracting. Unlike its much more expansive counterpart, the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program, the VOSB Program only allows for set asides …
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Federal Departments Announce about $280 Million in Funding for Alaska Projects
Three departments of the U.S. government have announced they have awarded about $280 million in new funding for transportation and energy projects in Alaska, money made available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction …
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SBA Certification System Upgrade
The SBA is upgrading how businesses apply for and manage their federal contracting certifications. SBA will pause all certification applications starting August 1st to implement a planned upgrade across all of SBA’s certification systems. Learn more about these upgrades >>
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The Alaska APEX Accelerator
The Alaska APEX Accelerator provides procurement training, counseling, and solicitation support throughout the state, and helps Alaskan businesses keep informed of government contracting opportunities through our Bid Match program.
Our staff possess diverse backgrounds in government procurement at the federal, state, and local level, and regularly participate in training activities to further their professional development. This helps us keep pace with the ongoing changes in policies and procedures that impact the acquisition marketplace.
Alaska APEX is a DOD APEX Accelerator and funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the Department of Defense, and is a program of the UAA Business Enterprise Institute.
How the Alaska APEX Accelerator Helps Businesses
- Free services provided throughout the state
- Identify and explain contracting opportunities at federal, state and local government levels
- Advise businesses how to apply for small business certifications such as woman-owned and veteran-owned
- Ongoing workshops, webinars, trainings and match-making events
- Confidential one-on-one technical assistance