The Alaska Marketplace brings together visionaries, financiers, technical experts and entrepreneurs in an ideas competition that promotes new organizational concepts which employ innovative ways of driving economic development and serving our communities in rural Alaska.
Innovators are invited to submit Alaska Marketplace Application describing their unique ideas for creating jobs, stimulating village economies and bettering our communities.
This year the Alaska Marketplace is calling for ideas in an all new way.
Applicants are invited to choose one of two different ways to compete:
Business/Nonprofit Plan:
Submit a full Business or Nonprofit Plan for a chance to compete for seed money at the final Marketplace Event during the AFN Convention in Anchorage. Past winners have walked away with anywhere from $6K to $50K to help them make their business or nonprofit idea a reality!
Essay: Submit an essay to compete for one of six $1K awards, one for each of the competition sub-themes, plus a $5K grand prize for the top essay and $2.5K for one runner-up.
The Alaska Marketplace was created to draw from, inspire and encourage the development of viable and sustainable businesses and organizations by tapping into the creative passions, cultural knowledge and enthusiastic drive of Alaska’s residents.
