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Juneau SBDC director: $28,500 in CBJ support leverages federal and state funding for local businesses
Summary
Sandy Usain, director of the Juneau SBDC center, told the Assembly the center leverages local CBJ support ($28,500) to anchor federal and state resources, reported 114 businesses served and $2.6M raised in 2025, and warned that local match is required to maintain a full‑time local advisor.
Sandy Usain, director of the Alaska Small Business Development Center’s Juneau Center, told the Assembly Finance Committee on Feb. 4 that a modest municipal contribution is catalytic: the center requests $28,500 from CBJ to meet federal match rules and to maintain a full-time local adviser who connects Juneau firms to statewide and national resources.
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