Alaska Fisheries Business Assistance Project
Business and Financial Management Tools
What's New...
Starting in the fall of 2007, FishBiz will offer a seafood business planning workshop. The workshop will provide the fundamentals of business planning, the business planning software and additional courses on seafood marketing.
Tools
- Business Resource Guide for Alaska Fishermen This searchable database includes contact information for organizations, agencies, and companies that provide services to individuals and businesses in the seafood industries. You will also find listings of useful publications. Hard copy of this guide is available online.
- Fishing Business Plan Writer - includes instructions to walk you through writing a business plan
- Fishing Business Spreadsheets - three Excel workbooks and their related Word instruction files (Income Statement and Balance Sheet, Proforma Income Statement, and Q-Calc to analyze IFQ purchases).
- How to Make a Directed Transfer of Your Fishing Business
- Ocean Treasure: Commercial Fishing in Alaska
- Fishing Vessel Insurance- How Much is Enough?
- Sample Crew Member Employment Contract
- For more fisheries business publications visit the Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore
- Recoveries and Yields from Pacific Fish and Shellfish [webpage version available online at State of Alaska Commerce - Office of Economic Development website]
For More Information
Glenn Haight, Fisheries Business Specialist
Other Small Business Service Providers
There are a number of other small business assistance providers in Alaska that may assist entrepreneurs starting a business.
- Alaska Small Business Development Center
- Small Business Administration
- Alaska Business Development Center
