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Please help us welcome two new amazing additions to ACLT’s Board of Directors, Shanna Zuspan, and Dan Perpich! Shanna Zuspan is a Principal & Co-Owner of Agnew :: Beck Consulting, and a long-term partner to our organization. Shanna has been working with our team for the last five years to help us build our shared…

Have you met our Senior Finance Manager, Kyla Byers? If not, it’s time to give her a warm welcome to our team, and three cheers to all she’s made possible since coming on board! Kyla joined ACLT part-time in 2025, and has transitioned to full-time this year. In her short time at the organization, she…

You likely know Caleigha Gotthardt as our Set Up Shop Training Manager, responsible for mentoring dozens of entrepreneurs through our training programs each year. What you may not know is Caleigha is also a skilled, internationally recognized artist and accomplished business owner of HRAFN, where she sells her creations. With Inupiaq and Dena’Ina Athabascan roots,…

Need support with taking next steps for your business? Whether you’ve got questions on the food industry, marketing and branding, or want to get your business ready to vend for holiday markets, Set Up Shop has got you covered! Join us this fall for a new line of Set Up Shop workshops, and a new…

You may have heard the exciting news that Anchorage is finally building a connector trail to connect the Ship Creek Trail to the Coastal Trail, with construction beginning this summer! What you may not know is the fifteen years of public advocacy by the Mountain View community that went into the development of this trail.…

Join us in celebrating Set Up Shop’s most recent graduates of our Spring 2026 Plan It! cohort! Meet Anchorage’s up-and-coming business owners, and read more about their business concepts and journeys below. While they each have their own unique lines of business and pathways to launching and growing, they have one thing in common- an…

  New Summer Workshop and Peer Circle Series It’s almost summer in Alaska, which means it’s time to get your business ready for summer sales! Whether you are just thinking about launching a business, or you’ve got a business and are looking to grow, Set Up Shop has got you covered. Join us this summer…

Last year, the State of Alaska passed legislation to create an exemption from permitting and inspection requirements for producers of cottage food products, and to eliminate the previous $25,000 cap on sales (HB251). The Anchorage Assembly is currently considering a proposal, AO-2025-114, to match the Municipal code to the State of Alaska’s new code, and is…