Permit #3081
Adamas Jewelry
This year’s FREE workshops will be held in 5 communities each from 2PM until about 8PM.
This year we will have workshops in the following communities:
Wasilla – Wednesday, February 9th in the Best Western Lake Lucille Inn.
Talkeetna – Thursday, February 10th in the Talkeetna Lodge.
Petersburg – Tuesday, February 14th in the Tides Inn.
Juneau – Thursday, February 16th in Southeast Conference Board Room, 612 W. Willoughby Ave.
Anchorage – Wednesday, February 23rd in the BP Energy Center, 900 E. Benson Blvd.
Reservations for the FREE workshops may be made by calling 272-5634 or email [email protected].
Workshops are open to the public.
2011 Made In Alaska Workshops
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 1
The official newsletter of the MADE IN ALASKA program
Bear Necessities
Following is the workshop agenda:
2PM -- Made In Alaska Overview and Any Guest Speakers
This section covers details of the Made In Alaska Program
and any changes we have made for the new year. We will
also use this time for brief presentations by other business
support organizations who wish to speak, i.e. SBDC, Buy
Alaska, Chamber, etc. Dana Reese will lead this hour.
2:45PM – Expanding Your Sales Area
A survey we conducted about two years ago indicated that
the biggest impediment to business growth of our permit
holders was opportunities to sell their product. They had
saturated their local marketing area and were still in need of
expansion. We will discuss several ways to expand your
sales area along with the related responsibilities, costs,
hazards and opportunities. Bill Webb and Dana Reese will
speak and monitor this hour.
3:30PM – Social Media & Internet Update
Twitter and Facebook have become everyday language
throughout much of the world. The unique feature of using
a multi-country media to reach targeted local audiences is
amazing and is improving and growing every day.
Meanwhile, other services appear that offer promises of
even more. Olya Semiryazhko will lead this hour and relate
our experiences to you. Bring your curiosity and your
questions. A lot of the new social media is FREE…right
price, eh?
Short meal break
5PM – Town Hall Meeting
Because we deal with over 1,000 small Alaska businesses
government and private enterprise officials often ask us
what is going on in the Alaska small business community
and what do our small businesses need to grow and
prosper. Also, our experiences with workshops over the
last decade have shown that just meeting and talking
with each other often brings out problems as well as
resolutions. This hour will simply be a discussion about
how everyone is doing business wise. What hurts; what
helps? Bill Webb will lead the discussing buy the permit
holders should dominate the hour…more if needed. The
staff will keep notes and pass any recommendations
along to the proper people for consideration.
6PM – Digital Photography
Each permit holder should bring one or more items to the
workshop to be photographed as well as your own digital
camera (and operator’s manual) to enable us to get a
good photo of your product for our website and your
marketing use. Olya Semiryazhko and Dana Reese will
conduct this hour starting with a discussion of how to
take good photos that is then followed by a hands-on
work session when you and our staff take photos of your
product. We will take our shots of your product back to
Anchorage and “clean them up” in Adobe Photoshop and
mail them to your on a CD for your use. We do ask that
you limit your products to two or three at the most and
they be stickered with the Made In Alaska logo. We have
purchased a new camera this year that will allow us to
take short videos of moving objects should this fit your
needs.
Made In Alaska Workshops are open to anyone and are
free of charge. We do not photograph any products that
are not certified and stickered Made In Alaska or Silver
Hand products.
P A G E 2 B E A R N E C E S S I T I E S
Welcome New Permit Holders Simply Incredible, Inc Keri Scaggs
Anchorage
www.simplyincreadible.com
Wholesale - No
Permit #6540
Smoked Alaska Wild Salmon
Permit #6541
Professional Photographic Images of
Alaska
Superior Pellet Fuel, LLC Chad Schumacher
Fairbanks
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6542
Alaskan Wood Pellets
Cruel Morning Coffee Jose Cruel
Wasilla
cruelmorningcoffee.com/freeway/
index.php
Wholesale -
Permit #6543
Alaska Roasted Coffee
Bering Fisheries Chris LaCroix
Anchorage
www.beringstarfisheries.com/
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6544
Alaskan Crab
The Arctic Firefly Pamella Wilcox
Nenana
www.thearcticfirefly.com/
Wholesale - No
Permit #6545
Children's Clothing, Ladies Clothing,
Diapers & Training Pants
Kenai River Brewing Company Doug Hogue
Soldotna
www.kenairiverbrewing.com/
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6546
Handcrafted Micro-Brews
Alaska Arms LLC Morris & Alberta Melani
Big Lake
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6547
Quick Detachable Scope Rings
JD Designs James Ferry
Willow
Wholesale - No
Permit #6548
Bead Style Jewelry With Emphasis On
Earrings
Snowmobile Plastic Windshield Gizmo
Stabilizer Larry Kayoukluk
Koliganek
ballastorbiter.net
Wholesale - No
Permit #6549
Snowmobile Plastic Windshield Gizmo
Stabilizer
Sweetheart Gems Nil Diaz
Auke Bay
Wholesale - No
Permit #6550
Women Unique Fine Accessories:
Necklaces, Pendants, Earrings, Bracelets,
Jewelries Made Of Silver & Gold Wires,
Semi-Precious Stones, Crystals, Pearls,
And Beads As Well As Fish Otoliths From
Alaskan Caught Rockfish, Cod And
Halibut.
Just Wild Fish Michael Irving
Girdwood
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6551
Spice Blends: Sea Salt, Smoked Spices...
Just Add Wild Fish
Permit #6552
Wild Alaskan Spot Prawns; Yukon River
Salmon; Prince William Sound Link Cod
Goldenhance James Edwards
Anchorage
www.goldenhance.com
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6553
Laser Cut Wooden Christmas Ornaments
Arctic Whippet Designs Nancy Schramm
Wasilla
Wholesale - No
Permit #6554
Custom Embroidery On Apparel, Blankets,
Dog Coats, Collars, Bags Or Any Item
That Can Be Embroidered With An
Embroidery Machine.
Will Swagel Ink William Swagel
Sitka
thebightbeforechristmas.com/
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6555
Children's Book 'The Bight Before
Christmas'
Lisa's Art Store Lisa Andersson
Hoonah
lisasartstore.com/
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6556
Hand Made Painted, Halibut Earbone,
Wood, Dentalium Shell And Beaded
Jewelry
Permit #6557
Tunics, Moccasins & Weaving
Permit #6558
Drums & Ornaments
The Chocolate Gypsy, LLC Deborah Curtis
Delta Junction
chocolategypsy.com/
Wholesale - Yes
Permit #6559
Hand-Made Specialty Chocolates &
Confections: Truffles, Bon-Bons,
Chocolate Bars, Etc.
P A G E 3
2011 Made In Alaska Webinars
Webinar -- Web conferencing is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations via the Internet. In a web conference, each
participant sits at his or her own computer and is connected to other participants via the internet.
Alaska’s vast distances and remoteness makes workshops time consuming and very expensive. While we like the closeness of a
workshop and the ability to get to know the permit holders and their communities we have been restrained in presenting important
information to all permit holders. The past two years we have very successfully used Webinars to successfully communicate in a
cost efficient manner. This year we will present the following five Webinars on Wednesdays from 1PM to 2PM:
Every year since 1991 one outstanding Made In Alaska permit holder was nominated and
selected to receive the prestigious award of Manufacturer of the year. Past recipients of
the Manufacturer of the Year award were selected based on the company’s time in
business, community involvement, product originality, employment practices/job
creation, and the challenges met.
We currently have only 5 nominations for the Made In Alaska Manufacturer of Year
2010 award, and we would welcome more! Anyone may nominate a current Made In
Alaska permit holder and self nominations are very much in order and welcomed.
Nominations are to be made by letter, email or fax to our office. Deadline for all
nominations is 4:00PM, January 15, 2011.
Please provide as much supporting information as possible as to why you think the
business you’re nominating should win. Photos are very helpful.
Past recipients of the Made in
Alaska Manufacturers of the year
award: 2009 Insulfoam of Anchorage
2008 Kaladi Brothers Coffee
2007 Glacier Smoothie Soap
2006 Arctic Wire Rope & Supply
2005 Anchorage Sand and Gravel
2004 Alaska Rag Company
2003 Kodiak Island Winery
2002 Alaska Sausage and Seafood
2001 Alaska Black Diamond
2000 Fenton Woods
1999 Alaska Mint
1998 Cameron Birch Syrups &
Confections
1997 Alaska Canine Cookies, Inc.
1996 Sunrise Bakery
1995 The Great Alaska Bowl
1994 Alaska Wild Berry Products
1993 Marian Boat Works
1992 Alaskan Brewing & Bottling
1991 Tesoro Alaska Petroleum
2010 Made in Alaska Manufacturer of the Year
2009 Manufacturer of the Year
Insulfoam
Commissioner Emil Notti,
Department of Commerce,
Community and Economic
Development, and Daryl Sobek,
General Manager of Insulfoam.
January 19 – AMBIT by Amanda Myers
Amanda will explain in detail this low cost internet site that is available to Alaska Businesses and
give details as to how to get started and why.
January 26 – Color Forecast by Dana Reese
Recognizing current trends in colors can significantly increase our sales of consumer as well as
industrial products. Dana is researching how to find out what’s in…and what’s out…color wise
each year. We hope to make this an annual January Webinar.
February 2 – What’s New in Marketing by Olya Semiryazhko
Olay will detail the new marketing media and methods that are currently helping to sell products.
From new social media to gorilla marketing it should be interesting to hear what works and why.
March 2 – Creating a Print Ad Campaign by TBD
We have invited the Anchorage Daily News to provide an experience speaker to suggest how an
effective sales campaign can be conducted on a tight budget using small ads.
March 16 – Insurances and Licenses You May Need by Bill Webb
We are often asked “what do I need” and Bill will make every attempt to not only tell you what
you need by where to find it and how much it will costs.
Reservations for the FREE
webinars may be made by
calling 272-5634 or email
Webinars are open to the
public.
PRSRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
P A I D Permit No. 93
Anchorage, AK
741 East 13th Avenue
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-4621
Phone: 272-5634 Fax: 272-5635
Email: [email protected]
Stickers - 1,000/roll
Large 1” x 1”
Small 1/2” x 1/2”
# of Rolls
or Bags
Cost per
Roll or Bag Amount Due
White & Black - Large $15.00 Gold & Black - Large $15.00 Silver & Black - Large $15.00 White & Black - Small $12.50 Gold & Black - Small $12.50 Silver & Black - Small $12.50
NEW! White & Black Extra Large Stickers
4” x 4” Industrial - 500/Roll
Industrial Roll of 500 $85.00
10 Stickers $3.00
Colored Woven Cloth Labels sold 50 per bag 1” x 1” Red $12.50 To order the Colored
Woven Cloth Labels
to the left, please
contact Robin Henke
@ 243-4133
Light Blue $12.50
Light Pink $12.50
Dark Pink $12.50
Yellow $12.50
Forest Green $12.50
Black & White Special Order Woven Cloth Labels Small (1/2”) bag of 50 $7.50
Small Bag of 500 $52.50 Med (1”) bag of 50 $8.00
Med bag of 350 $40.00 Large (1 1/2”) bag of 50 $8.50
Large bag of 400 $46.00
Total Amount Due $ ____________
Made In Alaska — Label Order Form Return this form to: Made In Alaska
741 East 13th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501
Permit # _________________
Company: _________________________________ Name: _____________________________________ Address: __________________________________ City/Zip: ___________________________________
Checks Payable to: State of Alaska __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Exp __ __ / __ __ CW2# __ __ __
Welcome New Permit Holders
Mid-Day Moon Studio - Kate Wood Judith (Kate) Wood
Fairbanks
Wholesale - No
Permit #6560
Painting/Fine Art, Watercolors, Acrylic. Giclee
Prints & Cards From Original Paintings.
Gem Stones & Jewel Tones Rebecca Davis
Soldotna
Wholesale - No
Permit #6561
Handmade, Beaded Jewelry (Bracelets &
Lanyards)
Dream A Dream Dog Farm Susan Whiton
Willow
www.vernhalter.com
Wholesale - No
Permit #6562
Handcrafted Yarn And Woolen Wear Using
Dog Hair
Iditasled Linda Skalsky
Wasilla
Wholesale - No
Permit #6563
Beautiful Handcrafted Miniature Wood Dog
Sleds For Gifts & Functional Uses, Quality
Craftsmanship.