Alaska Marketplace Competition extended
AFN Announces Thirteen Winners with Surprise Announcement to Extend Competition Winners to Split $300,000 in Seed Money ~ $300,000 More Still Up For Grabs! 11-12-08 by Greg Lincoln Eleven of the 42 Alaskan entrepreneurs competing at the third Alaska Marketplace Competition in Anchorage will walk away with a share of $300,000 in seed money. The Alaska Marketplace, an initiative of the Alaska Federation of Natives, is sparking grassroots development in rural villages by funding Alaskans’ innovative ideas for new ways to revitalize rural economies from the ground up. Winners hail from a broad range of communities across Alaska. The 2008 Alaska Marketplace theme, “Innovations for Thriving Communities,” reflects the Alaska Federation of Natives’ ongoing commitment to addressing the most pressing needs of our rural and Alaska Native communities. “We wanted to capitalize on the excitement generated by this year’s competition at the Convention, so we’re calling for another round of proposals due by January 15, 2009,” said Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
