Alaska Entrepreneurship Week 2024 is coming

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    Alaska Entrepreneurship Week is a statewide event for Alaskan business owners.

    Every year, Alaska Entrepreneurship Week brings together Alaska's thriving business community, individual collaborations, and economic conversations to the table for one week only.

    Our events are by and for starter business owners, seasoned entrepreneurs, serial investors, and students across the state.Anyone can host an event anywhere in-person or online for any reason at all.

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    Grown by Investors new & old.

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    Started by startups & small businesses.

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    About

    Alaska Entrepreneurship Week is a statewide event full of dozens of others' events.That's right: We organize the efforts of over 50 business, coworking, and networking events each year for the doers & donors of Alaska's economic development ecosystem.

    Alaska Startup Week 2023's Organizers

    Statewide
    Co-Chairs

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    Atlas Katari (they/them)

    Atlas Katari is an entrepreneur, writer, and online community-builder. As co-chair, they're focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).

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    Pascual Reig
    (he/him)

    Pascual is a coffee-lover, co-owner of Alaska Coffee Company, and a long-term community-builder. As Co-Chair, he's focused on coordinating the bigger picture.

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