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Buying a Business in Alaska

What SBA acquisition lending actually looks like in Alaska, from loan-level government data.

FY2025 Acquisition Loans

8

$11.8M approved

Median Loan

$699,000

FY2020 through FY2025

Loans Since FY2020

65

$75.8M in total approvals

Share of U.S. Activity

0.2%

Of change-of-ownership loans

Most Active Acquisition Lenders in Alaska

  1. 1. Northrim Bank15 loans
  2. 2. Alaska Growth Capital BIDCO, Inc.14 loans
  3. 3. Live Oak Banking Company5 loans
  4. 4. Harborstone CU4 loans
  5. 5. First National Bank Alaska3 loans

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What Gets Bought in Alaska

  • Full-Service Restaurants4 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants4 loans
  • Offices of Dentists3 loans
  • Other Support Activities for Road Transportation3 loans
  • Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores3 loans

Industry-specific pricing and diligence live in the Industry Buy Guides.

Method & Source

Computed from the SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataset (FY2020 through FY2025), filtered to approvals flagged change of ownership with a Alaska project address. Approvals, not closings; excludes conventional and 504 financing. Free to cite with attribution.

Everything here is educational information, not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Figures are estimates or cited third-party data; verify anything that matters against primary sources and your own advisors before acting on it.