Lesson 1 -- Business Resources (continued)

Lesson 1 – Business Resources (continued)

4.  The website for the Alaska Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit includes helpful information for landlords and tenants.  It includes full text of the publication, “The Landlord & Tenant Act: what it means to you.” This publication summarizes the “Alaska Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act” which is also available in full text on the website.  Among landlord’s responsibilities are maintaining a fit premises, making repairs, and giving the required notice before demanding that a tenant move out.

Two examples of frauds or scams that are explained on the website are phishing and pyramid schemes.

A form for filing consumer complaints with to the Attorney General’s office is available at the Alaska Department of Law Consumer Protection Unit’s website.  There is a “File a Complaint” tab near the top of the webpage.  There is also a separate form for filing complaints related to motor vehicles.

5.  In the City of Wasilla, there are 1601 female workers.  The top employer in Wasilla is the Mat-Su Borough Schools. 

6.  According to the Alaska Small Business Development Center’s website, the stages of the small business cycle are Think, Launch, Grow, Reinvent, and Exit.  In the ‘Online Tools’ section of the SBDC website, you will find a checklist for starting a small business.

7.  The two most recent publications about broadband on the Institute of Social & Economic Research website are:

Broadband Policies for the North: A Comparative Analysis /Heather E. Hudson

Rural Broadband: Opportunities for Alaska /Heather E. Hudson

There is a presentation called Small Scale Modular Nuclear Power: An Option for Alaska? by Ginny Fay and Tobias Schworer on the ISER website.

ISER’s research is relevant to Alaska libraries – especially the areas of applied social policy and education.

8.  There is a definite need for business information in my community.  Wasilla is one of the fastest growing cities in Alaska with new businesses popping up all the time.  I’m not sure that many in the business community look to the library for information, though.  If we had the time and resources, an outreach effort to highlight these resources for the business community would be valuable in our community.