AKSourceLink and LegalZoom.com collaborate with University of Alaska Center for Economic Development

AKSourceLink and LegalZoom.com have joined forces to connect Alaska's business owners to the help their needs, when they need it. AKSourceLink is a statewide collaboration operating under the umbrella of the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus. The AKSourceLink web portal acts as a virtual referral center for entrepreneurs that links them quickly to the assistance they need at different stages of their business. AKSourceLink has more than 130 resource partners across the state, including government, university and nonprofit organizations that provide support and assistance to Alaska businesses.

LegalZoom, the nation's leading provider of online legal documentation services with headquarters in Glendale, CA, is AKSourceLink's first corporate sponsor. According to AKSourceLink Network Builder Linda Ketchum, "LegalZoom's goal is to make it easy and affordable for anyone to get the help they need to handle common legal matters, which makes this partnership a natural alliance." Since 2001, the company has served more than one million customers.

"We're excited to serve Alaska's businesses through AKSourceLink," says Scott MacDonell, vice president of Marketing for LegalZoom. "Our services are affordable and convenient to use, which can help make the process of starting and maintaining a business a breeze." LegalZoom business services include forming a business, maintaining a business, closing a business and applying for trademarks, patents and copyrights. It also provides personal services -- last wills, living trusts and powers of attorney -- as well as direct attorney support through its Business Advantage Pro monthly membership plan.