Our Mission
We strive to be THE premier coworking space in Alaska's most diverse neighborhood!
We invite you to work, network, and build in a space that connects culture and business to promote business development and economic empowerment. We are a community of unique small businesses working to create an inclusive and equitable Anchorage.
Our Vision
We want to provide a safe space for community members to feel empowered and to realize their unique visions to make our small business community more inclusive and diverse in Alaska.
We create our own definition of business and meet people where they are.
Our Community Offerings
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Work space
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Event space
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Family/youth room
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Podcast and music studio
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Photography room
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Computer lab
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On site doctor
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On site events
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Community events
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Expanded hours: 7am-12am 7 days a week)
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Mail and package service
Tenants
Our Story
Umoja CoWorking & Incubator is a co-working and business services space that empowers underrepresented entrepreneurs by supporting culture, collaboration, community, and events. Umoja is Swahili term which translates to unity and means living in ways which underscore that as people, the BIPOC community are stronger together. Umoja CoWorking & Incubator is the brick and mortar manifestation of this concept, and is where "culture and businesses collide.
We launched in 2020 and offered a coworking space, access to resources and experts who can help grow your business, and a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
We know what it takes to get a business off the ground and how hard it is to find an entrepreneurial community space centered on grassroots community coordination, culture, and equity. That’s why we are designing a space where you can focus on your next big project while immersing yourself in culture and synergy.
A Coworking space and incubator space geared towards communities of color and other
underserved communities that includes:
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A place where people are ok seeing BIPOC faces in leadership.
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A place where people can come and do business.
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A place where people can be safe.
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A place where it about US not me first.
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A place where we encourage intersectionality and not just business.
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A place where we put the business owner before the business.
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A place where all walks of life and faiths and stories are welcome.