VIRTUAL MEETING FROM 6-8PM

• Agenda will start at 6:30pm

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SOCIALLY DISTANT MEMBER ONLY FROM 6-8PM

• 6:00-6:30 Member Only Socially Distant Networking

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• Don't miss out on important small business info! 

Here is your WEEKLY EABA UPDATE: If you read this, you'll know more! 

• Flat Shoals Decorative Crosswalks Installed- yea!!!! 
• Four New Members Make 68! | JOIN EABA NOW!  | SEE ALL MEMBERS
• FREE Business Class LIVE: Summit for Success | Tuesday 10.20.20 | 8:30am-5:30pm | REGISTER | AGENDA
• EABA General Meeting | Tuesday 10.20.20 | 6-8PM | REGISTER FOR VIRTUAL | MEMBER ONLY RSVP Socially Distant 
• GoFund Me for EABA | Help us make it to next year! 
• NPU 101: How does the NPU System Work? | Tuesday 10.20.20 | 6-8PM | REGISTER
• Call for Artists: NPU-W Community Impact Grant | ARTIST SUBMISSION INFO | SUBMIT HERE
• City Wide Virtual Neighborhood Watch Training | Saturday November 7 | 9:30-11:30am 

CHECK OUT THE NEW DECORATIVE CROSSWALKS ON FLAT SHOALS! 

Thank you to artist, Krista Jones @JonesyArtAtl, the City of Atlanta Department of Planning + Atlanta City Studio for the $25,000 placemaking grant and the East Atlanta Community Association for making this placemaking possible for EAV! 

GIVE SOME FEEDBACK HERE! 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

• East Atlanta Animal Clinic
• Hawes Oil
• Purpose Possible
• Meadows Mortuary

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East Atlanta is a part of Neighborhood Hood Planning Unit W, also known as NPU-W. This City of Atlanta advisory group represents the voices of East Atlanta, Grant Park and SAND residents and businesses in planning, zoning and other impact related concerns. 

NPU-W was awarded a Community Impact Grant to build neighborhood awareness and community engagement within the communities of 

NPU-W = East Atlanta, Grant Park and SAND. 

Completed parts of the grant include a Switcher Studio for The Porch Press which records meetings with playback features. 

The grant will commission 6 local mural artists to transform traffic signal boxes and create a NPU-W wide scavenger hunt to beautify and engage our communities.  We need you to connect with neighbors, and help link our pasts with the present-day. 

PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY BRAINSTORM  OCTOBER 1-11   

Send in your neighborhood facts, historic treasures and points of interest to help inspire artists and design a scavenger hunt.  

SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS: https://pollunit.com/polls/npuwbrainstorm2020

• Need a Prompt? 

CALL FOR ARTISTS  |  OCTOBER 5-NOVEMBER 5

Submit original art to cover 6 traffic light boxes within the NPU-W neighborhoods.

• The top 12 designs will be chosen by community judges. 

• The final six designs will be voted on by the community.  

Submit Your Art Here:https://forms.gle/Ry493hDCKzdYLeuH6

VOTE FOR MURAL ART  |  NOVEMBER 12 | ONE DAY ONLY! 

Cast your vote for your favorite artwork on social media. 24 hour voting only! VOTE ON NOV 12: //pollunit.com/polls/voteformurals

PLAY THE SCAVENGER HUNT  |  READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Get outside and play the Walkable, Bikeable, Driveable Scavenger Hunt across SAND, East Atlanta and Grant Park. 

Thank you to everyone who attended our East Atlanta Business Association September General Meeting on Zoom. We covered a lot yesterday; feel free to view the video meeting, read the chat, or listen to audio only on the links below.

Meeting Video Recording

Meeting Chat

Meeting Audio Only

Click here for to see the full document of meeting minutes: 

Meeting Minutes Document

We hope to see you next month for our October meeting on the third Tuesday of the month from 6-8pm. 

Join us for our monthly General Meeting Tuesday September 15th from 6-8pm. Everyone is welcome!

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Review the Agenda

We hope this blog finds you healthy, safe and flexible to the rapid changes we are all experiencing. Did you ever think you'd use the word PIVOT so much?

IN THIS POST: 

• DUE AUGUST 31 @ 5PM | Invest Atlanta COVID-19 Small Business Grants
• MEETING RECORDING| 8.18.20 General Meeting Minutes
• COVID-19 LIABILITY | New law protects businesses from COVID-19 related lawsuits with appropriate receipt statement and signage
• NATIONAL MAIN STREET SURVEY | Important information is needed to help EABA sustain our future. 
• EAST ATLANTA STRUT | Sign up to Strut Your Business by 9/10/20
• NEW DEKALB BETTER BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM | Applications open August 27, 2020

READ ON FOR MORE INFORMATION

INVEST ATLANTA RESURGENCE GRANT FUND

APPLICATIONS DUE ON MONDAY AUGUST 31ST @ 5PM! 

READ THIS Quick Overview of Requirements

Link to Resurgence Grant Fund

Link to Strength in Beauty Fund

Qualified city of Atlanta businesses have a few more days to apply for the Resurgence Grant Fund, a new program to help Atlanta’s small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund offers businesses the opportunity to apply for up to $40,000 to help them cover pandemic-related costs such as complying with requirements necessary for businesses to operate safely plus a credit of up to $10,000 of no-cost technical assistance services.

The Resurgence Grant Fund is made possible by a $22 million allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Applications close for all programs on August 31, 2020. Visit  www.investatlanta.com, email resurgence@investatlanta.com or call 404-880-7255 for more information on program eligibility and requirements, educational events, and the online application process.  

Meeting Video Recording
Meeting Chat
Meeting Audio Only

PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS FROM COVID-19 LAWSUITS

• Receipt Statement
• Posted Sign at Business

CHECK OUT THE BLOG FOR SPECIFICS

HELP EABA | FILL OUT THESE SURVEYS

Please take 10-15 minutes to fill out this survey by August 28th. 

Business Survey      

Consumer Survey   

The National Main Street Center designed a custom survey to help the Atlanta Main Street Fellowship Districts (East Atlanta, Sweet Auburn, West End and Westview) better understand the impacts of COVID-19 and the recent civil unrest on our business communities in order to elevate potential solutions and paths toward greater resiliency.

Thank you!      

YOUR BUSINESS CAN STILL PARTICIPATE-IN A DIFFERENT WAY! 

Think Small Business Saturday meets Oakhurst Porchfest 

Saturday September 26th, 12:00-6:00.  

No street closures, no crowds 

https://eastatlantastrut.com/strut-your/  

INTERESTED? The Strut organization will match them with artists, other businesses, or bands that they can "host" at their village location.   

•  The Strut can also provide volunteers to help a business with an activity or the business can do it on their own.
•  Lots of people will be partying in their yards, so it would be great for restaurants to offer a special Strut carry-out pack  
  

SIGN UP BY 9/10/20 AT https://eastatlantastrut.com/strut-your-business/

• FREE
• Activities throughout the business and residential areas. 
• No big, single events nor specific times  
  
• There will be live streams from different areas during the festival for those that are housebound. 
• This in an effort to keep everyone safe, socially distanced, but still able to enjoy both the Village and the neighborhood.
• The Strut will take care of publicity and marketing, but businesses are welcome to do their own. 
• Sponsor the Strut:  https://eastatlantastrut.com/sponsor-in-place/

NEW DEKALB LOAN PROGRAM IF YOU DID NOT GET PPP | APPLICATIONS OPEN AUGUST 27, 2020

Loan proceeds will provide capital to businesses that are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the three (3) month period
after the Loan is made, Borrowers may use the proceeds for any pre-approved combination of the following eligible expenses:
• Payroll (gross federal wages)
• State unemployment taxes and local taxes
• Employee benefits
• Business mortgage interest
• Business property rent payments
• Commercial property utilities
• Interest on other business debts
• Payroll costs are capped at $100,000 on an annualized basis for each employee. During the 3-month period after the Loan is made, businesses may be required to maintain payroll compensation and employee levels equal to or greater than the 3-month pre-Covid19 period of October through December 2019.

READ MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM 

Thank you to our 61 members for supporting EABA! 

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Virtual Zoom Meetings for 2020

Register in Advance @ EastAtlantaBiz.com

Become A Member of EABA

Thank you to everyone who attended on the screen! Seeing everyone's faces is so important during these COVID times. 

Meeting Video Recording

Meeting Chat

Meeting Audio Only

PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS WITH LIABILITY STATEMENTS + SIGNS 

Effective 8.7.20, under Georgia's new COVID liability shield law, businesses are required to post a very specific sign in order to gain the law's protection from COVID-related lawsuits.

RECEIPT MESSAGE AND SIGNS HAVE TO BE A SPECIFIC SIZE AND FOLLOW STRICT GUIDELINES TO BE VALID!  

• RECEIPT: Includes a statement in at least ten-point Arial font placed apart from any other text, stating the following warning:
  
• • Any person entering the premises waives all civil liability against this premises owner and operator for any injuries caused by the inherent risk associated with contracting COVID-19 at public gatherings, except for gross negligence, willful and wanton misconduct, reckless infliction of harm, or intentional infliction of harm, by the individual or entity of the premises.
• SIGNAGE: An individual or entity of the premises has posted at a point of entry, if present, to the premises, a sign in at least one-inch Arial font placed apart from any other text, a written warning stating the following:
   'Warning 127 Under Georgia law, there is no liability for an injury or death of an individual entering these premises if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of contracting COVID-19. You are assuming this risk by entering these premises.'
  

Here's an article about the law: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/georgia-passes-covid-19-liability-protections  

SIGNS HAVE TO BE A SPECIFIC SIZE TO BE VALID
PURCHASE YOUR SIGN FROM EABA MEMBER

East Atlanta Copy Center

Phone (404) 622-3222  
Toll Free:  (888) 299-3776
EastAtlantaCopyCenter.com

1287-A Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta, GA 30316
East Atlanta Village
In Between Grant Central Pizza & Mary's

Register for the meeting in advance: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsceysqzgvHtBGjYo10P1yfJ8fR0OI08E_

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

READ THE AGENDA

We're calling today MONEY MONDAY!  

Read on for multiple opportunities for funding your small business! Register now and add them to your calendar, then you'll be ready when it gets closer!

EABA is adapting and learning right along with you! We strive to share resources in a timely manner and want to know how you are doing!

Email us at eastatlantabiz@gmail.com anytime!

8.10.20 | COVID SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS NOW OPEN

Applications are now being accepted for the Resurgence Grant Fund, a new program to help Atlanta’s small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and two other grant programs for individuals working in the creative and cosmetology industries.

The Resurgence fund offers qualified city of Atlanta businesses the opportunity to apply for up to $40,000 to help them cover pandemic-related costs such as complying with requirements necessary for businesses to operate safely, plus a credit of up to $10,000 of no-cost technical assistance services. 

In addition to the Resurgence Grant Fund, Invest Atlanta is planning to reopen the Strength in Beauty Fund, which provides grants of up to $1,000 to cosmetology professionals like hairstylists and nail technicians.

The Resurgence Grant Fund is made possible by a $22 million allocation of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Applications close for all three programs on Aug. 31, 2020. Please visit  www.investatlanta.com, email resurgence@investatlanta.com or call 404-880-7255 for more information on program eligibility and requirements, educational events, and the online application process.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS MONDAY AUGUST 31, 2020!

• QUICK REFERENCE OF BOTH FUNDS
• RESURGENCE GRANT FUND INFO & APPLICATION
• STRENGTH IN BEAUTY INFO & APPLICATION

8.12.20 NFIB WEBINAR | Preparing for PPP Loan Forgiveness and PPP Q&A

For businesses that received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the rules are ever changing with new SBA guidance just published on August 4. This week’s webinar will cover the latest SBA updates and provide Q&A.

Presenters will cover the recent developments, including:

• How do I decide whether to use the EZ or long forgiveness application?
• How do I complete the Schedule A Worksheet?
• How do FTE reductions and wage adjustments impact loan forgiveness?
• How will banks process loan forgiveness applications?
• This hour-long program will review the rules, contemplate the uncertainties, and include plenty of Q&A.

You can submit your questions in advance here.

Can’t make this webinar? Don’t worry! Register now and we’ll email you an on-demand version!

REGISTER HERE

  

8.17, 8.18 & 8.19 | NFIB FLY IN WITH CONGRESS

Your personal stories of small business success and hardship can influence lawmakers in meaningful ways. The NFIB Virtual Fly-In is free to attend and will offer meetings with Members of Congress, information, tips, tools, and tactics that will help you make an impact with legislators before they vote. 

• The free event registration also includes many on-demand sessions available to watch at your convenience.
• When you register, be sure to indicate the state where you live, so we can connect you with the correct virtual meetings with Members of Congress.

MORE INFO + FREE REGISTRATION

8.18.20 GENERAL MEETING @ 6PM | REGISTER IN ADVANCE!

REGISTER HERE

   

 

8.19.20 WEBINAR |Creating Content That Converts

Join General Assembly for this FREE WEBINAR!

It’s easy to think that a great product or service will sell itself, but it’s rarely the case. Hear from marketing experts on how they create and market content that converts to sales. You’ll learn how to utilize different types of content to tell a story, increase engagement around your content, and then repurpose your content for different channels to maximize visibility.

Takeaways

• Understand what content marketing is.
• Create a content marketing strategy.
• Learn how to repurpose content for different channels.
• Know the best tips to increase engagement.

REGISTER HERE! 

8.26.20 WEBINAR | Small Business Access to Capital Webinar

REGISTER HERE! 

 

8.27.20 WEBINAR | Financing Alternatives for Your Small Business

This webinar discusses traditional and no-traditional options on how to finance a start-up or growing business. Discussion includes different financing options, such as bank loans, SBA guaranteed loans, non-bank lenders, private investors and the myths and realities of grant funding, and how to pick the right financing options.

 

REGISTER WITH UGA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER

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