IT'S OFFICAL! 

The East Atlanta Business Association is officially a tax exempt nonprofit organization as of October 7, 2020!! We are a 501 c(6) which means that businesses can deduct membership dues, donations and event fees as a business expense under dues and subscriptions!!! 

We are not a charity- which is a 501 c(3). 

Thank you to Tax Concepts for processing our application and guiding us through this process! 

MEMBER BENEFIT PROMOTIONAL PARTNERSHIP 

ABOUT THE PARTNERS 

HOUSE OF RAMIREZ is a Marketing and Promotional Business, every day we focus on BRIDGING THE GAP between our local Communities and local Business Owners.

EAST ATLANTA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, EABA, is a 501 c(6) nonprofit membership based organization that advocates, promotes and connects business owners in East Atlanta. 

PURPOSE

• Promote EAST ATLANTA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION  MEMBERS and as well as the association through HOUSE OF RAMIREZ one-on-one interviews with focus on brown and black business owners. 
• Provide a promotional opportunity for EABA members to reach beyond current audiences. 
• Support HOUSE OF RAMIREZ local charities serving Poor, Handicap/Chronically Ill Children, and our Beaten Homeless/Depleted  Women living in Atlanta through this partnership. 

HOW TO GET YOUR INTERVIEW 

1. Become an EABA Member https://eastatlantabiz.com/membership

2. Already an EABA Member? https://eastatlantabiz.com/Directory

3. Make a donation to H.O.R. charities. No donation is too small.

4. Contact Leslie Ramirez to schedule your interview at 

• PHONE · 470 416 7381 
  Email · LESLIE@HOUSEOFRAMIREZ.COM 
  WEBSITE · WWW.HOUSEOFRAMIREZ.COM 

WHERE WILL YOUR INTERVIEW BE PROMOTED? 

• HOUSE OF RAMIREZ partner platforms PURPOSELY AWAKENED and The Heat Magazine.  

• H.O.R. Facebook  @houseoframirez.3 

• H.O.R. Instagram  @houseoframirez.3 

• EABA Facebook

• EABA Instagram

Through this partnership, H.O.R. and EABA will focus on bringing attention to our local EABA Members Business creating opportunities for potential clientele, promoting EABA and our commercial district.  

Meeting Minutes with Links

Meeting Zoom Recording

Chat

VIRTUAL MEETING FROM 6-8PM

• Agenda will start at 6:30pm

Register Here

SOCIALLY DISTANT MEMBER ONLY FROM 6-8PM

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

Members Register Here

READ THE AGENDA

• 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

JOIN EABA

VIEW ALL 68 MEMBERS

HELP EABA GET TO NEXT YEAR!! 

DONATE WHAT YOU CAN 

IF YOU ARE A HOME BASED BUSINESS- YOU CAN JOIN EABA! 

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!

Register for the Meeting

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! 

Join Us!

Join us 3rd Tuesday of the Month 

Virtual Zoom Meetings for 2020

Register in Advance @ EastAtlantaBiz.com

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