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January 18: Free Intro to Google Analytics | Online Class
January 18: Business Bookkeeping Basics
January 20: 10 Key Steps to Grow Your Solo Business
Jan. 24th: The Center for Micro-Entrepreneurial Training
The Center for Micro-Entrepreneurial Training is conducting a FREE 5-day virtual training. This immersive training is for women and minority entrepreneurs who have limited knowledge about managing, building, or starting a new business. It is designed to give the fundamental foundation to meet the challenges and risks that an entrepreneur will face.
January 26: Small Business Access to Capital
January 28: PITCH PRACTICE
Jan. 31st: Deadline to Apply to Georgia State's Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund
Georgia State University undergraduate students, graduate students, recent alumni, and Georgia State community entrepreneurs are welcomed to apply to the 3rd cohort of the Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund! The Main Street program aims to support diverse entrepreneurs and foster inclusive entrepreneurship.
Feb. 11th: Cisco 2022 Global Problem Solver Challenge
The Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge 2022 is a worldwide search for early-stage technology-enabled solutions and services that can enable economic development and/or benefit society and/or the environment.
Rolling: Waitlist Open for Zane Access™ Capital Readiness Cohort
Designed to meet the unique needs of underrepresented founders, the 10-week immersive course prepares underrepresented founding teams to successfully raise capital by providing them with networks and mentors to help them champion their story and use their own powerful, unique voice and brand.
Rolling: Panoramic Ventures' Startup Showdown Application
Startup Showdown offers early-stage startups the chance to pitch investors and increase their visibility among an expanded investor network. All semifinalists benefit from Mentor Day, where they will refine their pitch in front of experienced founders and other tech executives. Five finalists are selected to compete on stage in front of a panel of guest investor judges where we invest $120,000 in exchange for 7% of your company.
Rolling: Applications for theClubhou.se "Make Startups" Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program
This program offers classes beginning every couple of months in a variety of locations, meets once or twice a week, and is followed by six months of weekly mentoring which completes the full Make Startups Certificate of Entrepreneurship. The program is free if you qualify for funding through Atlanta's Workforce Development. Please add "Zane Access" in the section "where you heard about the program".
Rolling: QuickBooks Restaurant Relief Initiative in partnership with the Georgia Restaurant Association Foundation
Through the QuickBooks Restaurant Relief Initiative, restaurants with an annual net revenue of less than $250,000 can apply for a $5,000 grant to cover payroll and operating expenses to help employ and retain staff.
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual KBOA Holiday Party! We had an incredible gathering of over 50 community members enjoying food, drinks, giving back and being together again.
Thank you to KUCC for hosting and providing such a beautiful community space.
Thank you to our KBOA members for providing such delicious food.
Southern Queenz: Soul Rolls + Candied Yams Anna's BBQ: Pulled Pork, Mac & Cheese and Collards Dulce Vegan Bakery and Cafe: Cupcakes + Pecan Pie Evergreen Butcher + Baker: Chocolate Chip Cookies Kirkyard Public House: Wings & Tenders Urban Pie: Pizza- Cheese and Pepperoni Sun in my Belly: Lucy and House Salad. Bite Size Brownies Home Bar: Hummus, Pimento Cheese, Veggies and Pita Poppa Corn's Popcorn: Popcorn- Various Flavors The Abby Singer: Roasted Chicken (new member at Pullman Yard) We enjoyed wine, beer and basil lemonade from My Coffee Shop. DJ Tiny's Holiday Punch was a hit too. Thank you to DJ Tiny for providing an awesome soundtrack to our evening. We are grateful that he also packaged up all the remaining food for Free99 Fridge.
KBOA presented a $2000 check to each of our Kirkwood Wine Stroll nonprofits during the party totaling $6000!
East Lake Neighbor in Need
Kirkwood Cares now a part of Neighbor in Need!
StartME! New cohorts will be announced in January 2022! Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets. We raised $330 for Kirkwood families that are in need this holiday season!
Thank you to our awesome members and their generous donations that totaled more than $1000!
The film production I recently posted about has undergone some changes.
There still will be a street and lane closure November 29th through December 4th.
I reached out to the production and they assured me that there will be a safe flow of traffic as this space is reserved for a couple trucks, and little crew activity.
WELCOME: IT’S GREAT TO BE IN PERSON! THANK YOU ATOMIC ENTERTAINMENT FOR HOSTING!
11:10: Introductions
Name, Name of Business, address, brief description, years in business. Are you a Kirkwood resident?
11:20: KBOA Meeting Minutes:Secretary: Matthew MacLeod Foundation Physical Therapy
Approve/Amend: October 19, 2021 Meeting Minutes
11:20: KBOA Finances: Treasurer: Josh Bennett, Bennett Accounting Services
Bank Balance: Checking $62,112.75 Savings $23,540.96 Total $85,653.71
In-Progress: Taxes 2019 & 2020
11:25: Biz Update
KBOA 2022 Planning: Board of Director Elections in March. New KBOA Administrator and Events Manager. INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING FOR THE 2022 BOARD? Email kirkwoodbiz@gmail.com
Shop Small Business Bingo + Creative Loafing Local Goods Guide
Sign up by November 20th here. Donate gift cards for prizes.
Small Business Saturday is Nov 27th.
Get Your ONE free listing with CL + more
KBOA Holiday Party: Tuesday December 7 from 5:30-7:30pm. FREE All are welcome!
Food from KBOA members, wine & beer and music by DJ Tiny.
KUCC FAMILIES IN NEED RAFFLE: Donate gift cards for prizes HERE. All money raised will be donated. $1 for 1. $5 for 10. $10 for 20. $20 for wing span.
Zone 6 Toy Drive: Bring a new unwrapped present and get a raffle ticket.
Community Update
City of Atlanta Run-Off Elections November 30th: District 5, Council President, Mayor. See info
Kirkwood Neighbors Organization. See all 2021 Meeting Agendas and Minutes here
NPU-O Liaison: Brandi Smart : Empire Arts Gallery New website!! AtlantaNPUO.org
Next Meeting: Tuesday November 23 @ 6:30pm
Dekalb Avenue Construction Project begins in January! Recently the Atlanta Department of Transportation hosted a public engagement meeting to discuss the Dekalb Avenue Safety Improvements project as well as the Department of Watershed Management’s Safety Improvement Storm water project. These long-awaited improvements will begin in January and will be occurring simultaneously. ATLDOT's website.
Dekalb Ave Safety Improvement Presentation
FAQs
Krog Tunnel Storm Water Presentation
TSPLOST 2.0 Community Engagement Meeting: NE quadrant of the city will be Thursday, November 18 from noon to 1 pm and again from 6 to 7 pm. Please use thisCity of Atlanta Zoom link. Read the blog for more information
Turner Monumental AME Jazzfest and Artist Market: Saturday November 20: 3pm-6pm. Looking for vendors. Sign up by 11/19 here
11:35: COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Wine Stroll: Chair- Sumarie Forrester: Forrester Fundraising + Vice Chair Randy Brazee: Jon and Randy Real Estate
SAVE THE DATE: Friday September 16, 2022
NonProfit Grants: East Lake Neighbor in Need, StartME and Kirkwood Cares will each receive $2000 at our December 7th KBOA Holiday Party.
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE COMMITTEE? Email kirkwoodwinestroll@gmail.com
Membership: Chairs: Sam Mugavero: Smugs Fitness
96 members 35 lapsed
New Members: Turner Monumental AME
Thank you to our renewing members!!!
Coffee Networking @ Taproom: January 4, 2022 @ 9:30am.
KBOA Board of Directors Info Session
Filming Liaison: Dan Kolodziej (KNO) + Tim “Tiny” Jackson, DJ Tiny + Keith Forrester Poppa Corns Gourmet Popcorn : film@historickirkwood.org
$5000 year to date donations.
See Guidelines Here- Also added at historickirkwood.org + kirkwoodbiz.com
#FILMKirkwood emails and social posts are going out in advance of the first filming date.
FILMING: NOV 17-20 UPDATES from https://www.kirkwoodbiz.com/Blog/12122167. CURRENT UPDATED OVERVIEW: https://www.kirkwoodbiz.com/Blog/12130889
The northbound lane (east curb) of Norwood Avenue NE in between Emery Pl and Delano drive will also be closed the 17th-20th with the southbound lane (west curb) remaining open to motorists and pedestrians.
A full street closure of Norwood Avenue NE in between Emery Pl and Delano will be in effect from 4pm Friday, the 19th until 4am Saturday the 20th. Motorists will not be able to get through except for homeowners during this time.
APD officers will be on site directing traffic
If you see a production filming other than times noted, please contact Contact Dan at (219) 314-6244 or film@historickirkwood.org.
12:00PM: Adjourn
Election Year Statement
There have been updates to the film production coming to Kirkwood this week, November 17th-20th that requires lane and street closures, and overnight filming on Friday the 19th into Saturday the 20th. The eastbound lane (south curb) of Robson PL NE will still be closed the 17th-20th from 7am-7pm with the westbound lane (north curb) remaining open to motorists and pedestrians. Robson CT NE will also remain a full street closure from 11am on Friday the 19th, until 11am on Saturday the 20th. **UPDATES** The northbound lane (east curb) of Norwood Avenue NE in between Emery Pl and Delano drive will also be closed the 17th-20th with the southbound lane (west curb) remaining open to motorists and pedestrians.
APD officers will be on site directing traffic. I have included updated TCP maps of the closures, and the notification letter. The first TCP illustrates the lane closure on Norwood Ave. The second TCP map illustrates the street closure of Norwood Ave. I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience. Contact info for the location team is listed on the notification letter, but also feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
The City of Atlanta is currently considering a second round of TSPLOST funding for $300M as well as a second infrastructure bond of $400M to support necessary infrastructure investments. Thanks to Little 5 Points CID Board member and District 2 City Councilmember Amir Farokhi, the full $3M Euclid Avenue improvement is currently on the draft TSPLOST list, but we need your help to make sure it makes the final cut!
At this point the list is simply in draft form, and given that the City of Atlanta has more than $3B in infrastructure funding needs over the next 20 years, that list may change before it's formally voted upon by City. We need L5P supporters to participate in the City's upcoming community information meetings over the next 2 weeks to speak up about the need for our Euclid Avenue improvements. The meeting for the NE quadrant of the city will be Thursday, November 18 from noon to 1 pm and again from 6 to 7 pm. Please use this City of Atlanta Zoom link to call in during the meetings and show your support for Little 5 Points and our infrastructure needs. We will continue to keep you posted on the approval process as these lists move through the City. As of now, the TSPLOST and Infrastructure Bond papers will be submitted to appropriate Council committees the week of November 29, 2021.
Read the October 19, 2021 Meeting Minutes here
A film production is coming to Kirkwood November 17th-20th that will require a lane, and street closure, and overnight filming on Friday the 19th. The south lane of Robson PL NE will be closed the 17th-20th from 7am-7pm with the north lane remaining open to motorists and pedestrians. Robson CT NE will be a full street closure from 11am on Friday the 19th, until 11am on Saturday the 20th. APD officers will be on site directing traffic. I have included a TCP map of the closure, and the notification letter.
Also, the Locations team from the production is hosting a community coffee and pastries event for any Kirkwood residents concerned and/or fatigued about filming in the neighborhood, and to simply put a face behind the production and answer any questions. They have rented the Kirkyard Public House patio, and will be serving coffee from Taproom, and pastries from Evergreen Butcher and Baker this Saturday, November 13th from 10am to 12pm. All Kirkwood residents are welcome!
There will be a full street closure on Howard St NE in between Trotti St. NE and Delano Dr. NE next Monday, 10/25 for a one day shoot. The west curb sidewalk will be closed as well, but the east curb sidewalk will remain open to pedestrians. There will also be a lane closure on the north curb of Trotti St. NE from 10/21-24 & 10/26 for prep and wrap of the shoot. Please note, the production team has assured me that Trotti St. NE will be fully accessible to motorists while Howard St. is closed on the 10/25.
