In Attendance:

BOD: Kevin Cregan: ASSC/ President, Parker Smith: Guitar Shed/Treasurer, Randy Brazee: Keller Williams/Co-Chair Wine Stroll, Emily Wimbush: Augusta Designs/Social Media. Not in Attendance: Dano Kirk: Kirkyard/Secretary, Stuart Brady: Kirkwood Car Wash, Dan Wingate: Pullman, Sandra Mersinger: Snapdragon/Marketing Chair.

MEMBERS: Scratch DJ Academy, My Coffee Shop, Language International Kids, Indigo Wellness, Blue Ink Title, Spotted Trotter, Sun in My Belly, Sumo Consulting, Paul Rue Agency

COMMUNITY MEMBERS: Drew Charter PTA, Honee Comb Salon

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MEETING AGENDA

11:00-11:10: Meet & Greet

11:10: Approve/Amend  NO MEETING MINUTES

11:10-11:20: KBOA Finances: Treasurer: Parker Smith of Guitar Shed

• Current Bank Balance: $24,025.24

• Current P + L - (Month to Date)

• • KWS budget: $20,000-$25,000. Will be track

11:20: Updates

• NPU-O & KNO Update

• KBOA Business Mixer: Dish Dive, FitWit and Sun in My Belly: October in the works

• KBOA Membership Update:  Total Members:  42 Active + 19 renewals due + 2 pending = 63

• New Members:

• • Language International Kids

  • Bo Bridgeport -Janie Gray

  • Smug Fitness

    KBOA Memberships are up for RENEWAL SEPTEMBER 1ST!

• • Log in to kirkwoodbiz.com to respond to meetings, update directory listings and see more information for members only like contact info and resources.

• KBOA Board Nominations in October. Elections in November. If interested in volunteering on the board of directors, email kirkwoodbiz@gmail.com

11:30-11:35: Marketing and Branding Committee (Chair Sandra Mersinger -Snapdragon Design, LLC)

• Membership decal/sticker to be ready December for 2017

• LIKE KIRKWOODBIZ ON FACEBOOK and Instagram! Members send social media information to Emily Wimbush: augustadesigns@me.com

11:35-11:50: Wine Stroll Committee (Co-Chairs Randy Brazee- Homes for Atlanta & Meredith Hill- Addison Hill Photography)

• 2016 Wine Stroll: Friday September 23-10th Year Anniversary: kirkwoodwinestroll@gmail.com

• • KirkwoodWineStroll.com  $50 week of event. We have 776 tickets sold as of 9/16. Goal is 1500 tickets sold.

  • • 897 tickets sold to date as of 9/20

• Wine Pouring Stations: 36 confirmed! + 2 info booths=38 stops.

• Food Tasting Stations (9): $2 per ticket for food bites from The Pullman, Dish Dive, Kirkyard
  Urban Pie, Elmyriachi, Sun in my Belly, Spotted Trotter, Anna's BBQ, Taproom

• • No food at pouring stations this year.

• Wine Pouring Station Pick Up & Tasting: Tuesday September 20th 7-9pm @ the Kirkyard

11:50-NOON: New Business

• The Drew Charter School Fall Festival is October 1: Become a vendor: https://form.jotform.com/62524678038159

• • • $20 booth space

    • Event from: 11-3pm

  • Will get digital materials to distribute to KBOA members and social media.

  • Non-profit to support resources and programs

  • Partnerships, volunteers needed.

  • Family and Community dinner night- Eagle Giving Tree kick off - $5 per person or sponsor a family. Donate for raffle. March 2017 Silent Auction- donations, service at the event.  Dine Out night- 10% back to Drew Charter PTA

  • Maggie Stewart : maggiels@bellsouth.net

• 2017 Start: ME cohort:  Looking to start or grow your business in East Lake and neighboring Kirkwood? Start:ME is a free, intensive 14 week business accelerator for micro-entrepreneurs (businesses with 1-4 employees) running from January through May of 2017 that provides the business training, mentorship support and loan fund capital needed to develop small businesses.  The program is delivered by Emory University’s Goizueta Business and the The East Lake Foundation in partnership with PNC Bank, Drew Charter School, East Lake Neighborhood Community Association (ELNCA) and Kirkwood Neighbors’ Organization (KNO).  In addition to entrepreneurs, Start:ME is recruiting business leaders to serve as volunteer mentors for participating businesses.  Applications for the 2017 program open on October 1 and close on November 15th.  For more information on the program including upcoming information sessions, please visit www.startmeaccelerator.org  or contact the East Lake Program Coordinator Joi Jackson (jjackson@eastlakefoundation.org or 404-974-4507).

• • Micro-business oriented to give tools to start business

  • Micro-loans offered- $1000 and $2500 loans

• Kirkwood Neighbors- Kirkwood Homies - Cameron Childress

• • Businesses who work from home 180 members on Facebook

  • Collaborate with KBOA

NOON: Adjourn- 11:49

Board Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the Month @ Noon- Kirkyard Pub

General Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the Month @ 11AM -Kirkwood Library

October 2016

BOD:  Wed. October 5 2016 @ Noon (1st Wed)

General Members:  October 18 @ 11AM (3rd Tuesday)-Kirkwood Public Library

November 2016

BOD:   Wed. November 2 @ Noon (1st Wed)

General Members:  November 15 @  11AM (3rd Tuesday)-Kirkwood Public Library

December 2016

Holiday Mixer:    Wed. December 7 @ Noon (1st Wed)