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10/14/2025

Athens Local Businesses!!

A favor to ask - can you please spread the word?

I'm part of the Athens Montessori Fall Festival crew (November 8th!) and we're looking to fill our booths roster for the Market portion of the festival.

While the festival is at Athens Montessori it's not limited to families with children enrolled. It has historically been a great opportunity for folks to either check out the school or just throw a little support their way.

There are two types of vendors that have historically gone well that we are looking for:

1. Homemade crafts (crochet, art, jewelry, soaps, candles, etc.)

2. Kiddo entrepreneurs!

It's $40 for a regular booth but I'm making it cheap for the kids. Kid booths are really cool and this is a low-pressure opportunity for anyone who wants to have the experience of being a vendor.

The festival website:

Mark your calendars for November 8th from 10 AM to 3 PM and head over to the Athens Montessori School in Athens, Georgia. This festival is open to parents, friends, and the general public, and we have an amazing lineup of activities to enjoy!

12/02/2020

https://athensmade.com/athensmade-gift-guide

We’re THRILLED to release our first ever 2020 Holiday Gift Guide. With more than 100 local entrepreneurs and businesses who have submitted, this gift guide is chock-full of creative gifting opportunities. Not only will these gifts be a hit with everyone on your list, but your dollars will be directly invested back into our community. Putting together this 18-page gift guide was a labor of love, and we’re walking away inspired and awed by the innovation, creativity, and hustle at every corner of the Athens community.

More than anything, we’re proud to be . Happy Gifting!

PS - If this gift guide is helpful for you, we’d like to ask for your support by sharing it with your networks - the more exposure the better for our local entrepreneurs! Also, Athensmade is a non-profit, volunteer-only organization. If this gift guide was helpful, consider donating to Athensmade at the bottom of our site so we can cover the expenses associated with our community work.

09/16/2020

Just a quick update that small business emergency grant programs (JDA & Northeast Georgia Business Alliance) and emergency loans (JDA) are still open for Athens-Clarke County small businesses to apply. For quick reference, links with more information are below.

JDA web site: https://sites.google.com/view/jda-acc-winterville
Northeast Georgia Business Alliance web site: https://negafoundation.org

NEGA Grant and Loan Programs Northeast Georgia Business Alliance is dedicated to expanding access to capital opportunities for business owners throughout Northeast Georgia. View Our Work Funding Targets: Building Construction Overview|Projects Education/Training Overview|Projects Products & Services...

09/04/2020

Athens and Winterville businesses with 1-10 employees are eligible for grants ranging from $750-$8100. Very little paperwork required. Apply first thing Tuesday September 8 at 8:00a. It’s first come first served to eligible businesses that suffered a loss during COVID-19.

This JDA exists to develop and promote for the public good and general welfare trade, commerce, industry and employment opportunities and to encourage cooperation among economic development organizations in Athens-Clarke County.

07/05/2020

Start It Up Georgia’s mission is to provide training, support, and guidance to all Georgians who want to launch their own business.

06/23/2020

Since our restaurants temporarily closed in March due to COVID-19, our teams have been working to rethink how we approach dining and hospitality and developing enhanced health and safety procedures. Our goal is to not only implement these procedures into our restaurants to keep our teams and guests....

06/09/2020

PSST... We Are Athens will pay the $1 fee and register your Minority-Owned Business for free. Just send us the information for the listing and the email address you want to use for your account. Pass it on!!

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06/04/2020

Thanks to whoever created this list of local black-owned businesses. An excellent way to participate in anti-racist activism is to consciously support black-owned businesses.

04/26/2020

What are 3 free ways you can help your favorite local business? Support them on Facebook. 1-Like the page and each post. 2-Comment on their post each time. 3-Share their post on your page. Its that easy and helps a lot!

03/22/2020

Tips for ALL independent businesses (not just bookstores) here. ILSR.org is always a good resource, but their studies may have extra impact during this time.

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance — together with more than a dozen national and local small business organizations, which are listed below — have put forward the following proposal. Both the crisis and the federal policy response are evolving rapidly, … Read More

03/22/2020

For those who have felt concerned about getting takeout. Let’s support our locally owned restaurants so we still have them after this mess!! They are one of the best things about Athens!! Hey! It’s safer than going to the grocery store!!

If you’re getting takeout, here are some helpful tips from our food safety expert Elizabeth Andress. Follow her on Twitter for evidence-based info. UGA Extension UGA Research University of Georgia