duluth business association

Great meeting this week! Thanks to Julia Stuckey and Fifth Third Bank in Duluth for hosting us and to Rico Figliolini and Southwest Gwinnett Magazine for their sponsorship. Our members and guests enjoyed great wine courtesy of Mark Barlow and the lite bites came from Catering Concepts.

THANK YOU to Amelia DiFranco and the TPC Sugarloaf Team for a fabulous July meeting. The facility was beautiful and the food was delicious. We also enjoyed some great networking and a lot of door prizes.

DBA Podcast #2 is in the books!

https://businessradiox.com/podcast/gwinnett/dba2/

Duluth Business Now! – Oh, The Places You'll Go... (In Your Business) - Business RadioX ® - A panel of business leaders with Duluth Business Association share their experiences and best financial practices for starting a business.

What a fun time we had at our June meeting at Delmar Gardens of Gwinnett. They treated us to some wonderful appetizers and great wine. Our members supported the Friends of Gwinnett Seniors initiative by donating bottles of wine to be used in their fundraising efforts and the DBA made a "matching" $250 contribution towards those efforts. It's always a privilege to be able to support our community while networking!

Our Member, Revved Up Kids, is looking for Tweens/Teens to test market a new program. Check this out for more information!

Paid test marketing opportunity for tweens & teens Online Safety Test Marketing   Paid Test Marketing Opportunity for Tweens/Teens! Participate in our test market, get a $15 Amazon Gift Card!   WHO: Students who were in middle school during the 2023/2

Our May meeting at RealtyOne Group in Downtown Duluth was a huge success. RealtyOne was a great venue for hosting; we had some delicious food from Morsels By Melissa; and some great wine from Gwen Tajz. All of this was a wonderful backdrop for networking!

Members supporting Members is what it's all about! Wow - thats a lot of pinwheels!

If you didn't make our April meeting you missed a good one! Thank you to Todd Barker with Adrian Leadership for hosting us and a shout out to Eddie Owen Presents (Eddie and Allena Owen) and Lillies Boutique (Alicia Cole) for their sponsorship. We'd also like to thank Catering Concepts for the delicious appetizers. If you want to network in a fun and relaxed atmosphere the duluth business association is where you want to be! Reach out if you want to be added to our mailing list for reminders of future meetings!

Duluth Business NOW! ........Podcast #1 is in the books. We had lots of fun and put out some great info on the value of involving Non-Profits in your business. We hope you will take a listen on BusinessRadioX.

Another successful monthly meeting of the DBA! Our St Patrick's Day themed meeting was held at Postnet and hosted by our member Charu Deshetty and Morsels Catering brought some delicious Irish small bites. We purchased pinwheels to support member Revved Up Kids with the DBA matching our member's purchases up to $500.......goal met!!!!!

We had a great time last night at our February meeting! A huge thanks to Business RadioX for hosting us at the Gas South Arena Convention Center and to Proof of the Pudding for the fabulous appetizers. We announced our new DBA Podcast advertisers and gave some preliminary information on a possible business expo opportunity for our members. YOU ARE MISSING OUT if you don't join us!!!!

Our first meeting of 2024 is in the books! Thanks to Better Homes and Gardens Metro Brokers in Duluth for hosting us. Also a huge thanks to Joe Allen, Executive Director, Gwinnett Place CID for giving us a brief update on the progress being made at the Gwinnett Place Mall site. Our February meeting will be at the studio of Business RadioX.......stay tuned for details!

What a fun and festive December meeting at Gwen Tajz Wine Bar! We also revealed a big announcement for 2024.......DBA will be doing 4 podcasts with Business RadioX. We will offer 8 advertiser spots to our members. Our December attendees had an opportunity to sign an interest sheet so if you missed the meeting and would like more information on the opportunity to advertise your business on the DBA podcast email us at [email protected]

Wonderful November meeting at Spectrum Autism on Main Street in Downtown Duluth. They were fabulous hosts and our members had the opportunity to bring items from the center's wish list to help them help those they serve.

Listen to the link for some exciting news about the DBA's plans for 2024

Duluth Business Association - Business RadioX ® - The Duluth Business Association is featured on "Gwinnett Business Radio".

Another great monthly meeting! Thank you to our host and sponsor Northside Hospital Duluth and Jay Dennard, COO. The atrium was a wonderful and inviting space for our members and guests. As an added surprise our member Melissa Gunderson (Morsels by Melissa) worked with our board member, Benjamin King (Pet Wants) to offer delicious "mocktails".

We had a great turn out for out September meeting. Thanks to the Southeastern Railway Museum for hosting us in their new education center. Also thanks to Rexall Grill for the great food!

Enjoyable August meeting hosted by Greg Whitlock with The Whitlock Group and Matt Reeves with Andersen Tate Carr! Greg hosted us in their new office space and Matt provided the food. We enjoyed meeting a lot of new guests and look forward to seeing everyone on September 12th at The Southeastern Railway Museum!

Hey all.....MAKE NOTE......our August meeting will be on the THIRD TUESDAY instead of our regular second Tuesday. Our hosts will be Matt Reeves with Andersen Tate Carr and Greg Whitlock with The Whitlock Group. Greg is running for Duluth Mayor so this will be a great opportunity to hear from him and get to know him. If you haven't already done so you can RSVP at [email protected]

Fun July meeting at Budget Blinds beautiful new showroom, great food from Morsels by Melissa, AND we collected a carload of food for the Duluth Co-op!

DBA Members joining Duluth Fall Festival Committee Members and Sponsors for a fun time last night at Gwen Tajz Wine Bar!

More June meeting photos!

Fun June meeting at the beautiful, new, Subaru Gwinnett. Thank you Herb and Julie for making us all feel so welcomed.

Schools out for the summer BUT a few weeks ago some of our DBA members helped with Teacher Appreciation at Duluth High School! Fun time celebrating the love and dedication of our wonderful teachers.

Our meeting last week at 6S Brewing included a Beer and Chocolate tasting! If you missed it..........I'm sorry because it was really fun! Check out these pics to see what you missed.

We celebrate DBA Member, Aysha Cooper, on her book launch!

Great meeting this week at Maple Street Biscuit! Lots of networking and some fabulous food.

Many thanks to the Downtown Duluth Marriott Courtyard for hosting our March meeting!

Our February meeting included an announcement of our 2023 Board; New Members for the month; and February Guests. Thanks again to Will Kiser and Eddie Owen for hosting us!