Official Downtown Athens, Georgia Website

Downtown Athens Business Association (DABA)

"If Your Business is Downtown,

Then Downtown is Your Business!"

The Downtown Athens Business Association is a business association solely for Downtown Athens businesses. Our mission is promote Downtown Athens, through advertising, special events, and to be a community organization for people Downtown. Be a part of DABA!

In 2007, DABA funded over $6,000 worth of advertising to promote Downtown Athens. In addition, DABA coordinates the Downtown Athens Gift Certificate Program, and the Downtown Tour for UGA Orientation Leaders.

Keep in mind, in order to be a participating business in the Downtown Gift Certificate program and the annual UGA Orientation Leaders Tour; you must be a member of DABA!

DABA dues are very reasonable, are paid on an annual basis, and are due each year by February 28. Any new Downtown businesses will receive a complimentary membership for the remaining months of the year that it opens as a welcome gift from DABA.

The dues structure is as follows:

Annual Dues Business size (in terms of gross sales/deposits)
$125 Up to $1,000,000 annually
$300 $1,000,000 to $10,000,000
$625 Above $10,000,000

DABA is served by a volunteer board of directors who are all Downtown business owners or Downtown property owners.

Questions? Call Megan Henning at 706-353-1421, or e-mail Megan@DowntownAthensGa.com

The current Board of Directors:

Irvin Alhadeff (07-10) PRESIDENT

Masada Leather & Outdoor

238 E. Clayton Street

Athens, GA 30601

706-546-6616

irvin@masadaleather.com

Jared Bailey (05-08) VICE-PRESIDENT

AthFest, Inc.

P.O. Box 327