Dr. Eloisa Klementich is President and CEO of Invest Atlanta. Previously, Eloisa served as managing director of business development at Invest Atlanta. In this position, she worked to attract new businesses and create initiatives that promoted job growth in Atlanta.
Before coming to Invest Atlanta, Eloisa served as special assistant for economic development at the U.S. Economic Development Administration in the Office of the Secretary. She served as California’s assistant deputy secretary for economic development and commerce and has held various roles with city governments, including the consultant for Mexico’s President Vicente Fox, working on best practices for addressing constituent issues and requests.
Eloisa holds a bachelor’s degree from Pitzer College and a master’s degree in business administration from el Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey. She holds two master’s degrees in urban planning and Latin American affairs from the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her doctorate degree in public administration from the University of LaVerne. Eloisa is also active in various business and civic organizations. 
She serves as a board member for the Latin American Civic Association, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Atlanta Technical College, Atlanta Workforce Development Agency, LaunchPad 2x, Startup Atlanta, and Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc.
A graduate of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2017, she is also involved with the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, Georgia Economic Development Association, and International Economic Development Council.
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What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- The City of Atlanta’s motto is Resurgens, rising again. It’s more than an emblem. It defines what it means to be an Atlantan. Today, many Atlanta small business communities need help adapting to COVID-19 to rise up, recover and soar once again.
- Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced a new grant fund to aid recovery for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: the Resurgence Grant Fund.
- The Resurgence Grant Fund is made possible by $88 million in federal funding to the City of Atlanta from the $2 trillion CARES Act Economic Relief Package. From this $88 million of CARES Act funding, the Atlanta City Council allocated $22 million to Invest Atlanta to create the Resurgence Grant Fund to address economic growth and recovery as businesses adapt to a new business environment created by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Resurgence Grant Fund offers up to $40,000 to help qualifying small businesses that have been adversely affected by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related declarations of emergency by federal, state, and city officials. Through this new program, Invest Atlanta seeks to lessen the negative financial impact to businesses and to cover costs associated with operating safely during the pandemic.
- Grant recipients will also have access to up to $10,000 of no-cost technical assistance services as they respond to the unique challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and pivot their business practices to adapt to a more socially-distanced, digital and touch-free environment. Technical assistance offered includes things such as financial services, legal services, business technical assistance and workforce development.
- Through the additional funding, the Strength in Beauty program will continue to support the cosmetology sector and offer $1,000 grants to alleviate hardships due to the loss of business as a result of the pandemic.
- The application window will be open from Aug. 10 – Aug. 31. Business owners interested in applying for the Resurgence Grant Fund can visit investatlanta.com to begin the online application process
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