2017 CDFI Briefing Materials 

The Community Reinvestment Fund recently published a report to provide information and insights into the important role Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) play in stimulating growth and economic opportunity across the country.  It was created to...
Partner Spotlight: Minority Business Development Agency

Partner Spotlight: Minority Business Development Agency

Pictured: Donna Ennis, Project Director for the MBDA Business Center-Atlanta     ACE is joining forces with the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to assist and strengthen minority-owned businesses. This organization, based in Atlanta, plans to...
Client Spotlight: Spirits Tavern

Client Spotlight: Spirits Tavern

Pictured: Sabrina Walker, Owner, Spirits Tavern   The building was once a rowdy pool hall and then it became a dimly lit bar known for its cheap well drinks and sticky floor. Sabrina Walker looked at the building on Dahlonega’s Main Street, cocked her head...
Client Spotlight:  IdeaSpace Career Training Center

Client Spotlight:  IdeaSpace Career Training Center

Photo: Karen Starks, PhD, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Founder of IdeaSpace Career Training Center   Karen Starks, PhD, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, knew she wanted to start a “business training center” to help teens and adults make sound career...

Meet Lynn Sizemore, ACE Loan Operations Specialist

Lynn Sizemore serves as a Loan Operations Specialist for ACE. She prepares paperwork for loan closings, orders title work and appraisals, provides monthly and quarterly reporting, and perfects collateral such as deeds, UCC’s and titles. “Pretty much anything to do...

ACE Client Summer Restaurant Bucket List

Visit these ACE clients and let us know what you think! Make room on your summer bucket list for these great restaurants around Georgia from ACE! We have breakfast to late-night covered, with a few sweet treats thrown in for good measure!  We would love to get your...