Samuel Prince of Zion Consulting has worked in the stone business for 25 years. A geologist by education as well as a certified stone and marble inspector, Prince has imported granite blocks for resale for more than eight years and brokers blocks to many granite...
In 2004, ACE made its first loan to a Hispanic couple. The $25,000 meant they could own their restaurant themselves, rather than with other family members. They have since expanded to 3 restaurants and 1 franchise in Georgia and a franchise in Uruguay. No longer a...
When Sandy Lyndon moved away for college, she never guessed she would one day be running a business in the family’s old farmhouse. Aptly named “Homestead,” her center works exclusively with women in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Homestead provides its...
Nada Bunnell sees the world in terms of pictures, color, and composition. More than anything else, she wanted to help others see that way, too, and thought of her camera as a memory-maker. For twenty years, photography remained only a passionate hobby — until she was...
Sales at Elizabeth Asika’s medical supply business, Alpha Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies Inc., had stagnated due to an 0ut-of-the-way location. Inventory assortment was limited, too, because of the small size of the space — just 459 square feet. A loan...
ACE and Melissa Bennett, 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year, were cited in U.S. Treasury Department CDFI Fund Director Donna J. Gambrell’s testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on May 25. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) provide...
