News & Events
ACE Partnership with LISC Atlanta Continues with $100 Million commitment from JP Morgan Chase to The Entrepreneurs of Color Loan Fund (EOCF)
ACE announces its continued partnership with JPMorgan Chase and the close of $100 million for the Entrepreneurs of Color Loan Fund (Loan Fund), an impact investment loan fund that works with local community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to accelerate the...
ACE Women’s Business Center – Savannah Region Hosts Grand Opening
WBC Directors Nita Penn (L) and Sandra Font (R) with Allen Thomas of SBA The ACE Women’s Business Center- Savannah Region (ACE WBC SAV), an SBA grant-funded center, held a grand opening event on Thursday, April 28, 2022 at the Georgia Coastal Center, located inside...
ACE Women’s Business Center Named SBA’s 2022 Center of Excellence Award Winner
We are pleased to announce that the Women’s Business Center – Metro Atlanta of ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurship has been selected as the recipient of the SBA's Women's Business Center of the Year Excellence Award for 2022. Winning resource partners are...
Client Spotlight: Modern Podiatry, LLC
Dr. Kibibi Wanzu A Fayetteville, GA native, Dr. Kibibi Wanzu, DPM is a caring and compassionate podiatrist specializing in diabetic foot care, sports podiatry, and aesthetic procedures. Her practice, Modern Podiatry, provides medical and surgical management of foot,...
Atlanta Rapper DEANTE’ HITCHCOCK Partners with ACE Women’s Business Center to Help Women Business Owners Succeed
Atlanta, Georgia, March 16, 2022 – Today, Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper Deante’ Hitchcock announces the launch of The Mother God Project in partnership with local nonprofit Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. (ACE) Women’s Business Center. Powered by Deante’...
Staff Spotlight: Meet Chris Clay
Commercial Loan Officer, ACE Chris Clay describes himself as an advocate of equitable communities and a highly motivated change agent. ACE is fortunate that he joined us in June of 2021 as a Commercial Loan Officer to help with our mission of serving Georgia...
ACE Welcomes Newest Board Member, Miguel Alandete
Mr. Miguel Alandete has joined the board of directors at ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs. Alandete is the Senior Vice President - SBA Lending Sales Manager at First Horizon Bank in Atlanta, where he oversees a dedicated team of eight SBA product specialists...
Eric Swilling Appointed Director of Lending
We are pleased to announce that Mr. Eric Swilling has joined the leadership team as the Director of Lending at ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs. Swilling supervises the lending team and oversees loan production, ensuring that goals of capital deployment and...
ACE Receives $1 Million Rockefeller Foundation Grant Award to Support Underserved Small Business Owners
The Rockefeller Foundation Grant will allow ACE to continue supporting underserved Atlanta entrepreneurs as they push toward recovery from the pandemic. Atlanta, Georgia. January 12, 2022 – The Rockefeller Foundation has awarded a $1 million grant to ACE | Access to...