Give the Gift of Opportunity
Introducing ACE’s newest Board Member, Mary Kepler
Mary Kepler was brought up by strong women. “My mother and grandmothers taught me to get an education and be self-reliant and self-supporting,” she says, with pride, noting that her mother was a nurse who became an instructor who developed the nation’s first...
Client Spotlight: Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar
Talk about a sugar buzz. Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar combines two pleasures by infusing the premium dessert, made on-site, with alcohol. “Believe me, we had to get a special license to do this,” says proprietor Talia Holmes, “but it’s been worth it all the way.” Among the...
Client Spotlight: Just Right Auto Service
Just Right Auto Service hopes ultimately to become a one-stop facility for all auto servicing needs, including brakes, transmissions, and wheel alignment. Currently the Roswell business, which opened in 2014, offers service repairs for the damages resulting from...
Getting to Know Board Member, Sibyl Slade
For Sibyl Slade, financial success is more than just an abstract concept. You can see physical proof of her vision in her legacy project on foreclosure prevention that is on display in the National Monetary Museum in New York City. “It's one of those things where...
Atlanta Business Chronicle Recognizes Grace Fricks as Corporate Diversity Champion
Grace Fricks was honored as a Corporate Diversity Champion at the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Diversity and Inclusion Awards held Thursday, November 14th, at King Plow Arts Center. Surrounded by her management team and board members, she humbly accepted the award on...
Outstanding Small-Business Owners and Partners Recognized at ACE Annual Awards
The J. Alton Wingate Economic Partnership Award was presented by ACE to JPMorgan Chase at its annual awards ceremony. The award was presented to Rey Curva, Georgia market manager for Chase Business Banking by representatives of Equity ATL and Ascend Atlanta — two...
ACE and Ms. Niecy’s Learning Center Accept the 2019 Sue Wieland Embracing Possibility Award
The Atlanta Women's Foundation treated ACE's Grace Fricks and Sandra Font, along with Juanisa Kimbrough, to a Meet & Greet with Gayle King, the keynote speaker of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore luncheon. ACE and client Juanisa (Niecy) Kimbrough, founder of...
Partner Spotlight: Warner Fuller Consulting
When Gretchen Fuller encountered ACE, she knew she had found an enterprise with kindred values. “My company tends to focus on women-owned businesses,” says the president of Warner Fuller Consulting, LLC. “We don’t turn anyone away, but I’ve found that many women...
Partner Spotlight: Atlantic Consulting Solutions
Albert Assad, CEO and founder of Atlantic Consulting Solutions, has worked with large, Fortune 500 companies around the globe. These days, he derives great satisfaction from helping smaller and medium-sized businesses in metro Atlanta through contract work with ACE....
A Collaborative Effort – Trainers Childcare Center
Marie Tchouassi, Owner, Trainers Childcare Center, and Sandy Headley, Vice President of ACE, celebrate at her closing in July! On paper, a loan was made to Trainers Childcare Center in July as part of the ACE/Carver State Bank Partnership in the New Markets Tax...