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Sage launches Sustainability & Society Strategy ‘Knocking Down Barriers’ tackling economic inequality and the climate crisis
Sage pledges business mentoring, advice and support for over 1.2 million people from underrepresented groups around the world, and commits to being Net Zero by 2040 Newcastle, UK, 24 June 2021: Today Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions,...
Healthcare Georgia Foundation Announces Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc. (ACE) as Recipient of Strategic Health Impact Investment Funding
Atlanta, GA – June 9, 2021– Healthcare Georgia Foundation is pleased to announce that Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Inc. (ACE) has been awarded $250,000 in Strategic Health Impact Investment funding. The Foundation is thrilled to establish this partnership with...
ACE Joins List of CDFIs to Originate Loans for the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund
The Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund aims to support the recovery of small businesses and nonprofits with access to flexible, affordable capital and free business support services across 15 southern states. Catalytic initial grants and loans are being...
MacKenzie Scott Makes Record $5 Million Gift to Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE)
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives $5 million to support ACE’s mission of helping minority, women, and low-to-moderate income small businesses and communities thrive. Atlanta, GA, December 15, 2020 — Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) announces today it has...
Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. Elects Candy Moore to Board
ATLANTA (October 21, 2020) – Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. (ACE) is pleased to announce that Candy Moore has joined its board of directors. Moore is a Senior Vice President and Southeast Community Development Manager for Wells Fargo in Atlanta....
ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVES INVESTMENT FROM FIFTH THIRD BANK TO BUILD ON CDFI PARTNERSHIP
Additional funds expand our ability to meet financing needs of minority- and women-owned businesses Atlanta, GA, September 30, 2020 — Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) announced it recently received a $1 million loan from Fifth Third Bank. The community...
Truist Donates $40 Million to Launch Innovative Nonprofit Fund Supporting Ethnically, Racially Diverse and Women-Owned Small Businesses
Commitment to the CDFI sector designed to significantly increase investment in communities and entrepreneurs that have experienced decades of underinvestment CHARLOTTE, N.C., (Sept. 23, 2020) – Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC) today announced a $40 million...
ACE Women’s Business Center | SBA’s Frontline Warriors ‘on point’ Ready to Serve
Alejandra Diaz and Sandra Font of the ACE Women's Business Center by: Patrice Dozier (DOTR), Economic Development Specialist, SBA Georgia District Office, U.S. Small Business Administration ACE Women's Business Center (WBC) Director Sandra Font and...
ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR ENTREPRENEURS RECEIVES $4 MILLION GROW WITH GOOGLE SMALL BUSINESS FUND LOAN TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES RECOVER FROM COVID-19
Mark and Teresa Bishop, owners of Just Right Auto Service in Roswell, Georgia, have been loan clients with ACE since 2016. They were recently able to get their Paycheck Protection Loan through ACE as well. Opportunity Finance Network has awarded the loan to support...