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Sage Invests $250,000 in ACE to Provide Financing and Education for Small Business in Georgia
The yearlong commitment will provide business advisory and lending services for underserved and low-income communities. Atlanta, Georgia. November 10, 2021 – Sage is investing $250,000 in critically needed grant funding to strengthen ACE’s Recovery and Resiliency initiatives. The multi-faceted grant will support organizational capacity, business advisory and lending through an interest rate buydown subsidy for…
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ACE Expands Partnership With JPMorgan Chase and LISC Atlanta With The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund
Atlanta, Georgia October 26, 2021. ACE is excited to share that we are a part of the network of CDFIs and funders partnering with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the EOCF to provide underserved entrepreneurs in Atlanta with capital and technical support. Launch of the partnership was announced on Tuesday, October 26th at Morehouse College by Mayor…
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Client Spotlight: Takes a Village Transportation
As a mother of four navigating Atlanta traffic, Amia Mize understood the challenges of transportation. One afternoon, she arrived at a school and a young boy approached her car asking, “Are you my Uber?” The question startled her. In that moment, she realized how easily a child could get into the wrong car, mistaking a…
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Spice Crafters LLC (dba Chilau Foods)
Michael Anderson founded Spice Crafters LLC in 2012 in honor of the flavorful Sunday dinners he grew up enjoying at his grandmother’s house near Tampa, FL. His passion for food and his unique skill of developing fusion spices and seasonings makes a successful combination for the business. In 2016 Michael began the Chilau brand journey…
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Bella Hanono Family Dentistry
In 2020, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) funded a total of $4.5M in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans and is on the way provide more than $10M in 2021 to Georgia’s small business owners. The average ACE PPP loan is $22,000, 57% have gone to women and 58% have gone to African American business…
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Ms. Niecy’s Learning Center
John and Juanisa Kimbrough – recognized as ACE’s 2018 Commercial Entrepreneur of the Year and honored by the Atlanta Women’s Foundation as a 2019 Sue Wieland Embracing Possibility Award – Shining Example Visit Ms. Niecy’s Website As one of the premier daycare facilities in Southwest Atlanta, Ms. Niecy’s is more than a daycare center. They…
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Eclectic 79 Furniture Store
Visit Eclectic 79 Furniture Store Website Juan Carlos and Viviana Ramirez, owners of Eclectic 79 Home Furniture Store in Dalton, first learned about ACE when they needed a small business loan to purchase inventory in January 2020. Furniture sales were going well until the pandemic hit in March and traffic in the store came to…
