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KindTouch Healthcare Services, LLC
In 2003 after being a registered nurse for a few years, Dr. Blessing Agu became a mother of twin girls, one of which was born with respiratory and GI issues. In that moment, Dr. Agu realized how difficult it was for other parents who had to go through a similar struggle with their own children…
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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 that provide government guaranteed lending products such as the SBA…
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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 programmatic impact are met. He uses his relationship building skills to lead…
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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 Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. in support of the ACE Recovery and Resilience Program providing…
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ACE One of 12 CDFIs in the Veteran Collaborative Established to Provide Funding for Veteran Business Owners
ATLANTA ANNOUNCEMENT The Veteran Collaborative Announces the Creation of the Veteran Loan Fund Group of twelve Community Development Financial Institutions, with Bank of America as lead investor, honor our nation’s veterans. January 27, 2022 – ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. is honored to be one of twelve Community Development Financial Institutions announcing…
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ACE Selected as One of Seven CDFIs For First Round of Starbucks Community Resilience Fund
Starbucks funding will allow ACE to continue supporting small business growth and community development projects in Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities with historically limited access to capital. Atlanta, Georgia. January 11, 2022 – Following the company’s commitment to invest $100 million to launch the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund, Starbucks will issue the…
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ACE Heralds Brown Toy Box Deal With American Retail Giant, Target
ACE deal enables Brown Toy Box to add Black representation to toy aisles via their custom STEM/STEAM educational toys at over a thousand Target outlets across the U.S. Atlanta, Georgia. December 24th, 2021 – Access to Capital for Entrepreneurship (ACE) client Brown Toy Box recently secured a national distribution deal with American retail giant, Target…
