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Staff Spotlight: Meet Kimberly Jackson
Grant Manager and Reporting Specialist, ACE Kimberly Jackson is the Grant Manager and Reporting Specialist at ACE. She is an experienced Operational Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in various project management roles in non-profit organizations requiring strong data management skills in business process development and data analysis. Jackson’s project management and reports and…
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ACE Continues Partnership with SOAR for Disbursement of Over $11 Million in Loans to Help the South’s Smallest Businesses Recover
November 15, 2021 (Atlanta, Georgia) The Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund was designed to help the smallest businesses and nonprofits across the South rebuild from COVID-19. The fund has deployed an initial $11 million in flexible, low-interest loans across 14 states and Washington. D.C. Created by community lenders to provide affordable capital and free…
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Nita Penn
As Director of the Women’s Business Center- Savannah Region of ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, Penn conducts Strategy & Management Consulting as a Researcher, Facilitator, and Advocate. She has a background in Military Intelligence & Human Resources – and a good eye for Creative Direction. She thrives in environments that allow her to…
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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 minority 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 diverse and underserved entrepreneurs in Atlanta with capital and technical support. Launch of the partnership was announced on Tuesday, October 26th at Morehouse College…
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Client Spotlight: Takes a Village Transportation
As a mother of four navigating Atlanta rush hours, Amia Guild understood the challenges of transportation. “It can be hard to work a full day and go from one end of town to another,” she said. One afternoon, she showed up at school where kids were congregated outside. “This child asked me if I was…
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Client Spotlight: A Dream Come True for Mandarae Strength & Power
Amanda Rae Wright became a member of CrossFit Lanier in 2016 and quickly fell in love with CrossFit and the gym’s atmosphere. She obtained her Level 1 CrossFit Certificate and started coaching the kids and adult programs at CrossFit Lanier. She established a relationship with the gym’s owners, who after 10 years building a thriving…
