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Getting to Know ACE’s Director of Community Outreach & Business Lending, Vonda Echols
As director of community outreach and business lending, Vonda Echols is bringing vitality to Atlanta’s urban core. She is focusing on the Neighborhood Planning Unit V, along with the communities surrounding Turner Field, which include Adair Park, Summerhill, Pittsburgh, Capital Gateway, Mechanicsville, and Peoplestown. ACE is implementing strategic support services to address the unique needs…
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State Bank Hosts ACE Women’s Luncheon
State Bank & Trust hosted the ACE High Performing Group quarterly luncheon at their midtown location on March 7th. Cecilia Crutchfield, Vice President, shared details on State Bank along with her role as a Relationship Manager. Guest speaker, Pamela Currie, CFC, Certified Franchise Advisor and Host of the Franchise Radio Show, presented from a wealth…
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Client Spotlight: RL Commercial Systems
When Rob Landers applied for a loan from ACE four years ago, he was declined. “However, we worked together to improve my credit and analyze how the money was coming in and going out to develop a sound business plan,” he says. “Less than 12 months later, I was approved.” Today RL Commercial Systems (RLCS),…
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What does an ACE Loan Officer do? More Than You Know!
Small Business Loan Officer, Bonita Doster, counsels an attendee at our recent Speed Coaching event. Launching a business can be an intimidating process for anyone, especially first-time entrepreneurs. Many business owners do not realize that acquiring that initial loan can take time and patience, and it may require certain conditions – a sound business…
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Client Spotlight: Craft Yarn Co.
When Barrie Turney was 15, her grandmother taught her how to knit. “I just took to it,” she says. “I had a hard time sitting still so knitting gave me a fun way to occupy my hands.” She kept it up as a hobby, even when she was working as a Harley-Davidson mechanic. “I knitted…
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Carver & ACE Receive First New Markets Tax Credit Award for $30 Million from U.S. Treasury
Pictured are (L-R) Grace Fricks, ACE President and CEO, with Joshua Brackett, ACE Chief Financial Officer, who was instrumental in collaborating on the successful application. Carver State Bank is pleased to announce it and its partner, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) have been awarded $30 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from…
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PRESS RELEASE: CARVER RECEIVES FIRST NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT AWARD FOR $30 MILLION FROM U.S. TREASURY
Carver State Bank is pleased to announce it and its partner, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) have been awarded $30 million in New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund through Carver Financial Corporation, Carver State Bank’s holding company and affiliated Community Development Entity.…
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NPU-V Client Profile: 3 Corners Groceries, LLC
Chloe Floyd grew up in a family that owned small neighborhood businesses within the Pittsburgh community for more than 15 years. Chloe stated “she has witnessed the rise and decline of the community, and her business has been effected by the changes in the community.” With the lack of resources and inconvenience that affected her…
