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Creating ACE’s Cost-Cutting-Where-Environmentally-Friendly Plan
by Jace Brewer, Loan Officer for ACE I don’t consider myself an environmentalist, conservationist, or preservationist. I work in the lending department at ACE and my focus is on small business. So when given the task of creating a green plan for ACE, reducing expenses to impact the bottom line was my primary concern. It […]
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Creating green jobs, one small business at a time…
The United Nations defines a green job as one that preserves or improves the environment. A succinct yet broad definition that perfectly describes the purpose of Georgia Green Loans. In 2009, the first year of operation, Georgia Green Loans provided capital to 16 businesses who created or retained 79 jobs. Our customers included an organic […]
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Congratulations to 2010 Academy Participants!
We had many great applications, and it was a hard decision, but we finally chose three organizations for the inaugural session of the Academy for Green Microenterprise Development! They are: Detroit Midtown Micro-enterprise Fund, Detroit, MI Good Work Network, New Orleans, LA SNAP, Spokane, WA All three have a green loan program underway and we […]
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Green Your Restaurant Video
– by Elizabeth Penney & Jacob Smith
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Holiday Delights – A Locally Grown Feast
Photo by Nada Powers Bunnell – Loganberry Heritage Farm A Guest Blog By Jennie Inglis, Cleveland, Georgia I could write a narrative on our locally/Georgia/regionally grown dinner that is as long as the dinner was large. I would like to write that, but the story soon becomes entangled with twists and turns until the details […]
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Georgia Green Loans mentioned in AOL Small Business
Georgia Green Loans was the first mention in an article by Charlotte Jensen on capital for green businesses! Green Loans Aid Eco-Minded Entrepreneurs
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Georgia Green Loans For Organic Farmers
Now on YouTube, a new video for organic farmers explaining how Georgia Green Loans can help them! – by Elizabeth Penney & Jacob Smith
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Georgia Green Loans on YouTube
A new Georgia Green loans video is now on youtube! We appreciate any feedback and would like to thank all of our green loan customers. – by Elizabeth Penney & Jacob Smith