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Micro-loans Available for Small Businesses in 50 North Georgia Counties
A ceremonial big check for $605,000 was presented today by Donnie Thomas, acting state director of USDA Rural Development, to Grace Fricks, chief executive officer of Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), to provide micro-loans to small rural businesses in North Georgia. Funding for micro-loans, those less than $50,000, is available through the Rural Microentrepreneur…
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Cobb County Recycler Wins Greenovation Award
Four years ago, Emil Bekyarov arrived in America, from Bulgaria, with only $400 in his pocket. Yesterday, he received the Georgia Green Loans “Greenovation” Award for his metro-area recycling business, B Green Services, LLC. Bekyarov started out in his new country by washing dishes at restaurants and sleeping on the floor wherever he worked. There, in these…
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Free webinars to help your business grow
Making Green in 60 Minutes Free Webinar series designed to help Georgia small businesses grow Credit, capital, marketing and understanding business performance are key issues for businesses in today’s economic environment. Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) is presenting a five-part series of free webinars to help small businesses improve their bottom line and start 2011…
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3% Loans Provide Energy Project Payback, Profits
ATLANTA, GA – Key issues in making energy efficiency improvements in your business are the payback period and cash flow. Save & Sustain’s 75% subsidy on energy audits and improvement loans with a 3% fixed interest rate benefit both. “We have a current client who will save $714 a month in energy costs,” program director…
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Georgia Green Loans Wins National Innovation Award
ATLANTA, GA. Georgia Green Loans, a program of Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), has been awarded a Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT award in the category of industry innovation. NEXT awards are given to community development financial institutions who demonstrate excellence. “Georgia Green Loans is an innovative collaboration on many levels,” ACE CEO Grace Fricks…
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Academy Now Open to New Participants
The Academy for Green Microenterprise Development has received second year PRIME funding, creating two slots for green business development program assistance. Each participant will receive one-on-one technical assistance and guidance in developing a green lending and technical assistance program for their clients. We are looking for organizations who lend to low income and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.…
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ACE and Georgia Green Loans Finalists for NEXT Award
Each year at the Opportunity Finance Network annual conference, $25,000 NEXT awards are given to organizations who show exemplary performance, including innovation. The awards are sponsored by Wachovia Wells Fargo. Last week, ACE was notified that we are a finalist in the Innovation category. Even being chosen as a finalist is a great honor, as…
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Green Academy Site Visit to Spokane, WA
Elizabeth Penney, director of the Academy for Green Micro-enterprise Development, visited Spokane, Washington, September 15, 2010, for a planning session with member SNAP Financial Access. This visit was the capstone of a year long project during which Penney and consultant Jason Friedman assisted SNAP in developing an action plan for their new project, Access Green…
