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  • Golf Genie a Winner for Atlanta Entrepreneur

    Golfers spend a lot of money trying to get better. They buy clubs, take lessons and practice till dark. Still, there are times on the course when they can’t remember the proper setup for a sidehill lie with the ball below their feet. Atlanta entrepreneur Kristian Traylor is capitalizing on such moments. He developed the Golf Genie…

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  • ACE mentioned in April Georgia Trend

    We’re under the state economic round-up report, White County! http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=65048&p=42

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  • Georgia Green Loans Founder Featured on Southeast Green’s blogtalkradio

    Grace speaks about the programs Georgia Green Loans offers to help small businesses start, expand and green-ovate.

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  • Grace Fricks – ACE Loans – Get money that is green two ways

    Grace Fricks is the founder and CEO of Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE), now known as Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs. ACE is a non-profit organization and Community Development Financial Institution that provides loans to start and grow businesses in Georgia. ACE also offers its borrowers business development resources to create sustainable businesses. Since 1999, ACE…

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  • Organizations from D.C. and Ohio Newest Academy Members

    The Enterprise Development Group (EDG) of Washington, D.C., and the Economic and Community Development Institute (ECDI) of Columbus, OH, were selected to participate in the 2011 Academy for Green Microenterprise Development. Both organizations are Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) providing loans and business development services to low income business owners. The Academy for Green Microenterprise…

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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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