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Georgia’s Largest Small Business Lender Welcomes New CEO
Martina Edwards Leads ACE into its 25th year of growth. With nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Edwards is focused on continuing ACE’s legacy of providing affordable loans to under-resourced business owners.
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Staff Spotlight: Meet Chris Clay
Commercial Loan Officer, ACE Chris Clay describes himself as an advocate of equitable communities and a highly motivated change agent. ACE is fortunate that he joined us in June of 2021 as a Commercial Loan Officer to help with our mission of serving Georgia businesses. In his early career, Chris was searching for the best…
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ACE Welcomes Newest Board Member, Miguel Alandete
Mr. Miguel Alandete has joined the board of directors at ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs. Alandete is the Senior Vice President – SBA Lending Sales Manager at First Horizon Bank in Atlanta, where he oversees a dedicated team of eight SBA product specialists that provide government guaranteed lending products such as the SBA…
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ACE Heralds Brown Toy Box Deal With American Retail Giant, Target
ACE deal enables Brown Toy Box to add Black representation to toy aisles via their custom STEM/STEAM educational toys at over a thousand Target outlets across the U.S. Atlanta, Georgia. December 24th, 2021 – Access to Capital for Entrepreneurship (ACE) client Brown Toy Box recently secured a national distribution deal with American retail giant, Target…
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Jimmy John’s Franchise- SW Georgia
An Atlanta native and military veteran, Felicia Parks is an African American owner of a Jimmy Johns franchise in Southwest Georgia. With nearly six years under her belt as a franchisee she had hired over 75 employees and had hit a stride in business, but nothing could have prepared her for the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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Adiva Group
Adiva Group, LLC was founded by Marionette Ball in 2018, and serves as a business development and training solution for other companies. The business’ objective is to educate, train and develop collateral materials to support minority-owned & women-owned businesses, and corporate and private sectors.Adiva provides business consultants, educational materials and publications. Ball first connected with…
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MuniRem Environmental, LLC
MuniRem Environmental, LLC was established in 2014 by Dr. Valentine Nzengung. The company specializes in providing environmental remediation products and services for the cleanup of explosives, contaminated soils and water, and restoration of mining sites. Like other small businesses, MuniRem Environmental suffered losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With a 60% drop in revenue in…
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Modern Podiatry
A Fayetteville, GA native, Dr. Kibibi Wanzu, DPM is a caring and compassionate podiatrist specializing in diabetic foot care, sports podiatry, and aesthetic procedures. Her practice, Modern Podiatry, provides medical and surgical management of foot, ankle and leg conditions for patients of all ages in clinical, in-patient and outpatient hospital, and nursing home settings. After…
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Skylar Security
By the time Jamine Moton walked away from the world of collegiate track and field in 2004, she was a national champion, a hammer throw record holder, an Olympic alternate and a future hall of famer. However, when she retired from her sport, Moton didn’t leave her identity as an athlete behind her. Rather, in…
