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  • Georgia’s Largest Small Business Lender Welcomes New CEO

    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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  • ACE Featured With Client Amia Mize on ATL Live

    ACE Featured With Client Amia Mize on ATL Live

    Pictured L-R: Becky Sattero, Jobina Fortson-Evans, Amia Mize, and Ray Pennie) (Atlanta, Georgia. February 27, 2025) – ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs was recently featured on the Atlanta News First show ATL Live. ACE Chief of Business Advisory Services, Ray Pennie, and ACE client, Amia Mize of Takes A Village Transportation, discussed how…

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  • ACE Clients Recognized at Black History Month Celebration

    ACE Clients Recognized at Black History Month Celebration

    (Pictured L-R: Ray Pennie, Gabriela Lopez, Tonya Rapley, Meko Taylor, Christina Martin, Okorie Johnson, Jai-Leta Colvard, Ardina Pierre, Geoffrey Wilson) (Atlanta, Georgia – February 26, 2025). The Cummins Inc. Black Network held an intimate Black History Month Celebration on February 26th honoring Atlanta’s entrepreneurs and recognizing their contributions to Atlanta. Through their CARE microloan program,…

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  • ACE Quarterly Winter Newsletter

    ACE Quarterly Winter Newsletter

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  • WBC Metro Atlanta- January

    WBC Metro Atlanta- January

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  • Tonya Rapley Joins ACE as Director of Strategic Partnerships

    Tonya Rapley Joins ACE as Director of Strategic Partnerships

    ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs announced today that Tonya Rapley of Fulton County, GA has been named Director of Strategic Partnerships. Rapley will oversee the Fund Development and Marketing departments for ACE. As a member of the management team, the Director of Strategic Partnerships is responsible for all fundraising and oversight of marketing…

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  • ACE Highlighted Among Atlanta Nonprofits Navigating New Leadership

    ACE Highlighted Among Atlanta Nonprofits Navigating New Leadership

    The Atlanta Business Chronicle included ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs in a recent story about new local nonprofit leaders and their plans to balance the legacies and futures of their organizations. Martina Edwards will become the new president and CEO of ACE on January 1, succeeding Grace Covington Fricks who has been the…

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  • YoSoyMujer brings Mi Tierra, ¡Celebra tu Herencia!

    YoSoyMujer brings Mi Tierra, ¡Celebra tu Herencia! Celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with a cultural event, come with your family and friends and enjoy a musical journey through Latin America. Experience the traditions, dances, costumes and music that goes straight to the heart. Also find handmade products that will be sold at the event! family-friendly event…

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