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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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  • Simple steps to help keep your business safe from scams

    Simple steps to help keep your business safe from scams

    Small business owners should be aware of scams and take steps to protect their businesses. With the holidays coming up fast and the explosion of AI introducing ways to improve and streamline business, we want to advise all business owners to please continue to beware of scammers. Fraudsters are getting more and more clever in…

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  • Navigating Business Through Labor Issues: Strategies for Entrepreneurs

    Navigating Business Through Labor Issues: Strategies for Entrepreneurs

    At ACE, we aim to help small business owners with not only capital, coaching and connections, but also with practical advice to help entrepreneurs navigate business uncertainties. Strikes can significantly disrupt supply chains, leaving entrepreneurs scrambling to protect their businesses from potential losses. Here are a few key strategies for entrepreneurs to mitigate the impact.…

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  • Special Notice to Small Business Owners: Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)

    Special Notice to Small Business Owners: Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)

    Small business owners should be aware of a new reporting deadline coming up — with potential penalties. The Corporate Transparency Act requires businesses with fewer than 20 employees to provide names, dates of birth, addresses and other identifying information about its owners. It’s part of a larger effort by the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes…

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  • ACE Recognized as One of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work

    ACE Recognized as One of Atlanta’s Best Places to Work

    ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is honored to be recognized as one of the top 15 “Best Places to Work” for 2024 in the Small Company category by Atlanta Business Chronicle. ACE team members were able to attend the Chronicle’s Healthiest Employers + Best Places to Work Awards ceremony on Thursday, August 29th,…

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  • MacKenzie Scott Gives $10 Million to Georgia Nonprofit ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

    MacKenzie Scott Gives $10 Million to Georgia Nonprofit ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

    Surprise gift provides unrestricted funds to support Georgia’s small businesses A $10 million gift from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs will have a dramatic impact on the nonprofit’s work to fuel the growth of Georgia businesses around the state, said Grace Fricks, ACE founder and CEO. The unrestricted…

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  • ACE Announces It’s 9th Annual Speed Coaching Event

    ACE Announces It’s 9th Annual Speed Coaching Event

    ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs announce it’s 9th Annual ACE Speed Coaching Event coming up Thursday, August 22nd. The signature event allows business owners to meet one-on-one in a fast paced, fun environment with at least three successful business coaches in 30-minute increments to discuss strategies and solutions that are right for their…

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