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  • Jimmy John’s Franchise- SW Georgia

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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…

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  • SKBproductions LLC

    SKBproductions LLC

    When Steven K Ball graduated from film school at Miami-Dade Community College in 1982, he saw the need to come to Atlanta to get involved in becoming a content provider for Black aesthetics in the entertainment field, and for content to be produced by Black people. Financing was coming from white companies, but Black producers…

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  • Staff Spotlight: Meet Glenn Bachman

    Staff Spotlight: Meet Glenn Bachman

    Financial Advisor, ACE Glenn Bachman joined the ACE team after spending more than 30 years as an entrepreneur, professional angel investor and business advisor. As an entrepreneur, he has started, built, and sold multiple businesses. As a professional angel investor, Glenn served as a board member and co-chair of the screening committee for Atlanta Technology…

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  • SKBproductions LLC

    Click here to Visit SKBproductions Website SKBproductions LLC – Steven K Ball When Steven K Ball graduated from film school at Miami-Dade Community College in 1982, he saw the need to come to Atlanta to get involved in becoming a content provider for Black aesthetics in the entertainment field, and for content to be produced by…

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