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Wells Fargo Foundation awards ACE a $2.8 million grant to spark small business growth, job creation
Team members from Wells Fargo, ACE, Morehouse College and Morehouse Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center celebrate the grant presentation at the African American Hall of Fame at Morehouse College on Tuesday evening, January 21. Diverse Community Capital Program invests in Atlanta to help underserved entrepreneurs grow ATLANTA, Jan. 21, 2020 – The Wells Fargo Foundation is…
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Introducing ACE’s newest Board Member, Mary Kepler
Mary Kepler was brought up by strong women. “My mother and grandmothers taught me to get an education and be self-reliant and self-supporting,” she says, with pride, noting that her mother was a nurse who became an instructor who developed the nation’s first curriculum for an associate degree of nursing. “As a result, helping women…
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Client Spotlight: Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar
Talk about a sugar buzz. Sweet Joy Ice Cream Bar combines two pleasures by infusing the premium dessert, made on-site, with alcohol. “Believe me, we had to get a special license to do this,” says proprietor Talia Holmes, “but it’s been worth it all the way.” Among the intoxicating flavors: Raspberry Sweet Wine, Honey Bourbon,…
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Getting to Know Board Member, Sibyl Slade
For Sibyl Slade, financial success is more than just an abstract concept. You can see physical proof of her vision in her legacy project on foreclosure prevention that is on display in the National Monetary Museum in New York City. “It’s one of those things where you’re doing your job and didn’t realize you were…
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Atlanta Business Chronicle Recognizes Grace Fricks as Corporate Diversity Champion
Grace Fricks was honored as a Corporate Diversity Champion at the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards held Thursday, November 14th, at King Plow Arts Center. Surrounded by her management team and board members, she humbly accepted the award on behalf of her lifelong work. Nicknamed “Amazing Grace,” she has been making an impact…
