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Outstanding Small-Business Owners and Partners Recognized at ACE Annual Awards
The J. Alton Wingate Economic Partnership Award was presented by ACE to JPMorgan Chase at its annual awards ceremony. The award was presented to Rey Curva, Georgia market manager for Chase Business Banking by representatives of Equity ATL and Ascend Atlanta — two recent collaboratives Chase has funded in Georgia to help expand access to…
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ACE and Ms. Niecy’s Learning Center Accept the 2019 Sue Wieland Embracing Possibility Award
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation treated ACE’s Grace Fricks and Sandra Font, along with Juanisa Kimbrough, to a Meet & Greet with Gayle King, the keynote speaker of the Numbers Too Big to Ignore luncheon. ACE and client Juanisa (Niecy) Kimbrough, founder of Ms. Niecy’s Home Away from Home Learning Center Inc., recently received the…
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Partner Spotlight: Warner Fuller Consulting
When Gretchen Fuller encountered ACE, she knew she had found an enterprise with kindred values. “My company tends to focus on women-owned businesses,” says the president of Warner Fuller Consulting, LLC. “We don’t turn anyone away, but I’ve found that many women entrepreneurs feel more comfortable speaking to another woman as far as being heard…
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Partner Spotlight: Atlantic Consulting Solutions
Albert Assad, CEO and founder of Atlantic Consulting Solutions, has worked with large, Fortune 500 companies around the globe. These days, he derives great satisfaction from helping smaller and medium-sized businesses in metro Atlanta through contract work with ACE. “In a nutshell, we help companies create an infrastructure that will help scale their business,” he…
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A Collaborative Effort – Trainers Childcare Center
Marie Tchouassi, Owner, Trainers Childcare Center, and Sandy Headley, Vice President of ACE, celebrate at her closing in July! On paper, a loan was made to Trainers Childcare Center in July as part of the ACE/Carver State Bank Partnership in the New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) Small Business Loan Pool. But for Marie Tchouassi,…
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ACE Client, Len Foote Hike Inn, Receives LEED Platinum Certification for Sustainability
Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council, with USGBC Emerging Professional team, presents Len Foote Hike Inn LEED Platinum plaque to the Executive Director, Eric Graves, at the Georgia World Congress Center. (Photo credit: Steve Williams) Len Foote Hike Inn is thrilled to announce they recently achieved LEED certification at the Platinum level…
