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Tim K. Griffis Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc.
ACE is pleased to announce that Tim K. Griffis, CFA, has joined the organization as chief operating officer. In this new role, Griffis will support ACE President and CEO Grace Fricks with the nonprofit’s strategic initiatives and oversee the ongoing operations of its finance and credit divisions. Griffis brings more than 25 years of financial…
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Client Spotlight: Clarion Inn & Suites on the Westside
Weary travelers who settle into a comfortable room at Clarion Inn & Suites Atlanta Downtown can thank ACE for playing a role in their good night’s sleep. Last year, ACE contributed $1 million to the $9.4 million construction build-out project by H. J. Russell & Company, which specializes in real estate development, construction, and property…
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Access to Capital for Women
In 2018, ACE disbursed $4.7 million in lending capital to women business owners, a 24% increase over the prior year. We also assisted over 1,000 women through our Women’s Business Center one-on-one coaching, workshop & webinars and networking events. Women need increased access to capital and greater financial acumen. While women own 30% of small…
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Three ACE Entrepreneurs Chosen for Prestigious Goldman Sachs Program
(L-R) Meet Jamine Moton, owner of The Skylar Firm; Clara Olguin, co-owner of CIC Floors; and Carla Carson, owner of Extreme Body Fitness. Hard work for big dreams can pay off in unexpected ways. Just ask three of ACE’s clients who were tapped for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program, a four-month, Boston-based…
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Norcross Nonprofit Helps Grow Small Business Throughout Atlanta
Click to read article: Norcross News – February 2019
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Meet One of ACE’s Underwriters, Eric Swilling
The CEO of Swilling Underwriting Services, Eric Swilling specializes in third-party asset quality monitoring, or “loan review;” underwrites loans of all sizes; reviews collateral; and, provides credit analysis. Swilling, whose business is based in Atlanta, works for ACE as an independent contractor. He uses his extensive, detail-driven lending expertise to enhance ACE’s effectiveness. “I was…
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ACE Awarded 2nd Year of Funding by The Atlanta Women’s Foundation
Photo: (credit: Cassie Connelly) Kari B. Love, AWF’s Chief Executive Officer; Sandra Font, Director, ACE Women’s Business Center; and DiShonda Hughes, AWF’s Executive Vice President of Mission. The Atlanta Women’s Foundation (AWF) announced a second year of funding for the Women’s Pathway to Success Program, which awarded a total of $500,000 to ten local…
