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Georgia Green Loans featured in Athens Banner-Herald
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/060511/bus_839869621.shtml
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Creating Jobs and Transforming Communities
The United States Congress established the CDFI Fund as a bipartisan initiative under the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-325). Recognizing the need to bolster a fledgling industry that was making significant inroads in economic development in low-income communities, the bill’s authors designed the CDFI Fund to provide financial…
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Small Business Loans Available to Area Entrepreneurs
The Haralson County Chamber of Commerce and Haralson County Development Authority announced recently that of the $99,999 received from the United States Department of Agriculture and distributed by what was then known as Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE) in October 2008 to fund small business loans, only $6,000 has been spent. Read Full Story
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Opportunity Finance Network and Goldman Sachs Select Participants for 10,000 Small Businesses CDFI Growth Collaborative
Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation’s leading network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs), and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative announced the 21 participants of the 10,000 Small Businesses CDFI Growth Collaborative today. This distinguished group was selected from a pool of more than 50 applicants, and represents CDFI loan funds…
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Report Highlights Georgia’s Green Economy
This Profile of the Green Economy from the National Governors Association summaries industries and job growth in Georgia’s green economy.
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Tutoring Business Slashes Electricity Use, Bills with Save & Sustain Loan
As a result of innovative Save & Sustain financing, Bob Hoyer is saving hundreds a month on his electric bill and he’s thrilled. “Our summer electric bills were unthinkable,” he said, referring to his decision to replace fluorescent lighting and install solar panels on the roof of the 4,000 square foot building housing his tutoring…
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Georgia Green Loans Customer Builds Large Federal Solar Project
Check out SolarFlex’s project at the Marine base at Parris Island. The solar deck on the parking garage roof is going to provide 50% of the electricity for the new barracks. SolarFlex Technologies used a working capital loan from Georgia Green Loans to do this project. Congratulations to Bill Snapp and the team at SolarFlex!…
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Golf Genie a Winner for Atlanta Entrepreneur
Golfers spend a lot of money trying to get better. They buy clubs, take lessons and practice till dark. Still, there are times on the course when they can’t remember the proper setup for a sidehill lie with the ball below their feet. Atlanta entrepreneur Kristian Traylor is capitalizing on such moments. He developed the Golf Genie…
