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  • Free webinars to help your business grow

    Making Green in 60 Minutes Free Webinar series designed to help Georgia small businesses grow Credit, capital, marketing and understanding business performance are key issues for businesses in today’s economic environment. Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) is presenting a five-part series of free webinars to help small businesses improve their bottom line and start 2011…

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  • 3% Loans Provide Energy Project Payback, Profits

    ATLANTA, GA – Key issues in making energy efficiency improvements in your business are the payback period and cash flow. Save & Sustain’s 75% subsidy on energy audits and improvement loans with a 3% fixed interest rate benefit both. “We have a current client who will save $714 a month in energy costs,” program director…

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  • Georgia Green Loans Wins National Innovation Award

    ATLANTA, GA.  Georgia Green Loans, a program of Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), has been awarded a Wachovia Wells Fargo NEXT award in the category of industry innovation. NEXT awards are given to community development financial institutions who demonstrate excellence. “Georgia Green Loans is an innovative collaboration on many levels,” ACE CEO Grace Fricks…

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  • Academy Now Open to New Participants

    The Academy for Green Microenterprise Development has received second year PRIME funding, creating two slots for green business development program assistance. Each participant will receive one-on-one technical assistance and guidance in developing a green lending and technical assistance program for their clients. We are looking for organizations who lend to low income and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.…

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  • ACE and Georgia Green Loans Finalists for NEXT Award

    Each year at the Opportunity Finance Network annual conference, $25,000 NEXT awards are given to organizations who show exemplary performance, including innovation.  The awards are sponsored by Wachovia Wells Fargo. Last week, ACE was notified that we are a finalist in the Innovation category. Even being chosen as a finalist is a great honor, as…

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  • Green Academy Site Visit to Spokane, WA

    Elizabeth Penney, director of the Academy for Green Micro-enterprise Development, visited Spokane, Washington, September 15, 2010, for a planning session with member SNAP Financial Access. This visit was the capstone of a year long project during which Penney and consultant Jason Friedman assisted SNAP in developing an action plan for their new project, Access Green…

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  • Special Loan Program for Lumpkin County Businesses

    The Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber featured ACE’s special USDA-funded loan program for Lumpkin Couny in their latest newsletter!

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  • Green Architect Featured on Fox Series, Launches New Design Line

    Award-winning architect Johnna Barrett of Roswell, GA, is in the forefront of sustainable home design. Her innovative home plans feature  a delightful blend of modern functionality and touches of mid-century   charm. Taking this a step further, Johnna is creating a new line called Modern Classic, which will incorporate features from Craftsman, Arts & Crafts,…

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