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Georgia’s Largest Small Business Lender Welcomes New CEO
Martina Edwards Leads ACE into its 25th year of growth. With nearly 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Edwards is focused on continuing ACE’s legacy of providing affordable loans to under-resourced business owners.
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Chris Clay Appointed Director of Lending at ACE
ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs announced today that Chris Clay of Gwinnett County, GA has been named Director of Lending. He will be supervising the lending team and overseeing loan production, ensuring that goals of capital deployment and programmatic impact are met. In the role, he will also use his relationship building skills…
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ACE Expands It’s Reach Into South Georgia with Grand Opening of New Office in Tifton
ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs recently opened a South Georgia Office to serve small and medium sized businesses in rural and South Georgia with capital and support they need to grow. The ACE office in Tifton was established to serve all of South Georgia. South GA Regional Director Tommie Beth Willis was hired…
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ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Inc. Announces 2024 Board Appointments
Current ACE Board Members (L-R): Dale Royal, Sibyl Slade, Bill Zawrotny, Grace Fricks, Matt Bozzelli, Carlos Mata, Courtney I. Smith ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs announced today changes to its board of directors. The announcement was made by Grace Fricks, president and CEO of ACE, which is the only community development financial institution…
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Shanon Stewart Named Chief Operating Officer of ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
We are pleased to announce that Shanon Stewart of Rabun County, GA has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ACE, serving as the primary strategic and management partner to the President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition to overseeing and executing the operational functions of the organization, Stewart will also be charged with designing…
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ACE Co-hosts Latinas Rise Event in Atlanta
ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs co-hosted a training session along with Latinas Rise for Hispanic business owners focused on “Non-Traditional Lending.” The session was held at the ACE Women’s Business Center (WBC) in Norcross with Latinas Rise leaders Lisa Guadalupe Clarke and Gabriel Vaca who put together a dynamic panel of speakers. ACE…