ACE Helps Businesses Launch and Thrive in Georgia
Since 2000, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE) has helped over 900 small businesses start and grow in Georgia, made more than $60 million in loans and helped create/retain nearly 8,000 jobs. ACE, a longtime member of the Friends, is focused on assisting small-business owners of color, women, low-income entrepreneurs and others who lack equitable access to small-business financing across the Georgia market. Recently, ACE was named as Mission Based Lender of the Year for the 3rd year in a row by the SBA Georgia District Office. ACE is consistently the number one SBA microlender in the state and look forward to continuing to provide loans and business development resources to help Georgia’s small business owners create and grow sustainable businesses which generate jobs. Throughout Georgia in 2018, ACE made 100 loans totaling $11.1 million that created 529 new jobs and helped retain 271. Some of these loans were made…