ACE In the News

ACE’s Ace, Grace Fricks, in Georgia Trend’s January 2012 issue: Organizations: Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs

ACE is featured on CNN Money as one of the top 10 microfinance companies in the nation! www.money.cnn.com, July 14, 2011

Bigwood Boards: Manufacturer brings production to state with Georgia Green Loan, GA Trend Small Business Guide, 2011/2012

SolarFlex Technologies, a company funded by ACE, featured in Athens Banner Herald, June 5, 2011

CDFI Fund’s Director Donna J. Gambrell shares her testimony before the U.S. House of Reps’ Appropriations Subcommittee- Shout-out to ACE, May 25, 2011

Small Business Loans Available for Area Entrepreneurs, Douglas County Sentinel, May 21, 2011

ACE featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle Financial Section, Atlanta Business Chronicle, page 18a, May 13, 2011

Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs selected as participant in Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses CDFI Growth Collaborative, May 11, 2011

Golf Genie a winner for Atlanta entrepreneur, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 6, 2011

Broken System, GeorgiaTrend Magazine, April 1, 2011

Grace Fricks on Southeast Green blogtalkradio, February 2, 2011

Townieconomy Forecast, The Flagpole, January 26, 2011

Fayette Front Page, January 6, 2011

Business Briefs, Times-Herald, December 26, 2010

So You Want to Expand Your Georgia Small Business?, Statesboro Business & Lifestyle Magazine, December 2010

Wells Fargo, Businesses Recognized by ACE Awards, Trading Markets, December 19, 2010

ACE Wins Wells Fargo NEXT Award for Innovation, November  2010

WNEG Athens TV Feature, June 22, 2010

SBA Microloan Program Available Statewide, Access NorthGA, June 21, 2010

How can Your Company Save Energy Costs and Sustain Business?, Camden County Chamber, June 14, 2010

Green Loans Support Small Businesses, Sustainable Cities Institute, June 10, 2010

Building it Green, Georgia Trend, June 2010

GreenPlate June Special, June 2010

Small Stimulus: A survival line for region’s startup firms, Atlanta Journal Constitution, February 21, 2010

Green Small Business Funding in Georgia, Mother Nature Network, February 1, 2010

Save & Sustain press release, GreenLife Atlanta, January 31, 2010

Blairsville Woman Recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year, Georgia Sentinel, January 15, 2010

Green Loans Aid Eco-Minded Entrepreneurs, AOL Small Business, December 3, 2009

Entrepreneurs Turn to Microloans, Womenetics, November 22, 2009

Habersham EMC Magazine, September 2009 – Page 3

Local Business Receives SBA “green loan,” Times Georgian, August 2009

Grant to Haralson Chamber of Commerce to yield loans for local small businesses, Times Georgian, August 2009

AEO Exchange Blog , June 17, 2009 (industry association, national coverage)

Organizational Profile ,Georgia Trend, May 2009

Seed Money Grows Green, Gainesville Times, March 28, 2009