ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is a Georgia nonprofit and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) helping small businesses grow through capital, coaching, and connections. Over the last 25 years, ACE has provided more than $250 million in loans and business advisory services, supporting 2,800+ small business owners and helping create or save 23,000+ jobs for Georgians — with a focus on women and entrepreneurs in low-to-moderate income communities who might not otherwise have access to the capital they need.
ACE has historically served 68 counties across North Georgia and Metro Atlanta — and in 2023 opened an office in Tifton to meet the growing needs of small business owners across rural and underserved South Georgia. Locally, ACE’s South Georgia division is led by Tommie Beth Willis out of Tifton, putting capital, coaching, and connections directly into the hands of the entrepreneurs building South Georgia’s small business economy from the ground up.
We are proud to partner with an organization so deeply committed to closing the gap between South Georgia’s entrepreneurs and the capital they need to grow.
