GA09 Stories and Data

GA09 Stories

Success Is Tangible
Jasmen Mickey founded Success Is Tangible to provide coaching, training, and motivational services focused on resilience and professional growth. ACE provided funding, business guidance, government-contracting assistance, certification support, and marketing exposure that helped Mickey broaden the company’s services and pursue new opportunities.
Triple J Global Solutions
Triple J Global Solutions provides real estate, infrastructure, and compliance services supporting transportation, utilities, housing, and other public projects. ACE provided individualized business guidance and training on government contracting, capital access, financial organization, and supplier diversity to help the company strengthen its operations and market position.
Enhanced Estètic
Enhanced Estètic is a Sandy Springs salon offering waxing, lash, skincare, retail, and professional training services. A $25,000 ACE loan and business coaching helped owner Jhada Williams open a storefront, improve cash-flow management and pricing, expand products and training, and prepare the business for continued growth.
GoGAL Program
ACE’s Savannah Women’s Business Center graduated 20 entrepreneurs through the GoGAL Program, developed with Step Up Savannah and Start Up Savannah. Participants received business training, individualized planning assistance, and $2,500 microgrants to help launch or expand their businesses.

Map of GA09 CDFI Branches and Stories

Thank you to our partners at Inclusive and CDBA for sharing data on CDFI Bank and CDFI Credit Union branch locations. In addition, about 100 of our CDFI Stories come from OFN’s story database.

GA09 Investment Map

CDFI Investment Map

Mapped CDFI investment data (2005-2023), via the CDFI Coalition's partnership with CDFI Friendly America.

CDFI Advocacy App

Want more state data? Check out CDFI Friendly America's mobile-friendly CDFI Advocacy App for impacts from 2005-2023.

GA09 Fact Sheet

CDFIs provide a critical service to low-income entrepreneurs who are generally excluded from traditional financing to receive business training services and access to affordable capital to help them start their own microenterprises and thus improve their family’s and community’s economic stability.

John Arnold, Thrive Community Lending, Atlanta, GA

These funds are vital to increase the capacity to serve low to moderate income families and their purchase of safe, fit, and affordable housing.

Rebecca Cartee, Columbus Housing Initiative, Inc., Columbus, GA