Appalachian Community Enterprises

3173 Highway 129 North
Cleveland GA, 30528-8380


Established in 1997, Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE), is a recently certified-CDFI that provides loan products and development services to low-income entrepreneurs in Appalachia. ACE serves 13 northeast Georgia counties and will expand its target market to serve emerging microentrepreneurs in northwest Georgia.

CDFI Awards for Appalachian Community Enterprises


FA (2008) - $518,781

Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE) is a certified CDFI established in 2000. ACE provides microloans under $35,000 and business planning and financial literacy education courses to 34 counties of North Georgia. ACE will use its FY08 Financial Assistance award of $420,170 as lending capital to small businesses and its FY08 Technical Assistance grant of $98,611 to expand its products and services to Gwinnett County, Georgia.



FA (2004) - $262,900

Appalachian Community Enterprises (ACE) will use the award to provide microloan products to its expanded target market and increase its organizational capacity.



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