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SBA Launches Largest Expansion of
Women’s Business Centers in 30 Years
20 Women’s Business Centers to Open Across America
Supporting Women-Owned Small Businesses
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We are excited to share with our clients, partners and supporters that ACE Women’s Business Center will open a new location in the upcoming months in Savannah, Georgia.
SBA’s WBCs are a national network of 136 centers that offer one-on-one counseling, training, networking, workshops, technical assistance, and mentoring to women entrepreneurs on numerous business development topics, including business startup, financial management, marketing, and procurement. “Opening the doors to the new Women’s Business Centers is crucial to the vitality of women-owned small business owners. This network expansion will provide female entrepreneurs with the resources they need to start, grow, and expand their businesses,” said SBA's Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development Allen Gutierrez. “We look forward to the continued success of the WBC program as it contributes to the overall health of our economy and creates jobs in their local communities.”
More to come as we continue to progress on the opening of our new ACE Savannah Women’s Business Center.
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ASCEND Cohort Application
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Ascend Atlanta is part of a national network of local ecosystems that offers small business owners in the metro Atlanta area access to markets, money and management training. Small business owners will also receive 1:1 coaching and a dedicated Small Business Development Consultant.
The program begins March 8th and is free to selected participants.
Learn more by visiting our website: www.AscendAtl.org.
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Small Business and Nonprofit Remote Pro Bono Clinic
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Several major Atlanta law firms and the State Bar of Georgia have partnered together to offer free legal advice to small businesses on pressing coronavirus-related concerns, such as federal relief programs and employment matters, through a free legal clinic. In response to the devastating economic impact of COVID-19 on small businesses and nonprofits, the Small Business and Nonprofit Remote Pro Bono Clinic assists nonprofit organizations and small businesses with 25 or fewer employees who can benefit from a consultation regarding legal issues they are facing as a result of the pandemic.
The services are offered in a virtual clinic format in which small businesses are paired with attorneys who can offer assistance in areas related to federal loan relief, lease modifications, insurance, tax, employment, contract enforcement and bankruptcy/dissolution.
Sign Up Here for Assistance
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National Women's Business Council 2020 Annual Report
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The National Women's Business Council has released the 2020 Annual Report to the White House, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. This report features a recap of the Council’s critical engagement amidst a global pandemic, a landscape of the state of women's business enterprise, and an actionable body of policy recommendations on the Council’s three areas of focus: access to capital, rural women's entrepreneurship, and women in STEM.
Click Here to View the Report
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Sales Fundamental Series
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| "Researchers learned that negotiators who took on the role of a problem solver were among the most effective.” During these trainings you will learn how to be more effective in your negotiation skills and closing skills as a salesperson." |
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Webinar I – Negotiation Skills
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Learning what you don’t know | Not giving your power away in negotiating |
Having the right mindset when negotiating. |
| January 13, 2021 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm |
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Webinar II – Mutual Action Plans
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| What are they? | Why are they important? | Why should you use them? |
| February 16, 2021 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
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Reach Customers Online with Google
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How to reach and engage with customers online - to continue to generate leads, make sales, and grow revenue. Learn how customers find your business online and how to promote your online presence using a free business listing, search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, and online advertising.
**All attendees will receive up to $150 in matching Google Ad Credits** |
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January 21, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Small Business Access to Capital
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| Looking for funds for your business? Join us and learn about our loan products and requirements, business plan tool and all the resources ACE & the Women's Business Center offer to support small businesses. |
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January 27, 2021 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Tax Planning Basics:
Lower Your 2021 Tax Bill Now!
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In this session, you will learn ten key tax strategies to help you lower your tax bill before it is too late!
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February 3, 2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Women-Owned Small Business
Certification Cohort Series
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Next month, ACE Women’s Business Center will present the 2nd Women-Owned Small Business Certification Cohort Series.
This program will be comprised of a series of trainings that will educate women business owners on the process to get their business WOSB certified. This series will help entrepreneurs to position their business to compete in the multi-billion-dollar federal marketplace!
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February & March 2021
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Are you a business owner who would like to volunteer as a presenter during our trainings? Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community and share your expertise and business knowledge with other entrepreneurs. If interested, please fill out the Volunteer Application Form and we will reach out to you once there is an interest on your expertise.
Fill Out a Form to Volunteer as a Presenter
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Stay up to date on the latest news about entrepreneurs, small business, the economy ...
Top Business Trends for 2021: With the New Year on the horizon, there are potential new opportunities to take advantage of and ways to adapt to challenges you may face.
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UGA’s annual economic forecast sees Georgia’s economy firing up in mid-2021: The COVID-19 economic recession is very likely over in Georgia, but the state still faces a hard slog to reach a full recovery, according to a new forecast from the University of Georgia Terry College of Business.
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5 Ways to Be More Strategic and Successful in 2021: The new year is an opportunity to rewrite the rules and stop settling for less in your business. It is the opportunity to cast a strategic vision that is different from the past and to create more success and growth in your business and your life.
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RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
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SBA announced that the deadline to apply for a COVID-19 pandemic Economic Injury Disaster Loan has been extended to December 31, 2021.
Loans are offered at affordable terms, including a 3.75% interest rate for small businesses and 2.75% for non-profit organizations, a 30-year maturity, and an automatic deferment of one year before monthly payments begin. All eligible small businesses and nonprofits are encouraged to apply.
Learn more and apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan
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ACE Women’s Business Center offers virtual and telephone one-on-one business consultations at no cost to business owners. If you would like to schedule an appointment with our business consultants.
Send Email
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If you are interested in obtaining funding through ACE, please click HERE to go to the application page and learn about the loan eligibility.
If you are not ready at this point, make sure that you visit our newly created page Getting Loan Ready with resources, videos, templates, and valuable information that can guide you to get loan ready!
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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act was signed into law. The Act modifies the federal stimulus package in several significant ways by implementing a Second Draw Paycheck Protection Program, Targeted Economic Injury Disaster Loan, and by modifying the Small Business Administration Debt Relief Program.
Learn more at this informative online event.
Register Now!
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* All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis | Reasonable accommodations will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance | Contact acewbc@aceloans.org for accommodations
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