Entries by Sydney Hulebak

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Ron Clark Academy to Receive an $8 Million New Markets Tax Credit Allocation

Originally posted by InvestAtlanta January 7, 2020 Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. (AEMI), a U.S. Treasury-certified Community Development Entity created by Invest Atlanta, officially closed an $8 million New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transaction supporting the Ron Clark Academy (RCA).  SunTrust, now Truist, was the investment partner on this project. The NMTC allocation will assist with the construction […]

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Misconceptions of Money & Value

By: Davion Ziere December 2, 2019 For at least 3,000 years, money (including but not limited to coin, shell, paper and digital currency) has dominated how mainstream society measures value. It was originally developed as a tool to simplify the process of trading and assessing the worth of assets, goods and services. Its creation has […]

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Jack Griffin of FoodFinder

Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Jack Griffin Venture Name: FoodFinder Impact Focus Area(s): Food Insecurity Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Early Year Venture Established: 2014 Business Type: Nonprofit The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you are focused on addressing and why it is critical that we make […]

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Nedra Deadwyler of Civil Bikes

Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Nedra Deadwyler Venture Name: Civil Bikes Impact Focus Area(s): Historic Preservation, Community Identity, Culture Work Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Early Year Venture Established: 2013 / 2014 Business Type: Social Impact / LLC The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you are focused […]

The Evolution of Sustainable Business in the Southeast

June 27, 2019 By: Scott Sadler, Founder and President, Boardwalk Capital Management   Today’s companies echo the refrain that “sustainable business is good business” (or something like that.)  But eight or nine years ago, that wasn’t necessarily the case.   Most businesses at that time had yet to openly embrace sustainability, and the investing public surely […]

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Erin Croom of Small Bites Adventure Club

Profile Summary: Entrepreneur Name: Erin Croom Venture Name: Small Bites Adventure Club Impact Focus Area(s): Health & Wellness, Food Business Stage (Ideation, Startup, Early, Later, Mature): Startup Year Venture Established: 2018 Business Type: For-Profit Social Enterprise Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia The Issue Social entrepreneurship is about solving problems. Tell us about the challenge you are focused […]