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Resources for Cohort Participants

Atlanta Ventures

• Join an upcoming Pitch Practice at pitchpratice.co

Georgia Small Business Development Center

• Learn more about GSBDC’s access to confidential, no-cost, one-on-one professional business consulting at www.georgiasbdc.org/consulting
  
  

Georgia Department of Economic Development

• Learn more about the ways GDEcD shows up for small businesses and entrepreneurs at www.georgia.org/small-business
• Georgia Small Business Rockstar Program -- Learn more at www.georgia.org/rockstars 

Invest Atlanta

• Small Business Loan Programs
• Atlanta Forward Loan Fund
• Community Loan Fund
• Commercial Down Payment Assistance Loan Program

Momentus Direct Capital

• Impower Program - Loan alternative to SBA 504 financing for commercial real estate financing

• Smart Growth Program - SBA 7(a) loan programs designed to meet the unique needs of entrepreneurs 

Bank of America

• Access to Capital Connector – Connect with CDFI resources that can support with capital and technical assistance
• Access to Capital Directory – A curated database to help locate sources of funding
• Center for Business Empowerment – Online resource to help finance, strategize and operate a business