ASCEND

Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morehouse Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, Village Micro Fund and Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs to facilitate Ascend Atlanta. This nine-month cohort for entrepreneurs of color and women-owned businesses with revenues between $100,000-$500,000 offered support with strategic planning, operations, marketing, sales, finance, people management, and securing capital in addition to 1:1 coaching. The culmination of the nine-month cohort was a pitch competition. AWBI provided awards to the winners of the 2021 ASCEND Atlanta pitch competition. The winners were Takes A Village Transportation LLC, Latched and Hooked Beauty, A Little Slice of Heaven Bakery, BTB Accounting LLC, TQIntelligence, ProNovos, and Eye Candy Creations USA.