JPMorganChase announced expanded support for Atlanta small businesses, including hiring more local business bankers and growing its Coaching for Impact program. It is providing a $10 million long-term, low-cost loan to ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, expected to finance about 70 small business loans across Georgia, with at least $7.5 million deployed in Metro Atlanta. The firm plans to increase business banker coverage in Atlanta by 11% over five years and graduate more than 700 Atlanta-based owners through Coaching for Impact, after more than 450 from Atlanta have already completed the program. The effort is part of the American Dream Initiative, which aims to serve 10 million small businesses nationwide, up from seven million today.
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