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ATLANTA (June 20, 2024)—The City of Dunwoody has partnered with the Access Georgia Foundation (Access) to increase support and access to resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs.  The partnership aligns with the Foundation and City’s goal to build a thriving environment for entrepreneurship and innovation while addressing the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs in Dunwoody, the surrounding Perimeter area, and the Greater Metro Atlanta region. “Coming out of COVID, the City of Dunwoody developed an Entrepreneurship and Innovation Strategy to adapt to the changing needs of our workforce and office market,” said Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch. “This partnership will provide tangible results through mentorships, investments, and real connections.” Access Georgia Foundation is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Dunwoody that provides education, mentoring, and capital for small businesses and entrepreneurs

The newly formed Access Georgia Foundation is on a mission to support unserved and underserved entrepreneurs by providing access to angel investments, mentoring from business leaders, and an expanded network that includes investors, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and more.  The Foundation is a spin-off of the ACCESS program, a program of TiE Atlanta, a chapter of the global nonprofit, TiE Global, that serves entrepreneurs in all stages and industries. Founded in 2020, ACCESS was formed with the intention of supporting women- and minority-owned businesses.  As a program, it focused on early stage entrepreneurs who are post-revenue and are in the Seed or Seed+ round of fundraising to grow their ventures. ACCESS also provided opportunities for angel investors who are seeking to diversify their portfolios.  In four years, the program invested $2