Atlanta Open for Business Fund Impact

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Atlanta Open for Business Fund Impact

The Atlanta Open for Business Fund, in partnership with the United Way of Greater Atlanta and made possible by Wells Fargo, seeks to address the disparity in generational wealth by enabling business owners to create wealth by purchasing tangible assets. 

$28.9B

Economic Impact 2010 - 2021

72,322

New Jobs

1,355

Homebuyer Grants

$0

New Capital Investment Through Small Business Loans

56

Projects Completed

10,719

Affordable Housing Units Added 2010 - 2021

News

11/30/2025

Invest Atlanta program helps Atlanta seniors stay in their homes despite rising property taxes

Atlanta homeowners have endured steep property tax increases for the last two years — a trend driven by soaring home values, new development, and rapid population growth. For many older residents on fixed incomes, those increases pose a real threat: displacement from the homes and neighborhoods they've lived in for decades. One program, launched by Invest Atlanta, is working to change that.

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Atlanta’s City-Funded Grocery Stores Should Become National Model: Mayor

A city-backed grocery store is serving up an answer to food insecurity in downtown Atlanta and should be emulated nationally, Mayor Andre Dickens told Newsweek.

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11/26/2025

Atlanta small businesses hope for big boost holiday shopping

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday kick off the most important time of year for businesses. The National Retail Federation predicts the first $1 trillion holiday shopping season. The Conference Board says consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest point since April.

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