Awards and Recognition

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The following outlines some of the awards and recognition that we have received since 1992:  

  • SBA Women Business Center of Excellence – 2009; awarded by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Bank on Los Angeles Lead Agency – 2009; selected as one of four lead agencies for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s campaign to educate the community about banking and reach the thousands of “unbanked” individuals in Los Angeles.
  • Bank of America Neighborhood Excellence Award – 2008;
  • Comerica Technical Assistance Initiative – 2002 & 2007-2009; 
  • Hewlett Packard Micro-enterprise Grant Awardee – 2003; one of nine awardees nationwide, out of 528 applications. $275,000 in equipment and services, state-of-the-art Computer Resource Center in PACE Headquarters office.
  • # 1 United Way Individual Development Account (IDA) contractor in County of Los Angeles (2003, 2004, 2005). 111 IDA accounts established (one year goal: 17 accounts).
  • # 1 among Coordinating Partners in TrickleUp Grants in California, Number 3 in the USA (2004).
  • Top producer of SBA loans and Bank of America Credit lines in the State of California under the Bank of America Technical Assistance Initiative (2002). 62 applicants processed.
  • Top producer of SBA Disaster Loan Packages in City of Los Angeles (Airport Assistance Project) – 2001- 2002. 31 SBA Disaster loans processed for $1.85 million. 47% of total all assistance to affected businesses was provided by PACE. 69 businesses assisted.

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