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ICIC and the National Business League host dynamic and frank conversation on the future of Black-owned businesses
On Wednesday, June 16, in honor and celebration of Juneteenth, the Initiative for a competitive Inner City (ICIC) and the National Business League hosted a dynamic and informative panel discussion titled, “A Frank Conversation About the Future of Black Businesses.” More than 250 participants joined the discussion moderated by Steven S. ... Read More
President-elect Biden’s Community Development Agenda By Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, November 2020 The development of under-resourced communities and communities of color is a moral and economic imperative. It is a moral imperative because systemic racism and concentrated poverty impede the ability ... Read More
President-elect Biden’s Community Development Agenda
By Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, November 2020 The development of under-resourced communities and communities of color is a moral and economic imperative. It is a moral imperative because systemic racism and concentrated poverty impede the ability of community members to ... Read More
Webinar Archive
ABOUT ICCC | NOMINATE & APPLY | OPENING SEMINAR | INDIVIDUAL COACHING | NATIONAL CONFERENCE | FAQs The second pillar of the ICCC program, Webinars, are virtual learning sessions that complement and deepen what participants learn at the Opening Seminar. These webinars are led by experienced practitioners and cover topics that are customized ... Read More
Why We March: Entrepreneurship program exec says demonstrations are long overdue
This article originally appeared in the Boston Business Journal on June 12, 2020 and was written by Shafaq Patel Marynee Pontes, the lead program coordinator at Boston-based entrepreneurship nonprofit Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, was hesitant to participate in the protests at first. Pontes, 26, who is also a board ... Read More