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The small business awards season is a time for entrepreneurs to be honored by various organizations, societies, and government agencies. ICIC’s Inner City Alumni Network (ICAN) members excelled during the 2023 awards season, receiving prestigious local and national awards. Among the award winners were:

• Kimberly Black, CEO and President, Trusted Field Services
• Cassandria Campbell, CEO, Fresh Food Generation
• Lawrence Charles, Founder, Charles and Company
• David Delancy, Owner and CEO, One Day Came
• Vicki Gray, Founder and CEO, New Chapter HI Services
• Cuong Quy “CQ” Huynh, Co-Founder, General Manager, and Treasurer, Rende Progress Capital
• Louise Leduc Kennedy, Founding Attorney, West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc.
• Pamela Nelson, Founder and CEO, Bracane Company
• Caron Ng, CEO, NU-SET Inc.
• Liseth Velez, Founder and CEO, LJV Development

IC100 Main Page | Meet the 2023 Winners | Special Awards | Apply & Nominate | IC100 Success Stories  | Frequently Asked Questions | Explore Past IC100 Winners Lists Thank you for partnering with us to promote the 2024 IC100 Awards! Please use this nominator toolkit to share the benefits and value of ... Read More

We at ICIC believe that growing and improving industries and industry clusters is key to transforming local economies. Industry clusters are groups of related and interconnected industries operating within a specific geography. (Think of the automotive cluster in Detroit or the technology cluster in Silicon Valley.) Clusters represent a region’s ... Read More

How For-Profit Companies Can Act as Anchor Institutions Anchor institutions are large or otherwise influential organizations that participate in community engagement activities and have relatively deep roots in (are unlikely to move from) their communities. In a new report, The New Anchors: Corporate Engagement with Lower-Income Communities in Smaller Cities, we ... Read More