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A New Era in Party Tents: Tony Ehrbar’s Journey in Innovative Tent Solutions
Inner City 100 (IC100) award winner Tony Ehrbar turned a bold career shift into a thriving business by applying innovative thinking to the tent industry. After acquiring American Tent in 2014, he reimagined traditional approaches, growing the company from three employees to 40 and expanding into a 110,000-square-foot facility. His commitment to developing cutting-edge solutions—such as rethinking tent anchoring methods and incorporating revolutionary sustainable materials into his products—has fueled rapid growth, setting new industry standards. Tony believes innovation is key to sustainability, business success, and community impact. His forward-thinking strategies have helped American Tent scale significantly, earning national recognition as an IC100 award winner. Read More
A Year of Recognition: Members of ICIC’s Alumni Network Receive Local and National Awards
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 Nominator Toolkit
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Industries & Clusters
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