On November 16-17^th Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC), one of ICIC’s Urban Business Initiatives, held its annual culminating conference at Columbia University in New York City. ICCC helps firms achieve sustained growth through education and training, while increasing the flow of capital to urban businesses and underserved communities. In the last session of the conference, graduates put their ICCC education to work by pitching to potential capital providers. Read More

Forge Columbus has been dubbed “the civic innovation program of the city of Columbus.” It’s not solely a business incubator or coworking space (though, those are also components), rather instead, Forge Columbus broadly leverages civic innovation as a catalyst to strengthen Columbus into a vibrant, competitive 21^st century city. Read More

View ICIC’s most recent financial statements and forms 990 below: 2022 Audited Financial Statements 2022 form 990 2021 Audited Financial Statements 2021 form 990 2020 Audited Financial Statements 2020 form 990 2019 Audited Financial Statements 2019 Form 990 2018 Audited Financial Statements 2018 Form 990 2017 Audited Financial Statements 2017 Form 990 2016 Audited Financial Statements 2016 Form 990 2015 Audited Financial Statements 2015 Form 990 2014 ... Read More

Triumph. Success. Accomplishment. Excellence.  Sandra Walls, President of AVPOL International LLC, and Tracy Green, President of TinMan Enterprise are two exemplary black business owners whose stories challenge us to associate these words with minority entrepreneurship. Read More

Newark, the largest city in New Jersey and the second largest in the New York City metro area, seems to be moving towards Newark 2.0 with numerous high-profile development projects and initiatives in the works. Read More