July is National Ice Cream Month, so it comes as no surprise that it’s the busiest month for the U.S. ice cream industry – both in the production and consumption of the frozen confection. While the team at ICIC tends to scream for ice cream year-round, it seems we are not ... Read More

20 of the 71 companies on the annual-published list have participated in one or more ICIC Urban Business Initiative! The Boston Business Journal (BBJ) last week published its annual ranking of the largest BIPOC-owned businesses in Massachusetts ranked by total 2020 revenue. Of the 71 companies listed, 20 have participated ... Read More

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

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into effect, which freed enslaved people of African descent, declaring “…all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State… shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free…” It was not until two-and-a-half years later, on June 19th, 1865, ... Read More

As a BIPOC, woman, and immigrant, Susana Robledo faced many systemic challenges on her path to entrepreneurship. Yet, the Founder and CEO of Miami-based Cube Care, did not allow those challenges to deter her determination to succeed. Susana was driven to create a business that not only prospered financially, but ... Read More