As part of its Small Business Forward initiative, JPMorgan Chase supports small businesses owned by women, people of color and veterans by investing in a dynamic cohort of entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs). In its first five years, Small Business Forward partnered with 21 ESOs to support over 8,300 small businesses ... Read More

ICCC empowers entrepreneurs to be visionaries in growing their small businesses. Julies B. Anthony is applying those lessons to advance children's literacy. Read More

Since taking over at ICIC, Grossman has expanded its flagship training program from three to 14 cities — including Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The program, called Inner City Capital Connections, trains small-business owners in economically distressed neighborhoods to develop strategic plans, create good-paying jobs, and raise capital. Read More

In a new report, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) shows how important small businesses are as job creators in 10 of America’s largest cities and their under-resourced inner cities.  The report, updates and expands on ICIC’s 2016 report  on the subject. Read More

Kim Janey, Boston’s District 7 City Councilor, sees the dark clouds of racial and economic disparity that often hamper her constituents from connecting with opportunities for advancement. Yet she is drawn to the light. “You build bridges while the sun is shining,” she says. “You don’t wait for the storms to come.” Read More