Mona Ahmad decided to leave her job at a bank in Boston to take care of her daughter and newborn twins. But more time at home allowed her to cook her traditional family meals—that’s when her love for cooking really took off. Ahmad turned her passion into a business by ... Read More

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) has examined the pandemic’s impact on under-resourced communities and small businesses. How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas (Report Series, 2021-2022). On a quarterly basis, ICIC presents ... Read More

By Peter Eberhardt, Senior Research Analyst, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, October 2021 Although many large or otherwise influential for-profit companies make charitable donations that benefit local communities where they do business, they are ... Read More

By Peter Eberhardt, Senior Research Analyst, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, September 2021 You are a mayor, city council member, economic development practitioner, or leader of a community foundation in a small or medium-sized ... Read More

By Peter Eberhardt, Senior Research Analyst, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, September 2021 You are an executive with a large company that has a facility in or near a lower-income community in a small ... Read More