By Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, November 2020 The development of under-resourced communities and communities of color is a moral and economic imperative.  It is a moral imperative because systemic racism and concentrated poverty impede the ability of community members to ... Read More

ABOUT ICCC | NOMINATE & APPLY | OPENING SEMINAR | INDIVIDUAL COACHING | NATIONAL CONFERENCE | FAQs The second pillar of the ICCC program, Webinars, are virtual learning sessions that complement and deepen what participants learn at the Opening Seminar. These webinars are led by experienced practitioners and cover topics that are customized ... Read More

This article originally appeared in the Boston Business Journal on June 12, 2020 and was written by Shafaq Patel  Marynee Pontes, the lead program coordinator at Boston-based entrepreneurship nonprofit Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, was hesitant to participate in the protests at first. Pontes, 26, who is also a board ... 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