At Hot Bread Kitchen in East Harlem, NY, low-income and minority women are learning the skills they need to excel in the baking industry, and food entrepreneurs are receiving critical support to grow startup companies into successful enterprises. Read More

Last month, Shaw University announced it would be moving its adult degree program, the Center for Alternative Programs in Education (CAPE), to the former American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC. But where the program is moving is less impressive than why it is being relocated. Read More

On May 23rd, ICIC released our newest report, Creating Inclusive High-Tech Incubators and Accelerators: Strategies to Increase Participation Rates of Women and Minority Entrepreneurs, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase and Co., at a panel called Expanding Opportunity through Inclusive Entrepreneurship at Detroit Startup Week. The following is a summary of the panel's conversation. 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

This What Works for Cities case study highlights how a successful African-American entrepreneur, recognizing the struggles he faced, founded an entrepreneurship center to meet the needs of minority-owned businesses. Read More