Until they fully engage women and minority entrepreneurs, incubators and accelerators will not truly jumpstart urban entrepreneurship. Last week, ICIC hosted a national conversation at the Roxbury Innovation Center in Boston, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, the Boston Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, about what it will take to create more inclusive entrepreneurial hubs. Read More

The tech industry is at a massive crossroads toward increasing diversity in the tech workforce and creating inclusive cultures. Read More

The success of high-tech accelerators has ignited the creation of similar models around the country hoping to replicate their accomplishments. But their achievements have not come without criticism. Read More

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