Blog: Inner City in Focus
How to Invest in the Right Incubators/Accelerators to Create a Rich Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
City leaders across the country continue to invest public dollars in incubators and accelerators. But are they doing this wisely and maximizing the impact from their investment? ICIC has created a typology, captured in our new infographic, to help differentiate incubators and accelerators by their potential impact. Read More
Want to Increase Minority Entrepreneurship? Make Incubators More Inclusive
ICIC's new infographic shows how scaling inner city incubators could be an effective strategy for increasing minority entrepreneurship. Read More
A Grocery Store in Every Neighborhood: Boston’s Quest to Eliminate Food Deserts
The term food desert is often applied to urban neighborhoods that do not have grocery stores and offer limited alternative options for healthy food purchases. Read More
ICIC’s Small Business Ecosystem Framework
ICIC has significant experience navigating the business networks of cities across the country through our research and urban business initiatives. Read More
How Inner Cities are Using EB-5 to Improve Their Local Business Environments
Along with implementing a cluster-based growth strategy and supporting the growth of inner city businesses, ICIC finds that improving the local business environment is a key driver of urban revitalization in America’s inner cities. Read More