Blog: Small Business
With her Air Force experience, Liseth Velez built a small business poised for success
Liseth Velez wanted to be in the military from a very young age. “I came to this country when I was seven, and from the moment that I had any kind of conscious of career or anything like that, I just knew I wanted to join the military.” After completing ... Read More
Highlighting Indigenous-owned small businesses you can support today (and every day)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October to recognize and honor Indigenous peoples’ resilience and strength as well as the immeasurable positive impact that they have made throughout history and continue to make on every aspect of our society. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent ... Read More
Small Businesses Take Big Steps on Vaccination
Health is everyone’s business. It’s going to take all of us to create a stronger, healthier future for everyone in America. The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is proud to partner with Health Action Alliance to support the business community’s response to COVID-19. Read More
What to think about when you’re thinking about reopening your small business
Rebecca Braun is currently studying for her MBA at Harvard Business School, Class of 2021 and interning for the summer with ICIC. Across the USA, states are lifting stay-at-home orders and allowing businesses to re-open their doors. For the small businesses which have temporarily closed since March and for those that ... Read More
Small Businesses Drive Job Creation in Big Cities and Their Inner Cities
In a new report, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) shows how important small businesses are as job creators in 10 of America’s largest cities and their under-resourced inner cities. The report, updates and expands on ICIC’s 2016 report on the subject. Read More