The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first-ever Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE). Approximately 290,000 employer businesses across all U.S. geographies and demographics participated in the survey during 2014. The results reveal that significant gaps in access to capital still remain. Read More

Last month, Perryman Construction was named to the 2016 Inner City 100 as one of the nation’s 100 fastest-growing inner city businesses. Angelo Perryman observes how sixty years ago, the family construction company was a dream of his father’s. Today, as a leading Mid-Atlantic construction company working on some of the largest projects in the region, Perryman Building & Construction Services, Inc. is an example of the American Dream come true. Read More

It’s no secret that small businesses are the engine of the U.S. economy, typically making up 64 percent of net new private sector jobs in a given year. It turns out, that’s even more true when it comes to the economies of inner cities, according to a new report from the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC). Read More

The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune have announced that Caduceus had been selected for prestigious 2016 Inner City 100 list. Caduceus ranked 1st overall on the list of 100 for 2016 and ranked 3rd overall in 2015. Read More

Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) returned to the Windy City July 28th, gathering over 120 entrepreneurs from across the country for a series of engaging lectures, panels, and workshops geared toward the growing pains that all small business owners must maneuver. Read More