Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated on the second Monday of October and November is Native American Heritage Month. This time recognizes and honors Indigenous, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Native Alaskan communities, and the contributions of these communities and small businesses to every aspect of our society. According to the U.S. Census ... Read More

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

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

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

In addition to galvanizing ICIC’s alumni and friends around supporting their local independent bookstores on Saturday, April 27, we thought it would be the right time to recognize our own. Frugal Bookstore, located directly across the street from the ICIC office. Read More