ICIC’s Inner City Alumni Network (ICAN) members create jobs, spark development, and generate positive, societal change within the neighborhoods of the inner cities where they live and work. Sometimes, their impact even transcends geography. Such is the impact of Revolution Foods, a double bottom line company headquartered in Oakland, CA, that provides access to healthy, affordable meals at schools and community sites across the US. Read More

Written by Ted Archer, JPMorgan Chase and Kim Zeuli, ICIC As part of its Small Business Forward initiative, JPMorgan Chase supports women, minority and veteran-owned small businesses by investing in a dynamic cohort of entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs). In its first four years, Small Business Forward has partnered with 19 ESOs ... Read More

November 5-9  is National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW), an initiative of the U.S. Small Business Administration to celebrate service member, veteran, and military spouse entrepreneurs and business owners across the nation and the incredible impact they have on their communities. Read More

Stephen Rosa is a 2012 Inner City 100 alumnus and award recipient.  He currently serves as CEO/chief creative officer of (add)ventures and is an Emmy-winning writer/producer. This blog was written in response to his experience in the Inner City 100 program from 2007 to 2012. Read More

ICIC revealed the 100 fastest-growing inner city businesses in America at the 20th annual Inner City 100 Conference and Awards in Boston on October 1st and 2nd. The list, which seeks to celebrate and advance urban entrepreneurship, ranks companies by their growth rate during the previous five years. The 2018 winners employed 10,085 individuals in 2017, with ... Read More