As part of our partnership with JPMorgan Chase's Small Business Forward program, ICIC has been working closely with a group of entrepreneurial support organizations (ESOs) focused on the high-tech sector to better understand their impact on early-stage businesses. As the field of entrepreneurial support continues to mature, our evaluation provides a critical opportunity to better understand what effective support for high-tech, early-stage businesses looks like. Our findings also start to fill a critical data gap for ESOs. Read More

Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) provides a wealth of opportunities and educational resources to inner city businesses that help them expand sustainably while creating more jobs and opportunity in their neighborhoods. These companies all have something in common besides participating in this unique program: they are operated by a diverse group of dedicated entrepreneurs, who work tirelessly to see their businesses succeed. At 2017 ICCC culminating conference, hundreds of these entrepreneurs ventured to New York to share their challenges and triumphs in the interest of learning from each other. Read More

At the Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC) culminating conference on November 17 in New York City the program celebrated its 12th year of helping inner city entrepreneurs build capacity, get coaching and access capital. Throughout the day, business owners from around the country showcased products and services, shared success stories, and practiced pitching to investors. Read More

With Small Business Saturday coming up, our CEO, Steve Grossman, explains how and why we celebrate small business all year long. Read More

At the 2017 Inner City 100 Awards and Conference, ICIC and FedEx presented a special award honoring one business’s outstanding achievement in global entrepreneurship. Read More