PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS | PROGRAM COMPARISON

We are widely recognized as a preeminent authority on the economies of underserved and under-resourced communities. We offer seven tuition-free development programs that serve small businesses throughout their lifecycle—from startup to succession! These resources are tailored to assist you in identifying the program(s) best suited for your business growth.

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ICIC PROGRAMS

	Startup and Early-Stage Growth			Mid-Stage Growth		Later-Stage Growth		Additional Opportunities
	Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women: Black in Business (BIB)	BIPOC Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (BETA)	Santander Bank’s Cultivate Small Business (CSB)	Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses (10KSB)	Inner City Capital Connections (ICCC)	Building for Growth (BFG)	Succession Ready (SR)	Inner City 100 (IC100) Award	Inner City Alumni Network (ICAN)
Program Type	Executive Education	Acquisition Accelerator	Executive Education	Executive Education	Executive Education	Executive Education	Succession Planning	National Recognition	Alumni Network
Program Description	Provides Black women-owned sole proprietors tools to help grow revenue, hire, and develop an action plan.	Offers existing and aspiring BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) entrepreneurs the education, tools, and access to capital needed to acquire and run an existing small business.	Helps women-, BIPOC-, and immigrant owned early-stage food entrepreneurs in low-income neighborhoods build and sustain their businesses.	Delivers growth-oriented small businesses education, support services, and pathways to capital.	Supports small- and medium-sized businesses to build capacity for long-term sustainable growth.	Helps BIPOC- and woman-owned construction companies grow revenues, increase bonding capacity, and secure contracts.	A short series of education workshops to help small business owners develop and navigate a successful succession plan for their businesses.	25-year-old award that identifies and celebrates the 100 fastest-growing businesses in under-resourced communities nationwide.	Provides the 7,000+ graduates of ICIC programs with ongoing professional development, visibility and recognition, and robust networking and collaboration opportunities.
Time Commitment to Graduate (hours)	60	85	48	120-150	40	35-45	15	N/A	Ongoing
One-on-One Coaching/Mentorship	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Awarded selectively	N	Awarded selectively	N
Minimum Annual Revenue/# Employees	$25K	N/A	$25K/1 full-time employee	$75K/2 full-time employees	$150K	$1MM and/or be on course to reach or exceed $2MM within the next 3 years	$500K	$500K	N/A
Geographic Requirements	National	Rhode Island	Dallas, Massachusetts, Miami, New York, Rhode Island and Philadelphia	National	HQ must be in an under-resourced area or 40% of employees must reside in an under-resourced area	National	Rhode Island	HQ must be in an under-resourced area	National. Chapters in Boston, Chicago, DC, Baltimore, Atlanta, LA, Oakland (In italics launches in 2023)
Attendee Requirements	Black women sole proprietors	BIPOC entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs	Focuses on women, minority- and/or immigrant-owned businesses	Must be owner/co-owner	Must be owner/co-owner. Focuses on women, veteran, LGTBQ, minority-and/or immigrant-owned businesses	BIPOC- and woman-owned construction contractors	Rhode Island based-business	N/A	N/A
# of Years in Business	1+	N/A	1+	2+	2+	Past the start-up phase	N/A	$+	0+
Grants Opportunities Available	Y ($2k stipend opportunity)	Y ($3.5K stipend opportunity and acquisition funding options)	Y (between $2.5K – $13K upon completion)	N	Y (opportunity to receive a $2K grant upon completion)	N	N	N	N/A
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