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02-16-23
Applications Open for the 2023 IC100 Awards
Representing 25 industries in 57 cities nationwide and more than 7,000 employees in 2022, the 25th Annual IC100 Awards celebrates small businesses' power, resiliency, and commitment in under-resourced communities.
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01-30-23
2023 Building for Growth Cohorts: Free BIPOC- and Woman-Owned Construction Accelerator
ICIC invites BIPOC- and woman-owned construction contractors from across the country to apply for the 2023 Building for Growth program with a West Coast-focused cohort starting April 25 and a National cohort starting July 25.
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12-09-22
ICIC Helps Nearly 3,000 Businesses Stay “Open for Business”
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) yesterday unveiled its 2022 Inner City 100 (IC100) list and Impact Report at the conclusion of its Annual Conference.
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11-29-22
ICIC and LISC are “Bridging the Capital Access Gap”
United by their commitment to elevating diverse entrepreneurs as a means of attaining economic equity, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Local Initiatives Support Corporation have partnered to launch Bridging the Capital Access Gap
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08-17-22
2022 ICCC Latinx Cohort: Free Training, Education, and Mentorship for Latinx Small Businesses
ICIC invites U.S. Latinx small business owners to apply for the first Latinx cohort of the ICCC program – a tuition-free, 40-hour “mini-MBA” delivered by top-ranking university professors and business experts.
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06-16-22
ICIC Releases Latest Report Analyzing COVID-19 Recession and Recovery in the Nation's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today published the fourth and final report in its series analyzing "How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas". The report highlights that the first quarter of 2022 saw the strong...
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03-16-22
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Releases Third Report in Series Analyzing How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the Nation's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
New ICIC report tracking COVID-19 recession recovery in top 100 U.S. metro areas finds business and job losses in the final quarter of 2021 reversed gains from earlier in the year
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03-14-22
ICIC Opens Nominations and Applications for 2022 Inner City 100
ICIC opens nominations and applications for 2022 Inner City 100 awards
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03-02-22
New ICIC Research Identifies Gaps in Regional Small Business Technical Assistance Systems
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today published a new report that offers recommendations for policymakers to help strengthen the nation’s regional technical assistance systems
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02-08-22
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Launches Tuition-Free Executive Education Program to Help Accelerate Profitable Growth for BIPOC- and Woman-Owned Construction Contractors
ICIC launches Building for Growth - a new tuition-free executive education program to best position minority-owned and woman-owned construction businesses for growth and to effectively compete for larger-scale contracts.