The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) was founded by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter in 1994 as a research and strategy organization that today is widely recognized as the preeminent authority on urban economic growth. ICIC drives inclusive economic prosperity in under-resourced communities through innovative research and programs to create jobs, income, and wealth for local residents. To learn more about ICIC, visit icic.org.
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11-12-21
New Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Report Analyzes How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs in the Nation's 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
New research published by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) analyzes How the Coronavirus Recession and Recovery Have Affected Businesses and Jobs
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09-20-21
New Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Report Examines How For-Profit Companies Can Act as Anchor Institutions to Advance Social Impact in Lower-Income Communities
A new report from Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) explores how for-profit corporations can serve as anchor institutions by fostering strategic partnerships and social impact efforts that benefit residents of lower-income communities where their companies are rooted.
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08-26-21
GM, National Business League, Comerica Bank and Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Partner on Black Technical Assistance Initiative
General Motors, the National Business League, and Comerica Bank have partnered with Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) on a program designed to address the systemic impact of COVID-19 on Black-owned small businesses in Detroit.
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08-03-21
Pizza Hut Canada Sponsors Equal Slice Program to Provide Free Training, Education, and Mentorship to Underrepresented Canadian Small Business Owners
Pizza Hut Canada has partnered with Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) on the Equal Slice Program that will offer a free executive education and virtual trainings designed to help strengthen and grow minority, immigrant, indigenous, and disabled-owned small businesses throughout Canada....
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06-30-21
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Elects New Board Chair and Officers
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) announced the election of Ronald A. Homer, current vice chair and treasurer, to the role of chairman at a special meeting of its board of directors held earlier today.
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12-07-18
New Research Highlights Promising New Interventions to Scale Minority-Owned Businesses
Today, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), and the University of Washington Foster School of Business’ Consulting and Business Development Center, with support from JPMorgan Chase, released a new report that affirms the approach of Ascend 2020
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11-17-17
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and SCORE Announce Pioneering Partnership to Provide Critical Mentoring Services to Inner-City Businesses
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), a national nonprofit research and advisory organization, and SCORE, the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors, announced today a unique partnership that will provide critical mentoring services to inner-city businesses througho...
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06-29-17
New Research Highlights Strategies to Drive Industry Cluster Growth
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) released a new report providing actionable insights for city leaders looking to leverage their area’s competitive industries to build stronger urban economies.
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01-24-17
New Research Highlights Potential Vulnerabilities of Urban Food Systems to Natural Disasters
The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) today released new research in a report titled, The Resilience of America’s Food Systems: Evidence from Five Cities.
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12-13-16
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City Announces Partnership with Catholic University to Accelerate Small Business Growth in Washington, D.C.
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and The Catholic University of America announced today a unique partnership to accelerate small business growth in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. As a part of this partnership, The Tim and Steph Busch School of Business and Economics will laun...