ICIC

Founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City is a nonprofit research and strategy organization and the leading authority on U.S. inner city economies and the businesses that thrive there.

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    Join the Fastest-Growing Urban Firms in America

    Register for the Inner City 100 Symposium on May 20-21 to access the executive education, tools and know-how that small businesses need to scale.

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    Healthy Cities, Healthy Economies

    ICIC recently partnered with the U.S. Conference of Mayors to report on new opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship in the food sector. With avenues in packaging, transportation and distribution—for starters—there is a strategy to fit every city.

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    Mayor Dave Bing Releases A Plan for Detroit's Future

    After hundreds of meetings and over 30,000 conversations, Detroit released its Detroit Future City report today. ICIC is proud to be part of the technical team.

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    Financing Growth Clusters

    A new ICIC study evaluates how well the Southeast Louisiana's capital markets align with the region's economic development priorities. Can the right investments boost the post-Katrina economy?

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    Creating Equity in America's Cities

    ICIC examined how regional economic development policies can be designed to create stronger economic benefits for inner cities.

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Inner City Exchange

Recognizing 15 Years of Urban Heroes

Each year, ICIC celebrates the nation’s fastest-growing urban firms at the Inner City 100 Awards Gala. While these companies have all been selected for their extraordinary year-over-year growth, they...

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Events

CEO Series Webinar: Smart Marketing is Simple Marketing

Join this webinar to learn or re-visit tips and ideas for branding your business in simple and effective ways. Leslee Bresnahan, Learning and Development Associate at Next Street will advise entrepreneurs on how to turn a vague business concept into something tangible and memorable.

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