Access Growth Capital
Nominate a company for this free program  

• Inner City Capital Connections is a free national program that provides practical information to inner city businesses on their financing options and introduces companies directly to investors.
• Companies will meet with seasoned investors in one-on-one matching sessions. 
   

Qualification Criteria 

• Be headquartered in or have 51% or more of its physical operations in economically distressed urban areas of the US.
• Be a for-profit corporation, partnership or proprietorship with revenues of more than $2 million in 2009. 
  
  

For questions or more information, contact Hyacinth Vassell at hvassell@icic.org or (617) 297- 3120.

Celebrate High-Growth Firms
Nominate a Company for this free program

• The Inner City 100 Program ranks the fastest-growing inner city companies based on revenue growth from 2005 to 2009. This ranking is then published in Bloomberg BusinessWeek Magazine. 
• Winners will attend a free one-day executive education session at Harvard Business School and a gala awards dinner
• Companies will receive national and local media recognition and establish new business contacts
  
  

Qualification Criteria

• Be an independent, for-profit corporation, partnership, or proprietorship.
• Be headquartered in or have 51% or more of its physical operations in economically distressed urban areas of the US.
• Have 10 or more full-time employees.
• Have a five-year operating sales history that includes sales of at least $200,000 in 2005 and at least $1 million in 2009 with no decrease in sales from 2008 to 2009.   
     

For questions or more information, contact Robert Menafee at rmenafee@icic.org or (617) 297-3142.