About Us

About ICICThe Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) is a national nonprofit founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School professor Michael E. Porter. ICIC’s mission is to promote economic prosperity in America’s inner cities through private sector engagement that leads to jobs, income and wealth creation for local residents. ICIC supports urban businesses through the Inner City 100, Inner City Capital Connections and 10,000 Small Businesses programs. Learn more at www.icic.org or @icicorg.