InnerCity Entrepreneurs (ICE)
www.innercityentrepreneurs.org
What’s the best way to create new jobs in the inner city and support urban economic development? How can we create a streetwise small business program that meets the needs of today’s up-and-coming urban entrepreneurs?
Through practice and applied research, InnerCity Entrepreneurs (ICE) promotes job creation, wealth generation, and community development by helping a diverse group of urban entrepreneurs strengthen and grow their existing businesses. ICE partners with community-based organizations to offer a "streetwise M.B.A."™: a unique nine-month certificate program that facilitates access to new markets, capital, and knowledge through management training, peer-to-peer learning, and networking opportunities. After graduation, ICE entrepreneurs continue to work together as part of the ICE Alumni Network. ICE also conducts research on best practices for urban economic development.
More on ICE
Our most recent report on our impact:
2007 ICE Report Card
Enterprise on ICE, Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 29, 2007
Guest Speaker: Neglecting Success, Inc. magazine, November 2006
’Streetwise MBA’ Program Helps Small-Business Owners Advance, Boston Globe, August 21, 2006
Inner-City Slickers, Business Week, Spring 2006
InnerCity Entrepreneurs Battles Business Isolation, Boston Business Journal, January 6–12, 2006
Inner City, Inc., Boston University Arts + Sciences, Spring 2005
When Your Firm Is Class's Case Study, Christian Science Monitor, October 12, 2004
Citizens Bank Sees a Future in Inner-City Entrepreneurs, Banker & Tradesman, June 16, 2003