About ICIC
ICIC is the leading authority on U.S. urban economies and the businesses that thrive there. Founded in 1994 by Harvard Business School Professor Michael Porter, ICIC supports public and private sector decision makers with analysis and programs that lead to urban investment, jobs, and economic growth.
About the Inner City 100
For sixteen years, ICIC has been recognizing the 100 fastest-growing businesses located in America's inner cities. The list is published annually in FORTUNE and the winners are invited to attend the Inner City 100 Symposium where they gain management education from faculty at the Harvard Business School and a chance to network with fast-growing urban businesses from across the U.S. You can view last year's publication in FORTUNE here and last year's Inner City 100 Symposium agenda here.
Program Benefits
Past Inner City 100 winners cite access to a national network of fast-growing businesses, the prestige of national recognition in one of the country's preeminent business publications, business education from leading CEOs and HBS faculty, and the chance to market the award externally to both customers and prospective employees as major benefits of the program. Winners have also reported meeting major investors and winning multi-million dollar contracts as a direct result of appearing on the list, and select companies each year are profiled in-depth by FORTUNE's award-winning editorial team.
Eligibility for the 2015 Inner City 100
After a company applies, ICIC will assess the following core requirements.
- Be an independently operated (not a subsidiary or division of another company), privately owned company that is not a bank or holding company
- Be headquartered in an economically distressed urban area in the USA
- Have ten or more full-time employees in 2014
- Have a five year operating sales history (2010-2014) with sales of at least $100,000 in 2010 and $1 million in 2014
For more information about the Inner City 100 program, click here or email innercity100@icic.org.
The final deadline to apply is Thursday, April 9, 2015.
**Information provided on this application will be used by ICIC and FORTUNE to determine eligibility for the Inner City 100 program and list. Winning companies are selected at the discretion of ICIC.