Now, more than ever, we are confident that ICA is uniquely positioned to help Bay Area inner cities flourish. ICA now has an exciting new strategic partnership with a $25M fund targeting inner city businesses.
ICA’s ability to reliably deliver high caliber pro bono business consulting, strategic advice, practical entrepreneurial education and smart capital is breaking down several of the barriers that have historically prevented inner city entrepreneurs from reaching their high-impact potential.
Combining two carefully planned and implemented portfolio management and education programs with a strong network of high caliber consultants and advisors, ICA has been able to both deepen and widen its impact to this growing community of innovative entrepreneurs.
The creation of quality jobs for inner city residents, and the reinvestment of wealth into their communities remains our priority. Also, integrating ICA’s 12-year track record, with a new focus on positioning our companies for smart capital investments, we will be able to increase the job and wealth that is created in our inner cities.
By helping the broader community of inner city companies adopt proven business strategies, and gain access to market-based success and sustainability, we are delivering a social return to the inner-city communities where these companies operate.
Our formula can be summarized in the following way:
Innovative Entrepreneurs + Inner City Advisors + Smart Capital =
A THRIVING INNER CITY
When all the elements of our “formula” are in place, we can count on the presence of sustainable, responsible inner-city companies that provide quality jobs, reinvest in the community, and contribute to the local economy.
The following Impact Report provides a more robust view of the people and process contributing to this success. As demonstrated in this report, the result of the formula benefits us all.