Special Report

The Inner City 100

From Detroit to New Orleans, these growth businesses thrive in low-income neighborhoods—and strengthen local economies

Doing Business in the Inner City

Bloomberg Businessweek partnered with the not-for-profit Initiative for a Competitive Inner City to showcase the fastest-growing inner city businesses in the U.S.
Slide Show: The 25 Fastest-Growing Inner-City Companies, 2010

Meet the top businesses in this year's ranking
Interactive Table: The 12th Annual Inner City 100 Ranking

The Who's Who of high-potential private ventures, based on five-year compound annual growth rate

How Big Business Can Regain Legitimacy

Harvard Business School competitiveness guru Michael E. Porter urges large organizations to invest in small businesses in inner cities
Buying Local on a Large Scale

Economic developers are convincing big institutions to shift more dollars to small businesses in their communities
Videos: Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind the Inner City 100

Watch interviews with the leaders of a selection of the winners