The Inner City (ICIC) and FORTUNE announced that Networking For Future, Inc. (NFF) is ranked 58 on the 2017 Inner City 100 list. Inner City 100 winners—a list of 100 fastest-growing inner-city businesses in the U.S. —are ranked according to revenue growth against their industry peers, as well as overall growth. 2017 marks NFF’s 6th award, and for the second time in a row, NFF was inducted into the Inner City “Hall of Fame”.
ICIC’s Inner City 100 list celebrates and enables urban entrepreneurship. Over the course of nearly 20 years, ICIC has awarded 928 companies whose success illuminates the innovation and business growth happening in our inner cities. Inner City 100 companies are forces of economic opportunity, optimism, and transformation in their communities. The Inner City 100 program provides a platform for recognition, networking, learning, and stimulates inner-city business development and job creation.
“We are extraordinarily proud of these pioneering entrepreneurs who lead the way in innovation, job creation and the economic revitalization of America’s inner cities,” said Steve Grossman, CEO of ICIC. “In addition to excellence in business, they have also demonstrated a deep commitment to and passion for their communities, which plays a huge role in the wellbeing of their local economies,” he said.
The NFF ranking can be found here: Fortune.com