The BIC Mission

The National Business Information Clearinghouse (BIC) is a non-profit organization that supports the startup and growth of small and minority-owned businesses. Its two programs, the Business Information Clearinghouse (BIC) and Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC), enable access to timely business information, online training and best practices resulting in a more vibrant business community.

About the BIC

The BIC is a unique web site that provides critical business information on Money, Markets and Management to stimulate regional economic development. The BIC is specifically focused on designated U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) WIRED (Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development) regions including Florida’s Great Northwest (Pensacola, FL), Finger Lakes (Rochester, New York) and Piedmont Triad (Greensboro and Winston-Salem, NC).

Special features of the BIC include:

• Articles on the most pressing issues for small business owners: Money, Markets and Management
• Pre-screened and categorized business content 
• Dynamic search of selected top business resources through a custom search engine
• Geographically-based content that is constantly updated
• Links to local community resources
• Content translated in English and Spanish
• Moderated forums for exchanging strategies, solutions and ideas with other entrepreneurs
• Online training videos, templates, tools and resources through the Entrepreneurial Development Center (EDC)

Development of the BIC was funded by a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. It has also been supported by Our World, Our Family, Western Union’s $50 million, five-year initiative to empower communities around the world. 

The BIC has been customized to reach the Hispanic community through the National Hispanic Business Information Clearinghouse (www.nhbic.org), and is currently being tailored to target a variety of small and minority communities around the world.

For more information regarding the BIC and EDC, please contact:

Timy González
Web Content Administrator
National Business Information Clearinghouse
1225 17th Street
Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80202
877-502-6771
tgonzalez@nhbic.org