Starting a Small Business in Your Local Community

Image via Pexels Blog by Matt Williams Creating a small business is one of the best things you can do for a local community. Building a successful small business can…

Will You Go Back To Work Fulltime?

Image by Albert Tercero: NY Times, Published July 26, 2021 The Great Return: After the Pandemic – will you work at home or back at the office – or both?…

ANNOUNCEMENT: ICF ACADEMY is Launched

The ICF Academy (https://www.intelligentcommunity.org/icf_academy) is a virtual program for students and interested individuals that invites them to gain valuable credentials to benefit their careers and support their local communities at…

ICF TOP7 Conference in Binh Duong, Vietnam June 20-21, 2022

Each year, after the Smart21 Communities have been announced, the process continues with the announcement of the Top7 Communities of the Year, finalists for the award. Top7 Announcements typically take…

How Do We Put Ourselves Back Together Again?

Blog by Robert Bell, ICF I wrote my last post, “Why Are We Falling Apart?” in response to a heartfelt editorial by David Brooks of The New York Times. Confronting today’s epidemic of…

Meet Fredericton, one of Canada’s 2022 SMART21 Cities

Fredericton is the capital of the province of New Brunswick and is recognized as an exceptional center for post-secondary education. It was recognized by ICF as a Smart21 community in…