News South Africa Proposes R100B Transformation Fund to Reform B-BBEE Policy + African Agritech Funding Falls 18% to $168M + ASVLP 2026 Deal Room Pitches TODAY Briter report shows investors prioritize fintech (40% of capital) and real-asset sectors over agriculture as deal counts decline 7.5%. | Thursday, January 29, 2026 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
Photo by Joey Kyber on Unsplash The Pulse Cassava Technologies Launches Africa's First OaaS Platform + Atlanta Black Chambers Women's League Kickoff TODAY + D.C. Black Business Ecosystem Powers 2026 Growth Washington D.C. demonstrates how local ecosystems and directories drive equity. Black entrepreneurs face 2.9-4.7x higher audit rates | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 By BEB Editors • 12 min read
Photo by Dimitri Karastelev on Unsplash The Evening Brief IRS Watchdog: 27% Staff Cut Creates "Greater Challenges" for 2026 Tax Season Plus: S&P 500 Hits 7,000 for First Time—But the Fed Says Don't Get Comfortable | Wednesday, January 28, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 5 min read
Photo by Amina Atar on Unsplash The Evening Brief Pentagon Starts Terminating Small Business Contracts—Your $20M+ Set-Aside Is Under Review Plus: FCC's One-to-One TCPA Rule Vacated—You Can Now Text Multiple Customers Again | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 4 min read
Photo by Jaime Top on Unsplash The Pulse Atlanta Black Chambers Announces $725K Grant for Georgia SMBs + State of the Dream 2026: Black Unemployment Hits 7.5% + AfricAI Secures Exclusive Robotics Rights + African M&A Jumps 72% Advancing Black Businesses Foundation deploys Small Business Revitalization Grant. | Tuesday, January 27, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Evening Brief Tax Filing Opens Today—But Tariffs Just Became a $200B Tax on Small Business Plus: SBA Suspends 1,000 Contractors for Missing Data Request—Are You Next? | Monday, January 26, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 5 min read
The Pulse African Investors Now Fund 40% of Tech Deals (Up from 25%) + Allianz Closes $1B Blended Finance Fund + Khaby Lame Lands $900M Creator Economy Deal Briter report shows local investors wrote $1.6B as global capital declined. African startups raised $3.6B in 2025 (+25% YoY) across 635 deals (+43%). | Monday, January 26, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
Photo by Kyle Glenn on Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The "Hold & Reassess" Week | Week of January 25 – January 31, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
Weekly Brief The Operators Brief: Weekly Sunday Edition Headline: Global Slowdown, Local Opportunity: The Q1 2026 Reality Check | Sunday, January 25, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 7 min read
The Evening Brief IRS AI Audits Are Flagging Your Return Right Now (And You Won't Get a Warning) Plus: New York LLCs Must File Beneficial Ownership by March 18—$500/Day Penalty After That | Thursday, January 22, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 5 min read
News Partech Report: African Tech Funding Hits $4.1B in 2025 (+25% YoY) + Kenya Leads with $1.04B (+72%) + Francophone Africa Raises $450M Debt financing reaches all-time high at $1.64B (+63% YoY) across 107 deals. Kenya captures nearly 30% of continental funding | Thursday, January 22, 2026 By BEB Editors • 9 min read
Photo by Adeolu Eletu on Unsplash News US Visa Bond Takes Effect TODAY for 20+ African Countries + Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Selects 12 Investor-Ready Ventures + Black Dragon Capital Expands to Saudi Arabia Black-led investment firm brings media tech expertise to FOMEX 2026 in Riyadh. African founders must now post $5K-$15K bonds to enter US, implementation begins January 21 | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
