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The Evening Brief 2026 Kicks Off with a $400 Gift (The QBI Guarantee) Plus: 74% of Small Business Owners Expect Growth & The Last Tax Moves Available | Monday, December 29, 2025 By Operator Brief Editors • 4 min read
The Pulse Sanlam's $2.2M Venture Bet + Otedola's $750M Exit + Actively Black Opens Equity Investment to Community on Ujamaa Day Institutional capital to African ventures. Billionaire exit to finance. Community ownership on Ujamaa | Monday, December 29, 2025 By BEB Editors • 4 min read
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