The Pulse The Cost of Everything Is Still Rising — And the Capital Gap Is Getting Wider The Black Executive Journal | Morning Edition | Friday, March 13, 2026 By BEB Editors • 11 min read
Podcasts (Audio) Shifting Conditions for Black-Owned Businesses: HBCU Leadership Spotlight, Domestic Headwinds, Global South Opportunities Today we highlight a March 10 partnership between Allen Media Group’s HBCU GO and UNCF launching “HBCU Voices: Executive Leaders Unfiltered,” debuting with Curtis Symonds By Noah Carmichael • 4 min read
Photo by Kathrine Heigan / Unsplash News Economic Leaders Pivot Amid Market Uncertainty for Black Businesses Wednesday, March 11, 2026 By BEB Editors • 15 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) African Startup Funding Rebounds as Debt Rises, While U.S. Small Businesses Face Tariff Volatility and a Coming Ownership Transfer Wave By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Hannah Wei / Unsplash The Pulse African Startup Funding Rebounds, Infrastructure Expands, and Policy Risk Rises for Black Businesses Key Takeaways * African startups raised $272 million in February 2026, up 56% from January and 128% year-over-year, signaling a rebound after the 2023–2024 funding slowdown. * Debt accounted for 45% of funding, nearly matching equity at 54%, highlighting growing lender comfort with asset-backed and revenue-backed African By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) U.S. Tariff Uncertainty and Small-Business Strain vs. Rising African Mobility Investment By Noah Carmichael • 1 min read
Photo by Adam Nir / Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH Week of March 9 – March 15, 2026 By BEB Editors • 12 min read
Photo by Jon Tyson / Unsplash The Pulse Supreme Court Ruling on Tariff Policies Heightens Economic Uncertainty Sunday, March 8, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) Fed Proposal to Drop “Reputation Risk” Could Shift Small Business Banking Access as Tariffs Raise Costs BEJ Intelligence · Companies in this story BEJ Intelligence Federal Reserve Central bank · Washington, United States 48SEC filings, 90 days27news items, 30 days Latest SEC filings * ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY, RYLBF)424B2 · filed by another company, names this one · Oct 8, 2026 * ROYAL BANK OF CANADA (RY, RYLBF)424B2 · filed By Noah Carmichael • 4 min read
Photo by Joshua Hoehne / Unsplash The Pulse Federal Reserve Proposes New Framework on Bank Supervision Saturday, March 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 10 min read
The Pulse Audio (Audio) Leadership Shifts in Houston and Rising African Fintech Capital Flows BEJ Intelligence · Companies in this story BEJ Intelligence M-KOPA Private company · Nairobi, Kenya · Led by Jesse Moore 1SEC filings, 90 days6news items, 30 days Latest SEC filings * Melar Acquisition Corp. I/Cayman (MACI, MACIU, MACIW)424B3 · filed by another company, names this one · Oct 2, 2026 In the news By Noah Carmichael • 5 min read
Photo by Taylor Nicole / Unsplash The Pulse C. Gabriel Hayes Elevated to Chairman of TSU’s Business Advisory Council Friday, March 6, 2026 By BEB Editors • 8 min read
