News Cherryrock Capital's Mission to Bridge Funding Gaps Wednesday, February 18, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Pulse SBA Eligibility Changes Threaten Funding for Black-Owned Businesses Tuesday, February 17, 2026 By BEB Editors • 5 min read
Photo by Israel Andrade on Unsplash Weekly Brief The Operators Brief: Weekly Sunday Edition The Earnings Reality Check: Why Big Tech Wins Don't Mean Your Clients Are Spending | Sunday, February 1, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 8 min read
Photo by Christina @ wocintechchat.com M on Unsplash The Week Ahead THE BLACK EXECUTIVE: WEEKLY MARKET WATCH The Week We Held Our Breath | Week of February 1 – February 7, 2026 By BEB Editors • 6 min read
The Evening Brief Small Business Owners Are Underpricing by 15%—You're Leaving Money on the Table Every Day Plus: U.S. Trade Deficit Widens to $56.8B—Your Import Costs Just Went Up More | Thursday, January 29, 2026 By Operator Brief Editors • 4 min read
The Pulse 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 News 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
News 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
