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Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 1
By Tony Lawson Across the United States, Black-owned architecture firms design universities, hospitals, civic buildings, and large-scale mixed-use developments that anchor communities and public…
Inside WWT: The $20B Tech Firm Built Outside Silicon Valley
By Tony O. Lawson World Wide Technology is a St. Louis-based enterprise technology services firm founded in 1990 by David Steward. The privately held company…
Attorney Cedric Powell on Legal Strategy in Middle-Market Private Equity
Middle-market private equity is evolving. Cedric Powell, a partner in Squire Patton Boggs’ Global Corporate Practice in Washington, DC, sees the shift as structural.…
Lendistry to Distribute $100 Million Visa Small Business Fund
By Tony O. Lawson National CDFI lender Lendistry will manage $100 million in small business financing on behalf of Visa. A global payments company…
The Billion-Dollar Bet That Reshaped Pat McGrath Labs
In 2018, Pat McGrath became one of the few Black founders in beauty to see her company valued at $1 billion. Pat McGrath Labs…
The Debt Advantage: Rethinking How Founders Finance Growth
Equity funding has become the dominant narrative in startup financing. Venture capital attracts outsized attention relative to its actual deployment. It is a selective,…