April 9, 2026 5 mins read Zeal Capital Partners: Investing Across the Systems That Shape Wealth By Tony O. Lawson Zeal Capital Partners operates across financial… Read More
April 7, 2026 2 mins read 5 Black-owned Beauty Brands Allocating Inventory Across Retail and Direct Channels Beauty brands now operate across direct-to-consumer and retail simultaneously, with… Read More
April 7, 2026 1 min read Why E-commerce Growth Breaks at Fulfillment E-commerce growth is often measured in orders, revenue, and customer… Read More
April 6, 2026 2 mins read CMMC Compliance Is Now a Gatekeeper for Small Federal Contractors CMMC enforcement has moved from roadmap to reality. As the… Read More
April 5, 2026 2 mins read 4 Black-led PropTech Platforms Operating Inside the Real Estate Stack Real estate moves through a sequence of decisions. What gets… Read More
April 5, 2026 1 min read 3 Black-led WealthTech Platforms Restructuring Capital Access Capital moves through a small number of gates. What gets… Read More
April 3, 2026 2 mins read How Law Firms Are Selected Across Investment and Acquisition Transactions Legal counsel is typically identified before a transaction is formally… Read More
April 2, 2026 5 mins read Black-led Venture Capital Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony O. Lawson Venture capital determines which companies receive… Read More
March 25, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Engineering Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Engineering firms operate within procurement-driven environments where… Read More
March 22, 2026 2 mins read Black-owned Wealth Advisory Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Wealth management is a relationship-driven industry in… Read More
March 17, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Construction Firms | Vol.1 By Tony Lawson Construction is one of the most capital-intensive… Read More
The Financial Layer Behind The Doux, a $38M Haircare Brand April 11, 2026 1 min read By Tony O. Lawson The Doux is a textured haircare brand… Read More
Collide Capital Closes $95M Fund II April 9, 2026 1 min read By Tony O. Lawson Many early-stage firms fail to translate early… Read More
How Venture and Private Equity Funds Operate After Capital Is Raised April 9, 2026 4 mins read The close of a fund marks the beginning of an… Read More
December 26, 2025 3 mins read The Silver Tsunami Has a Silver Lining. Most Will Miss It. The idea of a coming “Silver Tsunami” has taken hold… Read More
December 17, 2025 2 mins read The ETA Model Works When You Stop Romanticizing It Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition is often discussed as an alternative path… Read More
December 4, 2025 2 mins read What Is Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)? Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, often abbreviated as ETA, is an ownership… Read More
March 10, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Real Estate Development Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Real estate developers shape how cities grow,… Read More
March 8, 2026 3 mins read Black-owned Architecture Firms | Vol. 1 By Tony Lawson Across the United States, Black-owned architecture firms… Read More
February 11, 2026 1 min read Smart Bricks Raises $5M to Automate Real Estate Investing By Tony O. Lawson Smart Bricks has raised $5 million… Read More
August 18, 2025 2 mins read Moaz Hamid on Why Disability Tech Is the Future After decades in Big Tech, Moaz Hamid walked away—not because… Read More
August 11, 2025 1 min read Chowdeck Raises $9M to Scale Food Delivery in Nigeria and Ghana by Tony O. Lawson Chowdeck, a Lagos-based food delivery company, has… Read More
August 6, 2025 1 min read Lava Raises $5.8M to Streamline AI Transactions by Tony O. Lawson Mitchell Jones, a Yale graduate and… Read More
September 12, 2025 1 min read Mariane Ibrahim: The Gallerist Reshaping Global Art—From Chicago to Paris and Mexico City Mariane Ibrahim stands as one of the most visionary gallerists… Read More
September 2, 2025 1 min read Photodom: A Black-owned Camera Store and Film Lab Reviving Analog in NYC Photodom is a camera store, full-service film lab, and photo studio based in Brooklyn,… Read More
July 21, 2025 1 min read Malcolm‑Jamal Warner, TV Icon, Has Died at 54 Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his iconic role as Theo… Read More
April 9, 2024 2 mins read 14 Ways to Increase Your Financial IQ Building a strong financial IQ is critical, yet a significant… Read More
February 18, 2024 2 mins read Leveraging Leverage: How the Rich Use SBLOCs to Build Generational Wealth In the world of finance, the adage “it takes money… Read More
January 18, 2024 1 min read Business Buying: A Potential Path to Early Retirement As the Baby Boomer generation prepares for retirement, a vast,… Read More