Category: Black Enterprise

For decades, investment in women’s sports came primarily from team owners, corporate sponsors, philanthropists, and strategic investors focused on advancing the growth of individual leagues […]

By Tony O. Lawson More than a century after they were founded to expand access to capital in underserved communities, two of the nation’s oldest […]

Electricity powers nearly every aspect of the modern economy, yet the engineering required to deliver that power often goes unnoticed. Before homes, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, […]

Business growth eventually changes the questions founders need to answer. Early decisions often center on developing a product, finding customers, and generating consistent revenue. As […]

By Tony O. Lawson Avenue Growth Partners has closed its second investment fund at its $155 million hard cap, providing the Washington, D.C.-based growth equity […]

For much of its modern history, Cabo Verde was a footnote on the global travel map, a volcanic archipelago off the West African coast known […]

By Tony O. Lawson Where Red Bird Mall once stood, boarded up and half-empty, a new stoplight now turns green on Camp Wisdom Road, guiding traffic […]

When investors discuss cash-flow investments, the conversation usually centers on dividend stocks, rental real estate, REITs, private credit, or infrastructure. Yet another asset class has […]

An essay by Tahyira Savanna The enduring persistence of racial disparities in the United States is frequently a point of intense national debate. While individual […]