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Ivan Jose Cloyd owns Quadrant, a D.C.-based streaming service. (Courtesy photo)

Ward 8 Entrepreneur Ivan Jose Cloyd Expands His Holdings to Real Estate

by James Wright Jr. May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

A District entrepreneur known for his streaming service has recently expanded into real estate development.

**FILE** More than 1.2 million African Americans were self-employed in February. (Courtesy of iStock)

The Stunning Rebound of Black Small Business Owners

by Stacy M. Brown April 26, 2022April 26, 2022

Karima M. Woods, commissioner of the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (WI file photo)

D.C.-Supported Capital Funding Program Mystifies Black Business Leaders

by James Wright Jr. October 13, 2021December 21, 2021

Eddie and Sylvia Brown (Screen shot courtesy of Howard University)

Married Alumni Couple Gifts Record $5M to Howard U.

by WI Guest Author October 12, 2021December 21, 2021

Tips, Tools and Resources for Black Business Owners Looking to Make a Strong Recovery in 2021

by WI Guest Author April 21, 2021December 21, 2021

How Businessman Went From Troubled Childhood to Profiting Millions

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer November 16, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of iStockphoto/NNPA Newswire

Black Experience

Restaurants in America Hit Hard by COVID-19 Face Uphill Battle to Return to Normal

by WI Guest Author May 4, 2020December 21, 2021

This holiday shopping season support for patronizing Black-owned businesses lags behind small business initiatives as an alternative to Black Friday shopping on the Internet.

Marc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

MORIAL: Small-Business Program Has Potential to Close Racial Wealth Gap

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2018October 31, 2020

Courtesy of sba.gov via Facebook

Black Experience, Business

Government to Back Bank’s Loans to Black Business Owners

by WI Guest Author June 26, 2017October 30, 2020

Courtesy of Sundial Brands via Twitter

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Buy Into Black Beauty

by William Reed May 3, 2017October 30, 2020