Finance
From scholarships to real estate: Jamil Frazier’s path to financial empowerment
ORLANDO, Fla. – This week on “Black Men Sundays,” it’s a throwback to Season 5 when host Corie Murray interviewed Jamil Frazier, an entrepreneur who’s founded more companies than most people have probably ever worked for.
“For me, it was always a dream, I always wanted to be in a position where I could give back,” Frazier said, discussing his motivation for creating scholarships, something stemming from his own experiences growing up.
He emphasized the importance of partnering with local schools and communities to establish scholarship funds, encouraging listeners to find out what they’re passionate about so they can start connecting with leaders in those fields.
But building wealth isn’t as easy as just meeting new people and making connections, however fruitful they may be.
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Frazier stressed the importance of saving and investing on top of all that networking. The key, he says, is ensuring you invest consistently, regardless of the amount.
“If you have some sort of income coming in, take 10% of that and start putting it away to save. Take another 10% of that and put it away so that you can invest, and my philosophy — what I teach my students and what I teach my kids — it’s that last 10%, put it away so that you can give it away, so you can tithe or give it away in the form of scholarships. Live off of 70% of your income,” he said, encouraging listeners to invest in various vehicles such as real estate, the stock market and private equity, adding, “All of them work.”
Hear the interview and more in Season 6, Episode 8 of “Black Men Sundays.”
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Finance
Anne Arundel County Launches New Finance and Procurement Platform
Anne Arundel County is preparing to launch a new finance and e-procurement system to modernize county operations and improve how businesses interact with local government.
The new platform, called Harbor, is scheduled to go live in July and will replace the County’s legacy procurement system with a centralized cloud-based platform built on Oracle Fusion Cloud.
County officials say the new system is designed to streamline procurement and financial processes while making it easier for both existing and prospective vendors to do business with the County.
From the press release:
“Harbor is a much-needed upgrade that will streamline services for our county agencies and those who do business with the county,” said Anne Arundel County Chief Administrative Officer Christine Anderson.
The platform will serve as a single portal for supplier registration, bid opportunities, invoicing, payment tracking, and contract management, consolidating what had previously been spread across multiple systems. County leaders say the transition is part of a broader effort to modernize operations, improve efficiency, and lower barriers for businesses seeking to compete for county contracts.
For counties, procurement modernization remains an important operational priority as local governments look to improve transparency, strengthen vendor engagement, and simplify access for businesses of all sizes. Anne Arundel County has encouraged interested suppliers to review training materials and registration information ahead of the July launch.
Finance
Quadient Recognized as a Leader in the 2026 SPARK Matrix for Accounts Receivable Applications
Quadient demonstrates continued innovation in AI-driven invoice-to-cash automation and unified finance operations
Paris
Quadient (Euronext Paris: QDT), a global automation platform powering secure and sustainable business connections, announced today it has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year as a Leader in the 2026 SPARK Matrix™ for Accounts Receivable Applications by technology analyst and advisory firm QKS Group. Quadient strengthened its position in the report year-over-year, with a notable improvement in Technology Excellence, reflecting continued innovation in its AI-driven invoice-to-cash solution.
According to QKS Group, Quadient’s leadership position highlights its evolution into a comprehensive, AI-powered platform that delivers strong predictive accuracy and straight-through processing. The analyst firm also emphasized the capability of Quadient’s solutions to unify accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP), offering finance leaders greater visibility and insights into their business finances to make faster, better decisions on working capital management.
Earlier this month, Quadient announced the release of its new cash dashboard capability for AR and AP that allows finance teams to bring together traditionally siloed data in a single view. An AI assistant summarizes key metrics and provides analysis that helps finance leaders accelerate cash on hand, improve forecasting, reduce risk and uncover opportunities to optimize working capital.
“Quadient has established a strong position in the 2026 Accounts Receivable Automation market through its focus on intelligent automation, cash flow optimization and integrated financial operations,” said Sanjeevi C R, associate vice president, Enterprise Research at QKS Group. “The platform’s evolution from predictive analytics to AI-driven autonomous collections execution represents a meaningful step forward in reducing manual effort across the invoice-to-cash cycle. What differentiates Quadient is its ability to combine collections management, cash application, and payment processing with a unified accounts receivable and accounts payable ecosystem, providing finance leaders with a more holistic view of working capital performance. By enabling greater automation, enhanced cash flow visibility, and more efficient receivables operations, Quadient continues to deliver measurable value for organizations seeking to modernize their financial processes and improve liquidity management.”
QKS Group highlighted the following key strengths for Quadient AR:
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