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"OWNERSHIP: FREE MONEY" IS OUT NOW

SBD Digital Media presents Episode 2 of "Ownership" short documentary series about the next generation of Black owned businesses in New York

ABOUT "OWNERSHIP: FREE MONEY"

Grants have long been a critical source of capital for businesses, but Black owned businesses are not gaining access to them at the same rates as other businesses. Billions of dollars in grants are given out to businesses every year. Yet less than 5% of that goes to Black owned businesses.

What led to this distribution inequality and how does it impact the financial opportunities of business owners? How are the next generation of Black owned businesses in New York overcoming this challenge?

These are the questions that will be explored in a SBD Digital Media short documentary called “Ownership: Free Money” featuring Black business owners who are grant recipients and those

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about the director & Executive Producer

MEET SAYIDANA

Sayidana Brannan-Douglas is a 24-year-old documentary director and producer based in Yonkers, New York.

For the last 3 years, she has honored Black History Month by highlighting Black owned businesses through video produced by her business

In 2019 and 2020, she created individual video spotlights on Black student entrepreneurs at her university, who were starting a business while in college, like she did.

In 2021, she took it to the next level with a short documentary called Ownership. Episode 1 was about why it actually makes a difference to buy from Black owned businesses and the 3 things they need to grow economically.

This year, she is turning Ownership into an annual series and "Free Money" will be Episode 2.

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