OPPORTUNITY ZONE MAGAZINE

OZ Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1

Articles

OPPORTUNITY ZONE INCENTIVES ARE CREATING JOBS AND INVESTMENT IN COMPANIES IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
It is estimated that more than one million people have been lifted out of poverty and into self-sufficiency because of the OZs. Let’s hope potential changes by the Biden administration continue the progress.
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Joseph Darby
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Jill Homan
OPPORTUNITY ZONES ARE VITAL TOOL FOR AMERICA’S JOB GROWTH
Success stories of how OZs have created jobs across the country by stimulating economic development and investment in distressed areas.
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Opportunity Zone Magazine Staff
HOW SPONSORS CAN USE CRE CROWDFUNDING TO SUCCESSFULLY SOURCE EQUITY FOR OZ DEVELOPMENTS
Learn why sponsors and capital seekers in the OZ space both can benefit from the less traditional way of using a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform.
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Sean Lyons
LEVERAGING OPPORTUNITY ZONES TO SAVE OUR SMALL BUSINESSES
Impact investors can use OZs to fund a more equitable and inclusive financial system to help our small business community survive in the midst of a pandemic.
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Emily Lecuyer
THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE INCENTIVE: POISED TO LEAD IN THE UPCOMING ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Why the Opportunity Zone (OZ) incentive can be used as a powerful recovery tool and be combined with most other federal, state and local incentives.
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Marc Schultz
WHY PUERTO RICO HAS A UNIQUE POSITION IN THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE SPACE
Puerto Rico is primed for growth with billions in relief funds fueling a recovery from a series of natural disasters. Learn why the U.S. territory offers a rare investment climate and value proposition for Qualified Opportunity Zone funds.
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Michael P. Gay
THE COMPOUNDING BENEFITS OF OPPORTUNITY ZONE INVESTING
Investment opportunities that offer compounding benefits create a real advantage for investors. OZ investments offer these benefits through a highly tax efficient structure for HNW investors.
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Jeff Pintar
OPPORTUNITY ZONES IN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND THE NEW CONGRESS
What Changes Are in Store and How Will They Affect OZ Investments?
STRATEGIES HOW STATES AND CITIES CAN ATTRACT OZ INVESTMENTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The importance of developing a community prospectus, creating public/private partnerships and connecting with local investors.
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Mike Landes
COMBINING QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK WITH OPPORTUNITY ZONES
Joining forces of the two tax incentives of QSBS and OZ can create a powerful tool for investors to drive investment capital into distressed communities while earning significant tax benefits.
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Phil Jelsma
FOSTERING COLLABORATION; ADVANCING OPPORTUNITIES
Guide to creating a localized collaborative ecosystem to support of Opportunity Zones investments in inclusive community development-driven projects and businesses.
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Robin Schabes
CAPITAL RAISING DEVELOPMENTS FOR QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY FUNDS
How SEC’s new rules for common securities offering exemptions can impact the OZ industry.
IT TAKES A DECADE TO SUCCEED - GET TO KNOW YOUR OZ PARTNER
What should the public and private sectors know about each other to accelerate OZ projects in 2021 and how do they maximize success through the ten-year hold?
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Ian Wolfe Ross