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Opportunity Now: Jan. 22 Opportunity & Entrepreneurship Summit
January 22, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
FreeThe Opportunity Zones incentive is a new community investment tool established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments and stimulate economic development and job creation low-income neighborhoods.
Join the U.S. Small Business Administration, federal, state and city agencies in a discussion on unleashing Opportunity Zones’ economic potential in Ohio, including opportunity funds, investments and business development. Lenders, federal contractors, small business owners and entrepreneurs are encouraged to attend!
Background Information: In 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which established Opportunity Zones to incentivize long-term investments in low-income communities across the country. These incentives offer capital gains tax relief to investors for new investment in designated Opportunity Zones.
Opportunity Zones are anticipated to spur $100 billion in private capital investment. Qualified Opportunity Zones retain this designation for 10 years. For more information on Opportunity Zones, please visit OpportunityZones.gov.
Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Location: The Lincoln Theater, 769 E Long St, Columbus, OH 43203