The 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