BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200129T133000Z DTEND:20200129T191500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Opportunity & Entrepreneurship Summit DESCRIPTION:On January 29\, 2020 the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council will host an Opportunity & Entrepreneurship Summit in Flint\, Michigan. \n\n \n\nOn behalf of the Small Business Administration\, we wish to invite you to this event. The summit will bring together civic leaders\, community stakeholders and entrepreneurs to discuss best practices for revitalization\, Opportunity Zone investments\, and collaboration at all levels of government and business. \n\n \n\nAshley D. Bell\, White House Policy Advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation\, will highlight and share success stories from communities around the country and answer questions related to the continued streamlining\, coordinating\, and targeting of existing Federal programs toward Opportunity Zones and benefits for small businesses\, among other topics. \n\n \n\nFor more detail and to confirm your participation\, please register here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opportunity-now-jan-29-opportunity-entrepreneurship-summit-in-flint-tickets-90047635903\n\nas soon as possible. Registration is required for attendance and this invitation is non-transferable.\n\n\n\nBackground Information\n\nIn 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\n\ntax 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. \n\n \n\nIn December 2018\, President Trump signed Executive Order 13853\, which established the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. The Council is chaired by Ben Carson\, Secretary of the\n\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\, and tasked with leading joint efforts between agencies and executive departments to engage with state\, local\, and tribal governments to find ways to\n\nbetter use public funds to revitalize urban and economically distressed communities. \n\n \n\nIn April 2019\, the White House hosted more than 170 municipal and county officials for an Opportunity Zone Conference\, which included briefings and discussion on regulatory and implementation developments\,\n\nbest practices\, and successes. For more information on Opportunity Zones\, visit OpportunityZones.gov. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On January 29\, 2020 the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council will host an Opportunity &\; Entrepreneurship Summit in Flint\, Michigan. \;
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\nOn behalf of the Small Business Administration\, we wish to invite you to this event. The summit will bring together civic leaders\, community stakeholders and entrepreneurs to discuss best practices for revitalization\, Opportunity Zone investments\, and collaboration at all levels of government and business.
\n \;
\nAshley D. Bell\, White House Policy Advisor for Entrepreneurship and Innovation\, will highlight and share success stories from communities around the country and answer questions related to the continued streamlining\, coordinating\, \;and targeting of existing Federal programs toward Opportunity Zones and benefits for small businesses\, among other topics.
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\nFor more detail and to confirm your participation\, please register here  \;https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opportunity-now-jan-29-opportunity-entrepreneurship-summit-in-flint-tickets-90047635903
\nas soon as possible. \; \; \; Registration is required for attendance and this invitation is non-transferable.
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\nBackground Information
\nIn 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
\ntax 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.
\n \;
\nIn December 2018\, President Trump signed Executive Order 13853\, which established the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. The Council is chaired by Ben Carson\, Secretary of the
\nU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development\, and tasked with leading joint efforts between agencies and executive departments to engage with state\, local\, and tribal governments to find ways to
\nbetter use public funds to revitalize urban and economically distressed communities. \;
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\nIn April 2019\, the White House hosted more than 170 municipal and county officials for an Opportunity Zone Conference\, which included briefings and discussion on regulatory and implementation developments\,
\nbest practices\, and successes. For more information on Opportunity Zones\, visit OpportunityZones.gov.
\n \; LOCATION:Kettering University International Room\, Fifth Floor Campus Center 1700 University Drive Flint\, MI 48504 UID:e.2606.11281 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260408T220550Z URL:https://members.flintandgeneseechamber.org/events/details/opportunity-entrepreneurship-summit-11281 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR