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MapableUSA.com: Opportunity Zones provides developers and community organizers with new and unique ways of raising money to get access to capital and funding that previously was just not available. Unfortunately, banks are not friendly to Opportunity Zone projects, but despite the traditional means of raising money, areas like Henderson, Nevada are moving forward with some really interesting projects that are continuing to make Henderson a great place to live. In this podcast, listen to Redevelopment Manager Anthony Molloy at the City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency as he goes over his organization’s vision, the “concierge” services they provide, and why managers of Opportunity Zone funds may be wise to look into the redevelopment projects available, especially in the Downtown, Henderson vicinity.

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MapableUSA.com: Regarding Opportunity Zones, many changes are on the horizon and new legislature is constantly being proposed. However, many questions remain – especially with respect to Opportunity Zone Funds. These funds are self-certified, so how do you know who is behind these entities and how do you know which ones are reputable and vetted correctly? Listen to crowdfund attorney Mark Roderick of the lawfirm of Flaster Greenberg as he gives his take on what’s going on in the market, and why the Opportunity Zone Authority may have the solution to provide investor confidence in the OZ Funds that are available to all investors seeking deferral of their capital gains taxes.

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MapableUSA.com: The "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" has qualified nearly 9,000 “Opportunity Zones” (QOZ) to stimulate investment in low-income communities. Thanks to the tax incentive attached to these census tracks, around $20 billion in capital has already been raised in QOZ Funds for development in the designated areas. In this podcast, we spoke with Gina Gavan, the “Chief Innovation Officer” of the City of North Las Vegas who explained what her agency is doing to make investments into North Las Vegas attractive to a variety of Opportunity Fund managers as well as what the future holds for the entire area.

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MapableUSA.com: When one thinks of Opportunity Zones, most consider it a form of real estate crowdfunding where QOZ Funds develop real estate to improve distressed communities. But there’s a business investment component with Opportunity Zones investing as well. In this podcast, we spoke with Local Grown Salads president Zale Tabakman, who explained how his patent pending system for creating organic mixed salads is revolutionizing the food industry with his vertical farming concepts - and why his i95 OZF fund makes Local Grown Salads a perfect fit for Opportunity Zone locations.

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MapableUSA.com: Opportunity Zones continue to be the talk of the real estate crowdfunding world. But when most say “Opportunity Zone”, many think of urban areas in big cities. However, Opportunity Zones have been designated in all states in a variety of areas, including rural areas as well. In this podcast episode, listen to Sheldon Mudd, the Executive Director at the Northeastern Nevada Regional Development Authority as he explains how the land diversity and government incentives in Northern Nevada lends itself to some unique and interesting rural Opportunity Zone based projects just waiting for the right investors

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MapableUSA.com: Crowdfunding is certainly the buzzword these days as companies of all sizes seek to tap into a resource right at their fingertips – their current customers. The problem is that many of the CEO’s and principals of these firms think it’s an easy process when it’s clearly not. So why do so many fail? In this episode of the Mapable USA podcast, we interviewed marketing expert Jeff “Fuzzy” Wenzel from the Woodshed Agency to get his insights on best practices to create and grow your crowd and what mistakes to avoid that so many fall prey to.

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MapableUSA.com: When most people talk about Opportunity Zones, they talk about the tax incentives the program provides for those facing capital gains taxes. Or they mention the Opportunity Zone funds that provide the actual investment into the real estate and redevelopment of distressed areas. But how did this program come to be in the first place? To answer that question, we interviewed Erin Gillespie of Madison Street Strategies who discussed how each particular zone was determined and how her unique background working for government entities provided her with the experience to help communities benefit and gain knowledge on how the opportunity zones program can enhance local communities.

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MapableUSA.com: Regulation A+ and Reg.CF crowdfunding spans just about any industry out there, and medical is BIG! While many struggle, 20/20 Gene Systems is a great example of how to do crowdfunding the right way. Listen and learn first-hand from company CEO Jonathan Cohen about what his company exactly does, its goals, strategies, and how investors can get involved. Whether you’re an established company or pre-revenue, listening to this podcast and understanding the insights provided by Mr. Cohen will give you the confidence to move forward with your crowdfunding efforts. With a current raise of over $4.4 million dollars on the SeedInvest crowdfunding portal, the success of 2020 Gene Systems provides more proof that Regulation A+ / Reg.CF crowdfunding isn’t just good for entrepreneurs and issuers, but also good for investors as well.

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MapableUSA.com: In today’s crowdfunding environment, any asset class can now be tokenized using blockchain technology. But just as new technologies emerge and disruption occurs, security and compliance become an issue when it comes to the tokenization of equity. Listen to this podcast episode where Mark Elenowitz, President of Horizon Globex, explains how his company is solving these problems with their software tokenization platform and their private label app that helps companies tokenize assets in a compliant manner which satisfies the requirements of the SEC and FINRA in terms of “Know Your Customer” (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

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MapableUSA.com: Because Qualified Opportunity Zone investing is so new, many are looking at this form of real estate crowdfunding as the “wild wild west”, but the fact remains is that these Opportunity Zone Funds are considered securities by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those interested in self-certifying such a fund must abide by certain rules that issuers must be aware of. Listen to this podcast episode as our guest Darin Mangum of Mangum and Associates (The PPM Attorney) explains how do you create such an entity and what both issuers and investors alike should be aware of – and what options you have to structure a private placement memorandum to legally allow accredited and non-accredited investors to participate in your Fund.

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