OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!
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OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!

ByBizMan

Opportunity Zones present a hidden opportunity for Real Estate (RE) investment that should be widely utilized across the US. Why not? (View Interactive HUD Map here.) There’s a spectacular investment tool that was associated with tax cuts of 2017 by the Trump administration. Along with the massive tax cuts, there was a non-partisan tax break to funnel private investments into underdeveloped communities around the nation. It took a couple years for the census tracts in…

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Here Are the Biggest Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2015 – Bloomberg Business

ByBizMan

Here Are the Biggest Crowdfunding Campaigns of 2015 – Bloomberg Business: Crowdfunding really hit its stride this year with people just crowding in to jump on the bandwagon of new and innovative ideas. Of course great fundraising ideas are for books and movies, especially those that sequels or follow-ons with an established groupie base. Veronica Mars, the high-school sleuth, is and example from last year on Kickstarter. (See our blog here,) This years list from…

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Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald

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Miami No. 2 in startup activity, Kauffman report says | Miami Herald Miami Herald: This is a very interesting, but telling report. Miami is way up there in startups, about 250 per 100,000 people. Cleveland, not so much so, with less that 100 per. It is a little surprising that Orlando fell 12 ranks down to 33rd. Makes you wonder if it is Orlando losing ground or other metros gaining very rapidly. I would guess…

Rise of the Rest – Entrepreneur Tour. 5 Cities at a time.

ByBizMan

World Stock Markets: Steve Case from AOL fame is one of the judges going round hitting up start-up business ideas, 5 cities at a time. The south of USA is next. Revolution, Google for Entrepreneurs, and UP Global This UP Global initiative is an interesting approach by Google ventures and others to identify and fund new venture ideas. A very cool approach to jump starting innovation anywhere and everywhere around the world. That the winner…

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BioLite BaseCamp Stove | Turn Fire into Electricity by BioLite — Kickstarter

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BioLite BaseCamp Stove | Turn Fire into Electricity by BioLite — Kickstarter: I love it. But only 62 hours to get in on the KickStarter offer. They are at twice goal with $800k+ and 3,000 backers. Yes, it was DARK in Miami, when Hurricane Andrew came through South Miami/Homestead on August 24, 1992. Well, afterwards really. It would be weeks before most of us would get power. So bar-b-q grilling was the norm. That was…

Kickstarter CEO: 'Veronica Mars' proves 'the power of audiences' | Inside Movies | EW.com

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Kickstarter CEO: ‘Veronica Mars’ proves ‘the power of audiences’ | Inside Movies | EW.com: When you go to watch Veronica Mars, if you haven’t already done so… Think about this. It has been the greatest success for any movie launched by crowd funding! Capitalism at work by the masses. Very cool. They blasted through the goal of $2M and raised $5.7M from 91,000+ backers. Here is the YouTube Video teaser that they used to raise…