Since their inception, Opportunity Zones have been touted as a vehicle to attract investment into talented but underserved communities. Included in the Trump Administration’s late 2017 tax legislation, Opportunity Zones encourage investment in economically challenged census tracts. The program accomplishes this by providing favorable tax treatment to capital gains accrued…

George Otte founded his first company while still in college. Now, he’s chairman of Otte Polo Group, a diversified holding company with investments in technical support, fulfillment, real estate, and telephone answering service firms. Recently, George Otte was kind enough to share his insights about life, business, and everything in…

Transportation is a major part of the economy, especially in large Western countries where almost any destination can be reached via roads over dry land. With the meteoric rise of businesses like Amazon, on-land transportation is just as important as it ever was, if not more so. However, business owners…

Ah, there’s no greater feeling than that which comes from getting in on the ground-floor of something that might explode into a multi-million dollar operation in the years to come. There’s definitely satisfaction that comes from being part of the original team. Unfortunately, successes pale in comparison to the many…

Are you gearing up to collect or first – or another round of funding for your business? Do you fully understand what these folks expect from the businesses they front their money to? There’s a lot that goes into building a business from the ground floor. Investors are wise to…

According to the FFIEC, big banks spent over $17 billion on advertising and marketing in 2018. Because many community banks and local credit unions share similar attributes—like personalized customer service and community support—standing out from the competition can seem challenging. Here’s how to crush the competition by showing the community…