Small Business Event - “Live Chat with HUD’s OSDBU” Webinar Series: Maximizing Growth Through Opportunity Zones and HUBZone Programs
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Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia 20410, United States
- Points of contact
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- Osdbu smallbusiness@hud.gov
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration, is hosting a webinar on May 14, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET titled "Live Chat with HUD's OSDBU" Webinar Series: Maximizing Growth Through Opportunity Zones and HUBZone Programs. The event, held on MS Teams, targets small businesses seeking to leverage federal incentives and investment structures, particularly HUBZone-certified firms. The webinar covers introduction to Opportunity Zones tax incentives, the distinction between OZ 1.0 and the new permanent OZ 2.0 program, the role of Qualified Opportunity Funds in financing startup and expansion projects, complementary HUD and SBA grants and programs, and the geographic overlay of OZ designations, eligible OZ 2.0 census tracts, and HUBZone boundaries to maximize community growth. Interested participants can register at https://livechat-oz-hubzone.eventbrite.com.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) and the Office of Field Policy and Management is partnering with the U.S. Small Business Administration to host "Live Chat with HUD's OSDBU" Webinar Series: Maximizing Growth Through Opportunity Zones and HUBZone Programs. The webinar will take place on MS Teams and is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm (ET).
This outreach event will provide information about the Opportunity Zones (OZ) program and how small businesses, particularly Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) certified small businesses, can take advantage of the incentives and benefits.
Key Objectives:
- Provide an introduction to the OZ tax incentive.
- Learn about the new OZ 2.0 permanent tax program and the existing OZ 1.0 program.
- Understand how Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF) are used for projects and businesses (start-up and expansion) and hear about examples of QOF investing in both.
- Uncover how HUD and SBA grants and programs can complement QOF in OZ.
- Explore the overlay of OZ 1.0 designations, eligible OZ 2.0 census tracts for nomination, and HUBZones and how they can help to maximize growth in communities.
Registration: https://livechat-oz-hubzone.eventbrite.com
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