Jim White 
Opportunity Investing [EPUB ebook] 
How To Revitalize Urban And Rural Communities With Opportunity Funds

Introduction: Investing—and Living with—Purpose

Part One: Defining the Problem

1 Communities in Distress

2 The Plain Facts about America’s Distressed Urban and Rural Areas

Part Two: Developing the Solution

3 What Is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017?

4 What Is a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ)?

5 Fun with Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs)

Part Three: Making a Difference

6 Revitalizing Communities

7 Improving My Company in a QOZ

Part Four: Running a Profitable QOF

8 Choosing the Right Industry and Company

9 Clarifying Strategy through Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures

10 Establishing the Board as the Boss

11 Managing Management, Under-Managing the Business, and Controlling Workflow

12 Measuring Success

13 Building Confident Investors

14 Finding the Next Big Thing

Part Five: Overcoming Barriers to Growth

15 Streamlining Rules and Regulations

16 Discovering Ways to Compromise

Conclusion: A Final Call to Action

Appendix A: Sources

Appendix B: Glossary

Appendix C: Excerpts from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Index

About the Author: Jim White, Ph D

Jim White, Ph D is Chairman and CEO of Post Harvest Technologies, Inc. and Growers Ice Company, Inc., Founder and CEO of PHT Opportunity Fund, LLC, and Founder and President of JL White International, LLC.
Jim is the best-selling author of What’s My Purpose? A Journey of Personal and Professional Growth. The book, which has been lauded by such industry leaders as Steven M.R. Covey and Jack Canfield, seeks to change readers by helping them to identify key truths while breaking down the main barriers (the Five Masks) to fulfillment.
Jim is also the founder of the customized yearlong leadership and management transformation process, The Circle of Success; Jim White’s Classic Movie Series; and The Red Carpet Tour. These innovative events have attracted more than 100, 000 participants worldwide, including Fortune 500 CEOs, management teams, entrepreneurs, governments, and trade associations.
Dr. White first found his entrepreneurial spirit at age five when he created his first business-collecting and selling Coke bottles to help support his family. From these humble beginnings, Jim went on to serve his country in Vietnam before entering the corporate world upon his return. Along the way, he would go from high school dropout to academic triumph, eventually earning a B.S. in Civil Engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Psychology and Organizational Behavior.
Dr. White achieved international recognition as CEO of Blount World Trade Corporation; owner and Managing Director of ACEC Centrifugal Pumps NV, Belgium; and as Vice-President and Division Manager of Ingersoll Rand Equipment Corporation.
Throughout his career, he has bought, expanded, and sold 23 companies, operating in 44 countries. Jim acquires struggling businesses to revive and develop them into profitable enterprises using his business turnaround strategy. To date, Jim has generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue.