Creating and Recreating Businesses for Tax Free Exits with Atty Gerry Reihsen

Join a talk and live Q&A on "Creating and Recreating Businesses for Tax Free Exits" with Gerry Reihsen, Entrepreneur & Corporate-Securities Attorney
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5:30 PM In-Person Start - Lots of Pizza, beverages, and facility sponsored by Improving Enterprises.
When: Monday, Oct. 6th
Where: Improving Enterprises Global Headquarters, 5445 Legacy Dr. Suite #100, Plano, TX 75024
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Key Points of Atty Gerry Reihsen's Talk:

1. What does a "tax-free exit" mean?
2. History of laws allowing a tax-free exit
3. How many ways are there to create a business that can have a tax-free exit?
4. How can you recreate a business so it can have a tax-free exit?
5. Q and A

Gerry Reihsen, Entrepreneur & Corporate-Securities Attorney's Bio:

Gerald J. (Gerry) Reihsen, III brings four decades of high-level experience as an entrepreneur and corporate/securities attorney, to support his clients’ successes. Gerry currently practices as outside counsel to businesses and investors who seek dynamic growth, providing a full range of commercial legal services, including in respect of business creation, capital formation, investment fund formation and operation, real estate investment structures, corporate and partnership structuring, and licensing and other intellectual property matters.

In recent years, Gerry has had an industry-leading practice in all facets of real estate and other private equity investment funds and businesses that leverage Opportunity Zone tax benefits, especially the benefit of unlimited tax-free upside on the disposition of the Opportunity Zone investments and businesses. Gerry is nationally sought after for speaking and writing on various law and commercial matters, including Opportunity Zone investment, and has recently been named among the nation’s Top 25 Opportunity Zone Attorneys (https://www.opportunityzone.com/posts/top-25-attorneys).

Gerry has been a founder and operator of several innovative business enterprises, both for-profit and nonprofit, including, among others, Behringer Harvard Funds, a real estate investment fund platform grown to more than $12 billion in assets under management globally, Xybridge Technologies, the leading telecom softswitch tech company of its day (now part of DZS, a combination of Zhone Technologies and DASAN Zhone Solutions - (NSDQ: DZSI)), as an independent director and audit committee chair for Ashford Inc. (NYSE American: AINC), and Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep, a non-profit high school serving families in low-income communities with a rigorous college prep curriculum and a corporate work-study program. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerry-reihsen.

Come out to our special event meetup.
5:30 PM Start
When: Monday, Oct. 6th - Lots of Pizza, beverages, and facility sponsored by Improving Enterprises.
Where: Improving Enterprises Global Headquarters, 5445 Legacy Dr., Suite #100, Plano, TX 75024
RSVP Here
In this meetup, you will also take advantage of:
ELEVATOR PITCH. Take this opportunity to pitch to our friendly group! If you have a startup, startup idea, or growing company, use the 1-minute on the agenda to promote it to the informal group!
NETWORKING. Prepare to network before and afterward (job seekers, service providers, and students welcome). Bring business cards!
JOB SEEKER – HIRING MANAGER/RECRUITER? Be ready to give a short description of your background, target job, and targeted companies. If you are a recruiter or hiring, be prepared to describe what you are seeking.
RAFFLE. We will have a raffle of a token of our appreciation. Bring a business card to drop into the participation hat!
DONATION. Please donate to keep these meetings going! You can give before the meeting or during the session (donate here or bring the recommended at least $10 cash).
SPONSORS:
Improving Enterprises provides our location, pizza, equipment, and personal support to EIC. For IT Consulting, Agile Training and Software Development, see improving.com. Improving also offers training in SCRUM, AI, and other areas, with classes open to the public. Members of EIC receive 30% off Improving's industry-leading training, which includes certifications respected globally, if they attend the in-person meetup for the code. Here is the link to their courses.
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See you there!
Bring:

1. Something to take notes on
2. Business cards for networking and the raffle
3. Cash for the donation in person or donate here
4. Your elevator pitch for the group (if you wish)
5. Events information you know about of interest to Entrepreneurs

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Look forward to seeing you there!
Jeannie Lewis, JD, MBA
Host and Organizer
Tony Klinkert, DE, PE, CMA
Founder
Doctor of Engineering, Professional Engineer
Certified Master Architect
Collin College Instructor