Monday, September 28, 2009

Two ESOP Association Members Named 2009 Top Small Workplaces

Two members of The ESOP Association have been named among the Top Small Workplaces. Congratulations to Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc. (HCSS) of Houston, TX and Skyline Construction, Inc. of San Francisco, CA.  For more information about the Top Small Workplaces project, visit www.wsj.com/smallbusiness and www.winningworkplaces.com.   The winners were featured in a special small business section of The Wall Street Journal in print and online today. The read the full...

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Employee Ownership Month – What are you doing this year?

October is Employee Ownership Month (EOM), the celebration of the incredible spirit of employee ownership. For almost 20 years, the employee ownership community has been celebrating with company picnics, roundtable discussions, and activities to increase team work. It’s an opportunity to educate employee owners about the benefits of ESOPs and a time to educate elected officials and the public as to why employee ownership through ESOPs is good policy.   What will your company...

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Employee Ownership and Business Performance

An article about the recent academic symposium sponsored by the Foundation for Enterprise Development (FED) on employee ownership appeared on the San Diego News Network. Written by Mary Ann Beyster of the FED, it is a nice re-cap of the event. The purpose of the event was to share findings and research on employee ownership and how it motivates employees and improves business practices.   To read the full article ---   Management: Employee ownership improves business performance By...

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Number of MN/Dakotas Chapter Hill Visits Impressive

We’ve received numerous reports from ESOP Association members who have met with their member of Congress and we’ll be featuring more of these stories here in the next few weeks. If you host a meeting with your member of Congress, please send us an email and let us know – media@esopassociation.org.   Pro athletes are constantly judged by percentages. In baseball, hitting the ball 30% of the time is looked upon as a success. In football, winning half of your...

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Friday, September 18, 2009

CNNMoney.com Small Business Story – When Workers Take Charge

We wanted to share a link to this story on CNNMoney.com ---   CNNMoney.com When workers take charge It's a unique model - the worker-owned business. Some say it sounds like socialism, but these six companies say it's helped them tough out the recession.  http://tinyurl.com/n2jxns Featured in the article is the ESOP company Full Sail Brewing Co. located in Hood River, OR. Full Sail Brewing Co. is a member of The ESOP Association. Several other companies featured are...

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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Two House Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Pro-S ESOP Bill

The following Legislative Bulletin was sent out this morning by The ESOP Association.   ESOP Legislative Bulletin   Two House Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Pro-S ESOP Bill   On September 16, 2009 Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced H.R. 3586, The S Corporation ESOP Promotion and Expansion Act of 2009, to improve and promote S ESOP laws. In general, the bill would: permit owners of S stock to sell their stock to an ESOP under the same treatment C stock of a private...

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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Illinois ESOP Association Members Meet with Congressman Danny Davis

We’ve received several reports from ESOP Association members who have met with their member of Congress and we’ll be featuring more of these stories here in the next few weeks. If you host a meeting with your member of Congress, please send us an email and let us know – media@esopassociation.org.   On June 15, 2009, 32 members of the Illinois ESOP community had the opportunity to discuss the value of employee ownership, and specifically ESOPs, with Congressman Danny...

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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Winning Workplaces Webinar Executive Learning Series

Winning Workplaces is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring successful small businesses with great work cultures from across the nation.  Each year they manage a national competition with The Wall Street Journal entitled Top Small Workplaces and host monthly webinars featuring these inspiring business leaders who discuss timely business topics. This month they will be featuring King Arthur Flour’s CEO Steve Voigt.   Steve is a former Chair of The ESOP Association...

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Employee Ownership Month is almost here!

October is right around the corner…what will you be doing for Employee Ownership Month?   If you’re in the process of planning your celebrations, take a minute to download a copy of the 2009 Press & Event Planning Kit. The Kit is now available on the Association’s website at http://www.esopassociation.org/resources/resources_month.asp. It contains examples and ideas for putting together an Employee Ownership Month event or activities.   If you wish...

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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

The Aspen Institute Announces Daphne Berry as Winner of 2009 Dissertation Proposal Award

The following press release was sent out this morning by the Employee Ownership Foundation regarding the winner of the 2009 Dissertation Proposal Award – Daphne Berry. We wanted to share the news with our readers here.   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Linda Lehrer Communications Director The Aspen Institute (212) 895-8002 Linda.Lehrer@aspeninstitute.org   Wai-Lean Roos Foundation for Enterprise Development (858) 754-3559 wroos@fed.org   Amy Gwiazdowski The...

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