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The Employee Ownership Action Network (EOAN) is a free-to-join, grassroots advocacy movement for anyone with a stake in ensuring employee ownership continues to grow and thrive in the US.
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-David Kelly, CFO at Acadian Ambulance Service Inc.
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The #EO Solution
The ESOP Association and Project Equity have partnered to create state -by-state data that amplifies employee ownership as a common sense way to preserve businesses, strengthen jobs and build a more resilient post-pandemic economy.
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Forming an ESOP - A New Video Series on Business Succession Planning
Hear from ESOP companies in multiple different industries, and their seasoned advisors, about what an ESOP is and if it’s right for you.
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What is an ESOP?
An ESOP is a retirement plan—but also a way of living and running a company. For insights on both technical and cultural aspects of these plans—which provide benefits to employee owners, the company, the community, and exiting owners—and links to additional resources, see our web page titled What is an ESOP?
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Mar. 29
Certain factors are likely to garner high levels of attention from valuation advisors. Whether you’re an employee-owner, a key decision maker, an ESOP trustee, or an ESOP advisor, you can expect to see increased emphasis on the following six major themes during this valuation update cycle
Mar. 22
One of the largest projects of the year for your Association is just that – building A New Policy Agenda and making our plans to see it through.
Mar. 14
Washington, DC, March 14, 2022 - The ESOP Association and American Benefits Council jointly filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of the belief that ESOP plans need, and have, the ability to require individual arbitration to resolve individual participant disputes. A previous District Court ruling has the potential to eliminate individual arbitration, which would dramatically increase the litigation costs for companies with employee defined-contribution retirement plans, such as ESOPs and 401(k)s.
Mar. 08
Advocacy Academy, ESOP Advocacy Day, New Town Halls, High Impact Keynote Speakers, and 60+ Learning Sessions. Virtual and In-Person!
Mar. 01
Des Moines Iowa, March 1, 2022 –Today Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds returned to Library Binding Services (LBS Inc.), a 100% employee-owned business, to sign into law legislation to eliminate state taxes on retirement income, including taxes on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) distributions. This important change has the power to motivate more Iowa business owners to sell their businesses to their employees as a business succession plan.
Sep. 28
Congratulations to Hisco, which submitted the winning entry in this year’s Employee Ownership Month competition! A free copy of the poster will be mailed to all corporate members of The ESOP Association. Additional copies may be purchased in the ESOP Store.
Sep. 22
The ESOP Association is announcing its planned schedule of events and activities that will carry the employee ownership community through the end of this year and into 2021.
Sep. 16
State of the art facility will dramatically expand advocacy, education, and conferencing capacity in service of employee ownership mission.
Sep. 02
Low wage earners especially need the benefits that only ESOPs can provide.
ESOP Blog, Culture, Communications, National Conference, Keynote, Resource
Apr. 24
Frank Luntz, a world-renowned expert on business communication and political trends, will offer his unique insights on communicating in an employee owner setting at the National Conference in May.
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